Services

Mixed

4-Sale & 2-Let - Estate Agents with a personal touch!
4 Sale Estate Agents, 118 St. James's Street, Kemp Town, Brighton, BN2 1TH. t +44 (0)1273 692424, f +44 (0)1273 684144, Email: 4sale@btconnect.com.
2 Let Letting Agents, 111 Western Road, Hove, BN3 1DD. t +44 (0)1273 220144, f +44 (0)1273 208440, Email: 2let@btconnect.com.
Allsorts Youth Project in Brighton - +44 (0)1273 721211
Allsorts is a project based in Brighton to support young people (under 26) who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or unsure of their sexuality. The website tells you about services, tries to answer any questions and lets you get to know them.
Fax: +44 (0)1273 737378, email Allsorts here
Brighton Body Positive - +44 (0)1273 234034
Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton, East Sussex. BN1 3XG
Organisation offering support to people living with HIV and partners, friends, carers and family. Complimentary therapies, counsellors and support available.
Brighton Lesbian and Gay Switchboard - +44 (0)1273 204050
Confidential information and support line. Also run a low-cost counselling service with lesbian and gay counsellors and relaxed group for lesbian and gay teenagers. The telephones are operated every night 5pm - 11pm.
Brighton Linkup
Started in May 1998 as an alternative group for people who do not like the general gay scene, Brighton Linkup is a Social Group for Gay men in and around the Brighton area.
Brightwaves MCC - +44 (0) 1903 602434
Run by a lesbian vicar, the Metropolitan Community Church in Cumberland Road, Preston Park, caters mainly for the GLBT community and aims to allow them to express their spirituality / Christianity openly and without fear of judgement.
Brightwaves MCC Brighton, Every Sunday 6pm, Clermont Church, Cumberland Road, Preston Park, Brighton. Email: info@mccbrighton.org.uk
The Civil Partnership Act
Intended to bring in wholesale changes to the legal position of lesbian and gay couples. This Act affects everything from parental rights to pensions and bereavement issues.
Broken Rainbow
Charity that offers support for people in the LGBT community suffering from domestic violence.
GOAL Group
A new group offering a service for alcohol users in recovery, GOAL Group is an independent peer support group looking to establish a regular meeting for gay men affected by alcohol dependency. Anyone interested can get in touch via our website www.thegoalgroup.co.uk.
Brighton Addaction, +44 (0)1273 668823
12 St Georges Place (Opp. St Peters Church), Brighton.
Outlet Accommodation - +44 (0)20 7287 4244
The Accommodation Outlet, 32 Old Compton Street, Soho, London. W1D 4TP.
They specialise in housing for the gay community and cover Brighton and the rest of East Sussex.
Open Door - +44 (0)1273 605706
35 Camelford Street Drop in for people affected by AIDS and HIV. Mon-Fri 10am - 4pm.
Spring to Mind
Hypnotherapy Brighton. Treatments available with gay hypnotherapist Andy Lucas. Get help with phobias, breaking habits (including stopping smoking), building confidence and self-esteem, weight control, anxiety, pain management, achieving goals. Andy Lucas also provides EFT, NLP and past life regression.
 
The Sussex Beacon
A Continuing Care Centre for people with HIV/AIDS related illness.
Sussex Police - +44 (0)1273 665502 Mb. 07799 347114.
Lisa Timerick, Liaison Officer to the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgendered Community, Anti Victimisation Unit, Brighton and Hove Police.
Terrance Higgins Trust
The Terrence Higgins Trust has merged with four regional HIV and AIDS charities in England.
THT South (Brighton & Hove), 61 Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AE.
Tel: +44 (0)1273 764200, Fax: +44 (0)1273 764201, email: info@thtsouth.org.uk
Offices open: Monday - Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm.
University of Brighton LGBT (LGBrighTon) and University of Sussex LGBT
Offering welfare advice, sexual health info, social events, and campaigns for LGBT equality and political causes.
Email Brighton Uni or Sussex Uni.

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Women

Brighton & Hove Disabled Dykes Club - +44 (0)1273 20 40 50
Group for disabled dykes, their partners, friends and supporters.
Brighton Rape Crisis - +44 (0)1273 203773
PO Box 323, BN2 2TY.
Helpline: Mondays and Wednesdays between 6pm and 9pm, Fridays 9.30am to 12.30pm.
Brighton Womens Centre - +44 (0)1273 698036
72 High Street, Brighton BN2 1RP.
Brighton Womens Centre is between properties at the moment but is still operating from the basement of the Brighthelm Centre on North Road (off Queens Rd) The opening times are: Mon, Wed, Thurs, Friday 10.30 - 3.30
Offers support and advice for women whatever their sexual orientation. Provides free safer sex packs for lesbians.
Disabled lesbians - GEMMA
Gemma is a self-help group of friends who understand the physical difficulties for disabled lesbians, who wish to contact local gay groups and events. Not a counselling of dating agency but through befriending and pen pals can assist contact with others.
GEMMA PO BOX 5700, London, WC1N 3XX.
Kenric
1st Thursday, Regency Tavern, 8pm, Social group for all ages.
Support for lesbian mothers
Contact Emma: +44 (0)1273 563198.
Survivors Network - +44 (0)1273 566 555
Women's help group for those abused as children.
PO Box 188, Brighton, BN1 7JN.
The phone lines are open: 7pm - 9.30pm.
Threshold - +44 (0)1273 626444
Women & Mental Health Initiative - Threshold is a voluntary organisation based in Brighton. They aim to identify the specific mental health needs of women and to facilitate a realistic response to these needs with services that include a community based drop in service, counseling and therapy, information and training.
Women's Refuge - +44 (0)1273 622822
For women suffering from domestic violence
PO Box 889, BN1 4DP Pink Parenting Group.

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Men

On The Level
Free support, help and information for people aged between 13 and 25.
Sussex AIDS Centre & Helpline - 0500 552255
3 Cavendish Street. Free condoms plus support and outreach services.
Open Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm & 8 - 10pm.
This is the home of Gay Mens Health Matters (Wiseguys)

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