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Back with a Splash! Swim England to support Pride Swim 2024, which launches this weekend to raise funds for Switchboard

Graham Robson April 4, 2024

Swim England has announced it is supporting Pride Swim 2024 which will launch during GB Swimming Championships at London Aquatics Centre on Saturday, April 6. Open to all in the LGBTQ+ community and supportive allies, Pride Swim is a queer-led initiative developed and run by Out & Wild Events, IMPROPER Agency and community group Out […]

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Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard sends thanks to Waitrose Hove and Lush Brighton for donating items to the charity’s free care packages

Graham Robson April 2, 2024

Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard has sent thanks to Waitrose Hove and Lush Brighton for donating items such as toiletries and period products to the charity’s free care packages, which they give to any LGBTQ+ person who needs one. The charity said on Facebook: “When we distribute the packages, we prioritise people who are disabled; […]

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Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard to receive incredible £1,881 from funds raised by 2023 Santa Bus tour

Graham Robson January 29, 2024

Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard will receive an incredible £1,881 from funds raised during the 2023 Santa Bus tour, it has been revealed. Brighton & Hove Buses, which organised the 20th annual fundraiser for 20 charities over 20 nights, said Switchboard’s share would come from total proceeds worth £37,620.05. Jason Saw, Switchboard’s Interim Chief Executive, […]

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LGBTQ+ News

Astrid Palmer, LGBTQ+ domestic violence advocate at Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard, attends House of Commons reception to celebrate fund which supports projects that provide a safety net for survivors of domestic abuse

Graham Robson January 25, 2024

A Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard expert recently attended a parliamentary reception to celebrate a fund which supports projects that provide a safety net for survivors of domestic abuse. Astrid Palmer, an LGBTQ+ specialist, independent domestic violence advocate, was among guests invited to the House of Commons event by Labour MP Jess Phillips. The reception […]

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Community News

Switchboard welcomes five new trustees – and invites TNBI people to join them

Graham Robson January 20, 2024

Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard has welcomed five new trustees to its Board and is inviting people from trans, non-binary and intersex (TNBI) communities to join them. The new trustees and their role: Lucy Cryan (she/her) is a chartered accountant focussed on forensic accountancy and financial risk management, with experience of advising companies on their […]

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Mental Health

Grassroots groups in Brighton & Hove encouraged to apply for funding for projects that improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ people

December 18, 2023

Grassroots groups in Brighton & Hove are being encouraged to apply for funding for projects that improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ people. What funding is available? Switchboard, in partnership with the Communities Health Inequalities Programme (CHIP), is offering grants of between £50 and £5,000 from a fund worth £20,000. A total of £5,000 […]

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Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard to launch new service with Conversation Over Borders for LGBTQ+ refugees, asylum seekers and migrants

Graham Robson December 5, 2023

Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard has teamed up with fellow Brighton-based charity Conversation Over Borders (COB) to start a new service for LGBTQ+ refugees, asylum seekers and migrants – and are inviting people to its free first event on Monday, December 11. The new service called IRIS, which stands for International Rainbow Integration Service, offers […]

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Trans Day of Remembrance: Explore grief, solidarity and community through a creative lens with Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard

Graham Robson November 1, 2023

Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard’s Trans and Non Binary Link Service and Grief Project are holding a joint event on Trans Day of Remembrance for its TNBI community members. This Trans Grief and Solidarity event includes poetry, spoken word, arts & crafts, food and drink. The evening is by and for trans, non-binary and intersex […]

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Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard to host meeting to discuss potential funding bids and processes for upcoming round of grants for small LGBTQ+ groups in Brighton & Hove

Graham Robson October 11, 2023

The LGBTQ+ charity has recognised that sometimes bidding processes can be biased towards larger more established organisations.

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