Support Groups and Useful Links
Want to meet other women, or get some local support? Below are some useful links to organisations, venues and events that may be of use to LB+ women in Greater Manchester. If you know of a link that should appear here, email [email protected]t.foundation to let us know.
Groups marked * are women-only or have women-only activities. Our services for women are open to anyone who self-identifies as a woman some or all of the time and is lesbian, bisexual or questioning their sexual orientation. This includes non-binary or gender-fluid people who want to access a women's space. We do not knowingly list groups or organisations who discriminate against trans people.
Please note that as a result of the pandemic some of the groups may have changed the way they operate.
Support for women
| LGBT Foundation | Call our Helpline on 0345 3 30 30 30, email [email protected] |
| Albert Kennedy Trust | supports young LGBT people who are homeless or at risk |
| Better Things | Group for LGBT adults with a learning disability. For more information please call Brenda on 0161 728 7616. |
| Breast Cancer Care | For anyone affected by breast cancer |
| End The Fear | Domestic abuse support across Greater Manchester |
| Lesbian Immigration Support Group* | Group of women in Greater Manchester who are lesbian and bisexual asylum seekers and refugees and their supporter - Pankhurst Centre, Manchester. |
| LGBT SMART Recovery | a self-recovery and recovery training group |
| Manchester Rape Crisis* | For survivors of rape or sexual assault |
| Manchester Women’s Aid* | For women and children affected by domestic and sexual violence |
| Survivors for Survivors* | Female survivors of sexual and domestic violence |
| Young Women's Group (16-25) at 42nd street | Support group for young women experiencing mental health problems. Taking new members in September and November. |
Websites of interest to lesbian & bisexual women
| AZ Mag | Online space for BME LGBT+ narrative and experience |
| Autostraddle | news, entertainment, opinion, community and girl-on-girl culture |
| Bi Community News | Britain's bimonthly bisexual magazine |
| Bi Media | Bi news and opinion |
| Biscuit Magazine | online magazine for today’s discerning bisexual woman |
| DIVA Magazine | the only monthly glossy newsstand magazine for lesbians and bi women in the UK |
| g3 magazine | for the not-so-straight woman |
| Ginger Beer | events listings and discussion for lesbian & bi women |
| L Fest | annual festival of lesbian life |
| The Pink Sofa | lesbian dating website |
