About usUseful links
Useful links
Queer Youth Network
www.queeryouth.org.uk
Queer Youth Network – a national LGBT youth organisation
Mermaids
www.mermaidsuk.org.uk
Mermaids provides support and information for children, young people, their families and carers who are trying to cope with gender identity issues
Depend
www.depend.org.uk
Depend is a voluntary organisation whose aim is to provide support, advice and information for anyone who knows, or is related to a transsexual person in the UK
Press for Change
www.pfc.org.uk
Press for Change has a website for information on legal issues and equal rights for trans people in the UK
Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES)
www.gires.org.uk
Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) is a public information source about gender identity and transexualism and a resource for gender variant people and their families
The Gender Trust
www.gendertrust.org.uk
The Gender Trust supports all those affected by gender identity issues
Inner Enigma
www.innerenigma.com
Inner Enigma is a charitable group supporting transsexual and transgender people, their partners and families
FTM Network
www.ftm.org.uk
FTM Network is an informal self-help group open to all female to male transgender and transsexual people, or those exploring this aspect of their gender
Regard
www.regard.org.uk
Regard is a national organisation of disabled lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people
Transupport (Rotherham)
www.transupport.org.uk
Transupport (Rotherham) provides support to transgendered people, their families and friends in the Rotherham area.
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Parent to Parent
A Sheffield based charity of local parents trained as peer educators to help increase parents’ confidence and skills in talking to their children about sex and relationships.
Tel: 0114 226 1917
Email: kath.broomhead@chiv.nhs.uk
Further information is available in the Projects section of www.sexualhealthsheffield.nhs.uk.
Centre for HIV and sexual health
www.sexualhealthsheffield.nhs.uk
Gay and Bisexual Men’s Community Workers. Information and support for Gay & Bisexual men and those exploring their sexuality.
Tel: 0114 226 1907/ 08
Email: anthony.bains@chiv.nhs.uk, tony.atkin@chiv.nhs.uk
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
National 24 hour phoneline for anyone with questions or concerns about their sexuality.
Tel: 020 7837 7324
Excellent NHS webpage on trans health
http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/Transhealth/Pages/Transhealthhome.aspx
Excellent NHS webpage on LGB health
http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/lgbhealth/Pages/Gayandlesbianhealth.aspx
