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For over five decades, Switchboard has supported the LGBTQIA+ community through challenges and triumphs, offering a listening ear in difficult times and moments of joy.
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All of the latest news and information from Switchboard, the national LGBTQIA+ Support Line.
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Stand Up For Switchboard
Join us for an unforgettable evening of stand up comedy, all in aid of Switchboard, the national LGBTQIA+ support line, curated by the wonderful Queer Comedy Club.
Elite League’s Pride Week having ‘lasting impact’ for LGBTQ people in ice hockey
This season, the league has a national charity partner for the first time in support line Switchboard, whose logo is featuring prominently on officials’ jerseys.
Pride Swim Big Dip at Brighton Beach
Join us to make history with the first ever Pride Swim Big Dip at Brighton beach on Saturday 26th October at 2pm next to Sealanes.
Listen Up! Report 2023
Switchboard, the national LGBTQIA+ support line, has published its annual "Listen Up! Report," celebrating its 50-year history and providing key insights into the LGBTQIA+ community based on nearly 15,000 conversations in 2023.
General Election 2024: Here are the big issues from leading LGBTQ+ organisations
As we approach the General Election (Thursday 4 July) we’ve asked some of the leading LGBTQ+ organisations in the UK for their takes on the big issues facing voters this election.
Trans History Week: Older and younger trans people in conversation
Trans History Week runs from 6 to 12 May, 2024. It’s the first-ever Trans History Week and one of the ways we’re celebrating is looking at intergenerational experiences of trans life – both surviving and thriving.
A poetic celebration of 50 years of Switchboard LGBT+
How is Switchboard’s 50th birthday to be celebrated? How can half a century of work be summed up, let alone honoured with the poignancy it deserves? Inevitably, the answer is as Switchboard began: modestly, and with an outstretched hand to those who need it.
Switchboard is 50
Switchboard, the national LGBTQIA+ support line, which has provided support and information to more than 4 million people across the UK, turns 50 today.
Switchboard Launch Refreshed Brand
Switchboard releases a refreshed brand, alongside a new website, to mark and celebrate its 50th Birthday.
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