LGBTQ+ support and safety in Birmingham

If you are in danger, call 999. For non-emergency police call 101, and for urgent mental health help call NHS 111 or Samaritans free on 116 123.

Health, safety and helplines

Birmingham LGBT Centre: Sexual health testing, domestic abuse support, counselling, youth work, older people's programmes, substance use services and peer groups. 0121 643 0821; hello@blgbt.org
151 Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 6EW (open Monday to Saturday)
West Midlands Police: Report hate crime and other crime. 999 in an emergency; 101 otherwise

Birmingham LGBT: The city's LGBTQ+ charity, with a new purpose-built centre in the village opened in January 2026: sexual health testing, domestic abuse support, counselling, youth work, programmes for older people, substance use services, outreach and peer groups.
SHOUT: Birmingham LGBT's festival and programme of queer arts and culture.
Southside Business Improvement District: The business district that covers the gay village, the Hippodrome and the Chinese Quarter, and leads the district's strategy.
Equator trans social group (Outskirts): A trans social group that meets at Equator on the first and third Mondays of each month.