LRD guides and handbook July 2022

Supporting LGBT+ people at work - a guide for trade unions and working people

Further Information

Further support and resources 


Equality Advisory and Support Service (equalityadvisoryservice.com) (England, Scotland, Wales) offers free, confidential advice and support if you feel you have been discriminated against or if you feel your human rights have been breached. Freephone number 0808 800 0082.


True Vision provides advice on hate crime, how to report it, and where to get support https://www.report-it.org.uk.


GOV.UK also provides advice on how to report hate crime. https://www.gov.uk/report-hate-crime.


The NHS offers LGB health information and support. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sexual-health/sexual-health-for-gay-and-bisexual-men/


The NHS also offers transgender health advice and support via its gender identity clinics: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/how-to-find-an-nhs-gender-identity-clinic/


The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust’s Gender Identity Development Service offers health advice and support to young people presenting with difficulties with their gender identity. https://gids.nhs.uk/


Galop is a national LGBT domestic abuse helpline. https://galop.org.uk/ Freephone number 0800 999 5428.


The Mix (formerly Get Connected) provides phone, email or web chat support to LGBT+ people under 25 on any issue. https://www.getconnected.org.uk/ Phone 0203 993 5571.


Stonewall provides guidance on creating inclusive workplaces https://www.stonewall.org.uk/power-inclusive-workplaces.


Switchboard LGBT+ helpline https://switchboard.lgbt/ Freephone number 0300 330 0630.


National unions, self-organised union LGBT+ groups and the TUC have their own resources on LGBT+ issues that can be found on their websites and social media.