additional support IN HACKNEY
LGBTQIA+ Community
This list includes services, local and national, that can offer support and advice on a wide range of issues.
You can find this and other lists here.
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AFRICAN RAINBOW FAMILY
Support for LGBTIQ+ people of African Heritage including refugees and wider Black and Asian Minority ethnic groups who are seeking asylum. Does not provide immigration or asylum legal advice specific to individual asylum and immigration applications.
Call 0333 335 6326
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ALBERT KENNEDY TRUST
Supports LGBTQ+ young people aged 16-25 who are facing or experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile environment.
Call 020 7831 6562
Live chat function on website, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm
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GALOP
Emotional and practical support for LGBT+ people experiencing hate crime, sexual violence or domestic abuse.
Click below for helpline/webchat details.
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LONDON FRIEND
Support, information and advice on mental health and wellbeing, including domestic abuse, addictions, sexual health, and help for asylum seekers.
Call 0207 833 1674
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LONDON IRISH LGBT NETWORK
Provides a link between the LGBT community in London and Ireland and between the Irish LGBT community in London and the wider Irish community.
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MICRO RAINBOW
Provides safe temporary housing for LGBTQI asylum seekers and refugees. Also gives support in obtaining a National Insurance number, registering with Universal Credit and opening a bank account.
0800 358 5851
Mon - Fri, 10am-4pmFor information on housing email housing@microrainbow.org
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MIDDLE EASTERN WOMEN AND SOCIETY ORGANISATION
Advice on a wide range of issues including, LGBTQI+ support. Advice workers speak Arabic, Kurdish, Farsi, Turkish and English. LGBTQI advice line 07579 801 365.
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NAZ AND MATT FOUNDATION
Provides a range of support services to LGBTQI+ individuals, or their parents, from religious or culturally conservative backgrounds. Works with victims, survivors and perpetrators mainly in the areas of religious and cultural homophobia, ‘honour’ based abuse, LGBTQI+ forced marriage and conversion therapy. Group and 1-2-1 support. You can self-refer online.
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PROJECT INDIGO
Free youth group in Hackney for young LGBTQIA+ people (aged 16-25).
Off Centre at Family Action, Unit 7, Textile Building, 29a-31a Chatham Place E9 6FJ
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RAINBOW MIGRATION
Practical and emotional support for LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum.
Offers specialist legal information and advice, including to people who want to live in the UK with their partners.
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RAINBOW MIND
Radical self-care course, online support youth programme and 1-2-1 therapeutic support for LGBTQ+ people.
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RAINBOW SISTERS (Women for Refugee Women)
A supportive, welcoming and confidential weekly group open to LGBTQ+ women seeking asylum. March 2026 referrals closed; check website for updates.
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REENGAGE
Telephone befriending service for older people aged 75 and over, facing isolation, including a service specifically for LGBT+ people. Apply online or call 0800 716543 or 020 7240 063
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STONEWALL
Comprehensive information and signposting service for LGBTQ+ on a wide range of issues.
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STONEWALL HOUSING
Support for people who are experiencing homelessness or living in an unsafe environment.
Housing advice helpline
0800 6 404 404
Mon - Fri, 10am-1pmOr fill out the self-referral form on their website.
Helplines
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LGBT+ HATE CRIME
0207 704 2040
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LGBT+ Switchboard
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MIND
0300 123 3393
Infoline
09.00 - 18.00, Mon - Fri -
NATIONAL CONVERSION THERAPY
0800 130 333
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NATIONAL LGBT AND DOMESTIC ABUSE
0800 999 5428
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SAMARITANS
116 123
24 hours a day