Help for LGBT+ survivors
Call 999 or go to your local police station for immediate help if you or someone else is in danger or a crime is in progress. If you are unable to speak, 999 operators can still connect you to police. The operator will listen for background noises. Find out how to make silent 999 calls.
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Domestic abuse can happen within LGBTQ+ relationships, and LGBTQ+ survivors may need specialist support.
LGBTQ+ survivors of domestic abuse may experience an abuser using tactics specific to their romantic or sexual orientation or gender identity, such as:
- threatening to disclose your orientation, identity, history or HIV status without your consent
- undermining your orientation and/or identity
- isolating you from the LGBTQ+ community
- withholding or hiding hormones or gender-affirming medicine
Local services
Birmingham LGBT
Services
- independent, domestic violence advocate service
- crisis intervention
- safety planning
- support for those experiencing or at risk of honour-based violence or forced marriage.
- The Rainbow Project - eight-week programme for lesbian, bisexual and trans women who are experiencing, or have experienced domestic abuse
Contact details
- Telephone: 0121 643 0821
- Lines open: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 11:00pm and Saturday 11:30am to 7:00pm
- Email: hello@blgbt.org
- Website: www.blgbt.org/services/support-services/domestic-violence
National services
Galop
Services
- advice and support
- information on safety and emergency housing options
- help with navigating the criminal justice system
- urgent help, including medical support, even if you are not sure about talking to the police
- referrals or signposting to specialist or local LGBT+ services and organisations
- interpreters including BSL interpreters are available
Contact details
- Telephone: 0800 999 5428
- Email: help@galop.org.uk
- Website: www.galop.org.uk
Stonewall Housing
Services
- safe housing and housing advice
- support for people fleeing domestic abuse
Contact details
- Telephone: 0800 640 4404
- Website: www.stonewallhousing.org
Page last updated: 9 December 2024
