Here are a few links to sites and stuff that might be useful, the web author takes no responsibility for the content of these websites but thought they might be helpful:

Gay Health

www.healthwithpride.com

www.lgbthealth.co.uk

www.metromate.org.uk

www.lifelube.org

Bear/Chub/Chaser dating

www.biggercity.com

www.bear411.com

www.bearwww.com

www.gaydar.co.uk / www.gaydar.com

Counselling

The following organisations can offer one-to-one counselling for lesbian, gay and bisexual people, some of which are free and others of which operate low-cost or income-based sliding scale fees.

 

London Friend (020 7837 3337) – low cost counselling service run by and for the LGB community. www.londonfriend.org.uk

 

Project for Advice Counselling and Education (PACE) 020 7697 0016. Counselling for LGBs and their families as well as referrals to private LGB counsellors.

 

The Terence Higgins Trust - a one-to-one counselling service (020 7816 4566)

 

The Healthy Gay Living Centre (HGLC) 020 7407 3550

 

East London Out Project (020 8558 0551)

 

Blackliners – free counselling to black gay men (020 7738 7468/5274)

 

The Directory of Pink Therapists lists over 200 qualified counsellors and psychotherapists who work in a ‘sexually affirmative manner’ (www.pinktherapy.com)

 

The Association for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies (ALGBP) also aims to support the development of gay affirmative psychotherapy and provide training and referral to gay affirmative therapists. P.O. Box 7534, London NW1 0ZA.

 

Telephone Helplines

 

The organisations listed below (some of which also offer face to face counselling – see above) offer confidential anonymous support via trained helpline volunteers.

 

London Friend 020 7837 3337 (eves 7.30-10.00pm)

 

London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard 020 7837 7324 (24hour)

 

Terence Higgins Trust Direct Helpline 0845 1221 200

 

The Healthy Gay Living Centre (HGLC) 020 7407 3550

 

East London Out Project (020 8558 0551)