Trans Power by Juno Roche 

In Their Shoes by Jamie Windust 

We Make It Better by Eric Rosswood and Kathleen Archambeau 

To Be A Gay Man by Will Young 

Me by Elton John  

Over The Top by Jonathan Van Ness 

Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker and Julia Scheele 

The Little Book of Pride: The History, the People, the Parades by Lewis Laney 

Straight Jacket: Overcoming Society’s Legacy of Gay Shame by Matthew Todd 

Pride: The Story of the LGBTQ Equality Movement by Matthew Todd 

Life Isn’t Binary: On Being Both, Beyond, and In-Between by Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi  

Transgender History: The Roots of Today’s Revolution by Susan Stryker 

Trans Britain by Christine Burns 

To my Trans Sisters by Charlie Craggs 

Trans Teen Survival Guide by Owl and Fox Fisher 

The Gender Games by Juno Dawson 

Redefining Realness – Janet Mock 

Trans Mission: My Quest to a Beard by Alex Bertie 

True Colours by Caroline Paige 

A Queer and Pleasant Danger by Kate Bornstein  

Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon 

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin  

Just Above my Head by James Baldwin 

Disclosure – Netflix 

A Secret Love – Netflix 

Out – Disney+ 

It’s a Sin – Channel 4 

Olly Alexander: Growing Up Gay – BBC 3 

Pose – BBC & Netflix 

Circus of Books – Netflix 

Boy Erased – Netflix 

RuPaul’s Drag Race – Netflix 

Paris is Burning - Netflix 

The Death & Life of Marsha P. Johnson – Netflix 

https://www.akt.org.uk - Helps LGBTQ+ Homeless youths 

https://mermaidsuk.org.uk - Supports trans individuals  

https://uklgig.org.uk - In aid of LGBT asylum seekers and refugees 

https://www.ukblackpride.org.uk - UK LGBT Black support  

Fox Fisher @theFoxFisher 

Owl Fisher @UglaStefania 

Jake Graf @JakeGraf1 

Hannah Graf MBE @hannahw235 

Juno Roche @JustJuno1    

Kuchenga @kuchengcheng 

Charlie Craggs @Charlie_Craggs 

Christine Burns @christineburns 

Travis Alabanza @travisalabanza  

Munroe Bergdorf @MunroeBergdorf 

Alex Bertie @therealalexbertie 

Mermaids @Mermaids_Gender 

Gendered Intelligence @Genderintell  

Trans Actual @TransActualUK  

Alok Vaid-Menon @alokvmenon  

Chella Man @chellaman  

Ben Pechey @benpechey  

Radam Ridwan @radamridwan 

Andrea Di Giovanni @andreadigiovanni 

Junior Mintt @juniormintt  

Jamie Windust @jamiewindust 

Sabah Choudrey @sabah.c 

Ankita Mehra @ankitamehraa 

Attitudes – with Bryan Safi & Erin Gibson 

Food 4 Thot 

Making gay history 

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness 

#QueerAF 

Las Culturistas  

The Read 

The Queer History Podcast 

The Things That Made Me Queer 

Psychobabble 

Mob queens 

Here to Slay 

Those Trans Guys 

LGBT Switchboard – Switchboard is an LGBT+ helpline – a place for calm words when you need them most. They’re here to help you with whatever you want to talk about. Nothing is off limits and conversations are 100% confidential. Call 0300 330 0630 (10am-10pm daily).

Meetup – allows people to search for relevant groups in their area. You can also set up your own.

FFLAG – supports friends and family members of LGBT people.

Maytree – provides support for people who are feeling suicidal and provides a 4-day or 5-day stay. Call 020 7263 7070 for more details and to be assessed. Email address: maytree@maytree.org.uk. The site is in London and they are hoping to open another house in Manchester in 2020.

Papyrus – the national charity for prevention of young suicide. They run HOPELineUK which is a National Confidential Helpline. Phone: 0800 068 41 41 / Text: 0778 620 9697 / email: pat@papyrus.org.uk (Mon-Fri 10am-10pm / Weekends & Bank Holidays 2-10pm)

Equality Advisory Support Service EASS) – advises and assists individuals on issues relating to equality and human rights across England, Scotland and Wales. Phone number 0808 800 0082.

Citizens Advice (CA) – provides free, confidential, impartial and independent advice on a broad range of subjects, including debt, benefits, housing, legal matters, employment, immigration and consumer issues. You can find details of local CAs on their website.

Support for trans people, families and allies

Mermaids UK – family and individual support for gender diverse and transgender children and young people. Mermaids is passionate about supporting children, young people, and their families to achieve a happier life in the face of great adversity.

The Gendered Intelligence (GI) Network for Therapists and Counsellors – aims to support therapists and counsellors to enable a positive experience in a therapy setting for trans people (including young people) and their families. Here's a link to the PDF version.

MindLine Trans+ – a confidential emotional, mental health support helpline for people who identify as transgender, agender, gender fluid and non-binary. Phone number 0300 330 5468.

Galop – If you’ve experienced hate crime, sexual violence or domestic abuse, GALOP is there for you. They also support lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer people who have had problems with the police or have questions about the criminal justice system.

Faith is an important part of many LGBT people’s lives. However, the misconception that LGBT people cannot belong within faith communities has been deeply damaging.

Faith-based Groups And Organisations

Here are the details of groups and organisations that can provide community and support:

Diverse Church is a supportive community of over 600 LGBT+ Christians in the UK and Ireland. They aim to be a pastoral/mission resource for the wider church so that LGBT+ people do not give up on God or life.

Fateh is a source of support for LGBT Sikhs.

Kolot HaKeshet is a project that provides training on campaigning and messaging skills to enable LGBTI+ Jews to push for inclusion within Jewish communities.

Hidayah's mission is to provide support and welfare for LGBTQI+ Muslims and promote social justice and education about the Muslim LGBTQI+ community to counter discrimination, prejudice and injustice.

House of Rainbow (HOR) fosters relationships among Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer (LGBTIQ+) individuals, people of faith and allies in order to create a safer and more inclusive community.

Humanists UK promote humanism as a rational, naturalistic worldview that trusts the scientific method as the most reliable route to truth and encourages a moral and ethical life based on logic, reason and compassion. They campaign for equality and diversity, particularly relating to sexual orientation and identity – both in the UK and internationally.

Imaan is a national LGBTQ Muslim charity.

KeshetUK's vision is a world where no one is forced to choose between their LGBT+ and Jewish identity. They are the only charity in the UK working with Jewish schools, youth and young adult organisations, synagogues, and wider community organisations to become more inclusive of LGBT+ people through education and training.

Open Table Network is a growing partnership of Christian worship communities which welcome and affirm people who are: Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer / Questioning, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA for short), our families and friends, and all our allies.

Queer Spirit London is a Radical Faerie group running events on LGBT+ spirituality.

Quest exists to provide pastoral support to lesbian, gay, bi, and transgender Catholics.

Rainbow Pagans UK and Ireland is an association of LGBTQ+ Pagan groups and individuals in the UK and Ireland.

Sarbat is a London-based international organisation for LGBT Sikhs.

Regard is a national organisation of lesbians, gay men, bi, trans and queer people (LGBTQ) who self-identify as disabled. They follow the Social Model of Disability. This is a way of thinking about disability that says it is society that needs to change by removing the barriers that deny us inclusion and equal rights. Email: secretary@regard.org.uk

Deaf Rainbow UK provides information, represents and supports deaf people who are either coming out and/or identify as LGBTIQA.

Pink Therapy is the UK’s largest independent therapy organisation working with gender and sexual diversity clients. You can search and find therapists on their site.

Counselling Directory is a comprehensive database of UK counsellors and psychotherapists, with information on their training and experience, fees and contact details. Use keywords such as ‘LGBT’, ‘gay’, ‘lesbian’, ‘bi’, ‘trans’ or ‘same-sex couple’ to find professionals who specialise in supporting LGBT people.

The Gendered Intelligence (GI) Network for Therapists and Counsellors aims to support therapists and counsellors to enable a positive experience in a therapy setting for trans people (and their families). Here's a link to the PDF version.

Switchboard – the LGBT+ helpline. Telephone: 0300 330 0630, open 10am–10pm every day. Email support: chris@switchboard.lgbt. Online chat is also available through their homepage

Mind provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. Telephone: 0300 123 3393 (9am-6pm, Monday to Friday) info@mind.org.uk

MindLine Trans+ – a confidential emotional, mental health support helpline for people who identify as transgender, agender, gender fluid and non-binary. Telephone: 0300 330 5468.

Samaritans offer a safe place to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Free phone calls, 24 hours a day, from landline or mobile: 116 123. Email: jo@samaritans.org