Lancashire LGBT is a registered charity No. 1137578.
Lancashire LGBT are a registered charity working across Lancashire (including Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool) for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ+) people.
Our Mission is to support LGBTQ+ people in Lancashire to be happier, healthier and better connected.
Our Vision is that all LGBTQ+ people in Lancashire can be safe and feel a sense of pride and belonging.
Our values:
- We are inclusive (of all LGBTQ+ people, their families, carers and allies)
- We support (LGBTQ+ people, their families, carers and allies to be their authentic selves)
- We engage (with organisations to promote and support LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion)
- We educate and inform (to promote LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion)
Our work includes the following activities:
- Information and Support Service
- One-to-one support with our dedicated Support Worker
- Peer support groups for women and men inclusive of trans and non-binary people
- Activity groups to reduce social isolation and improve wellbeing
- Counselling
- LGBTQ+ Mental Health Hour videos – available on our YouTube channel
- Partnership with Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Gender Identity Service
- Training and Consultancy for organisations on LGBTQ+ inclusion (please see our training page)
- Influencing decision making to ensure that LGBTQ+ people are included in strategies and planning of services
