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LGBTQ+ community


Your community is here

The LGBTQ+ community faces real and ongoing challenges. These can include discrimination, social exclusion, mental health struggles, and difficulty finding inclusive support. It’s easy to feel alone in these experiences, but you don’t have to go through them by yourself. This page brings together helpful guides and resources to support your wellbeing. Whether you’re looking for advice, reassurance, or just a reminder that others understand what you’re going through, there’s support here. And there’s hope too.

Let us know what resource works well for you. If you have any other suggestions for our self-help pages, please email midspace@health-in-mind.org.uk.

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Factsheets

These factsheets outline the difficulties facing the LGBTQI+ community and the impact they can have on your mental health.

LGBTQ+ and mental health factsheet from Mind

Tips and information

Here you will find tips and information designed to support and empower you.

Mental health resources from LGBT Health and Wellbeing

LGBTQIA wellbeing information for older people from Age UK

The Wellbeing Hub from LGBT Foundation

11 self-care tips by Wren Sanders, from Them

Pronouns Matter from Pronouns.org

Organisations and services

Here is a list of UK wide organisations related to the LGBTQ+ community:

Stonewall

Scottish Trans Alliance

LGBT Youth Scotland

LGBT Health and Wellbeing

If you are looking for local support, please go to our Find Support page to find out what services and projects are available to you.


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