Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard
| Formation | April 1975 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Brighton |
| Type | NGO |
| Registration no. | 1088133 |
| Legal status | Charitable organization |
| Services | Helpline, Inclusion Project, Dementia Café, Trans Survivors Switchboard, Disability Project, Rainbow Cafe |
Staff (6) | 1[1] |
Volunteers | 30 |
| Website | switchboard |
Formerly called | Brighton Gay and Lesbian Switchboard |
Switchboard, formerly Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, is a British listening service or hotline, for the LGBT communities based in Brighton. It service was launched, with just one telephone, in April 1975 at the Open Cafe, a centre for alternative politics, at 7 Victoria Road.[2] It was started by four men and two women and was initially known as The Lavender Line.[3]
It receives over 5,000 calls a year[3] and its website handles 80,000 visitors per year.
See also
References
- ^ "Volunteer". Switchboard. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
We only have one paid member of staff
- ^ Cameron, Janet (2013). LGBT Brighton & Hove. Amberley Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781445629230.
- ^ a b "Gay switchboard: a brief history". mybrightonandhove.org.uk. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
External links
- Brighton Lesbian & Gay Switchboard
- Brighton Gay Switchboard 1979, Cripes Restaurant, Victoria Road, Brighton
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