Subject Guides: LGBTQ+ History Month: Mind &amp; Spirit

Wellbeing Resources recommended by the LGBT+ Network Group

Staff Network Groups
The Staff Equality Network Groups were established in 2014 to provide a staff voice for equality-related issues at the university. They are run by staff for staff with support and co-ordination from the Equality and Diversity Team.
LGBT Foundation Wellbeing
A national charity with LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing at the heart of everything. They celebrate and empower LGBTQ+ individuals and our diverse communities to realise their full potential, every day.
LGBT Foundation provide services and activities that give a lifeline to those in need, offering hope and support on their journey towards achieving their aspirations.
The Rainbow Hub
Located in the Ledward Centre in Brighton, the Hub is a local point of contact for LGBTQ+ people seeking up-to-date help, information or guidance, in a safe, non-judgemental environment. The Rainbow Hub also operates as a third party hate crime and hate incident reporting centre.

MindOut
A Brighton-based mental health service run by and for lesbians, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer people. Out of hours online support service open daily. MindOut offer advocacy services, peer support and affordable counselling. We work to improve the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQ communities and to make mental health a community concern.
Brighton & Hove LGBTQ Switchboard
Set up in 1975, Switchboard has been listening to, informing and supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people in Brighton & Hove and beyond. Originally a helpline, we have developed additional services and now offer much more.
Allsorts Youth Project
Allsorts Youth Project is a Sussex-based charity that listens to, connects and supports children & young people (under 26) who are LGBT+ or exploring their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and their familes. All services are free and available across Sussex or online.

British Library - LGBTQ Histories
From the 1500s to today, this site charts the struggles for love, identity and legislative change faced by LGBTQ communities in the UK.
Here we explore the experiences and stories encountered in our collections, but also pose questions and seek to involve the community in thinking about answers. This is not a finite resource and will grow over time to represent the spectrum of LGBTQ life and experience in the UK.
NOTE: this page is currently down due to the British Library outage
Speak Out London
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer+ (LGBTQ+) people have always been part of the fabric of London yet our histories have been marginalised. Speak Out is a call to action to put LGBTQ+ lives and experience back into the historical record.
Within the Four Walls: Queer Lockdown Stories
In this series, writers and students discuss the experience of lockdown for themselves as writers as well as its impact on LGBTQ+ communities, the challenges and opportunities for generating creative spaces for queer and trans people of colour.
Outing The Past
OUTing the Past: The International Festivals of Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Trans History is an international celebration that comprises of events throughout the year and around the world, and a conference and gathering for academics and activists once a year in February.