Horizon LGBTQ+ at Renaissance
The Rainbow Quarter's LGBTQ+ health centre, offering sexual health clinics, rapid testing, HIV support, counselling and harm reduction on Dickson Road.
LGBTQ+ support in Blackpool
Blackpool has a strong network of LGBTQ+ health and support services, many of them based in the Rainbow Quarter itself. Whether you live here or are visiting, this section brings them together.
If you are in danger, call 999. For urgent mental health help call NHS 111 and choose option 2, or call Samaritans free on 116 123 at any time.
Sexual health & HIV in Blackpool
Blackpool and Lancashire Sexual Health Service (Whitegate)
The NHS sexual health service for Blackpool and Lancashire, with its main Blackpool clinic at Whitegate Health Centre.
The Phoenix Clinic
A monthly NHS sexual and reproductive health clinic just for trans and gender-diverse people, held in Blackpool and Preston.
SH.UK free home testing
A free online sexual health clinic that posts STI and HIV test kits, condoms and more to Blackpool and Lancashire residents.
Terrence Higgins Trust
The UK's national HIV and sexual health charity, with support for people living with HIV and information on testing.
Trans & non-binary support in Blackpool
Blackpool Renaissance trans support group
A long-running trans peer support group meeting twice a month at a Dickson Road guesthouse, open to trans people, partners and allies.
Lancashire Lads
A monthly peer support evening exclusively for trans men, held at the Horizon centre on Dickson Road.
TransInclusion
A free, monthly peer-led group in Blackpool for trans women and feminine gender-diverse people.
Gender Outreach drop-in, Blackpool
A free monthly lunchtime drop-in at Blackpool Central Library for people on, waiting for or considering the gender identity clinic pathway.
Transparent
A free monthly support meet-up in Blackpool for parents of trans children and trans adults.
Mermaids
A national charity supporting trans, non-binary and gender-diverse young people and their families by phone and web chat.
LGBTQ+ youth groups in Blackpool
UR Potential LGBT youth groups
A Blackpool youth organisation running LGBT youth groups for 13 to 25-year-olds across the Fylde coast, plus family support.
United Youth Alliance
A Fylde coast youth organisation that runs Youth Pride in Blackpool and leads the Be You Youth Provider Quality Mark.
Youtherapy
Free NHS counselling for 11 to 25-year-olds in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre, including support around sexuality, with a weekly drop-in.
LGBTQ+ mental health support & helplines
Lancashire LGBT
The county's LGBTQ+ charity, offering counselling, one-to-one support, gender outreach and social activities, including services in Blackpool.
Samaritans Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre
The local branch of Samaritans, part of the free, confidential listening line open 24 hours a day on 116 123.
Lancashire Mental Health Crisis Line
A free, round-the-clock NHS phone line for anyone in Lancashire, including Blackpool, who needs urgent mental health help.
Horizon Blackpool drug and alcohol service
Blackpool's free adult drug and alcohol service, with an alcohol service and harm reduction hub in the Rainbow Quarter.
Antidote (London Friend)
An LGBTQ+-run drug and alcohol service, and one of the UK's earliest to work with people affected by chemsex.
Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline
A free national listening and information line, by phone, chat and email, staffed by LGBTQIA+ volunteers.
LGBT Foundation helpline
A national LGBTQ+ charity based in nearby Manchester, whose helpline offers listening support and signposting across the UK.
MindOut
An LGBTQ+-run mental health charity whose online chat support is open to adults anywhere in the UK.
Reporting hate crime in Blackpool
Lancashire Police hate crime reporting
Lancashire Constabulary covers Blackpool and the Fylde. You can report hate crime directly or through a local third-party reporting centre.
True Vision (Report It)
The national police-backed hate crime website, where you can learn about hate crime and report it online.
Galop
The UK's LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, running national helplines for hate crime, domestic abuse and conversion practices.
LGBTQ+ social groups, sport, choir & faith in Blackpool
Blackpool Allies
A free, relaxed social evening twice a month for LGBT+ people and anyone who supports them, at the Horizon centre on Dickson Road.
LGBTQ+ Swimming Group, Blackpool
A free monthly hour in the pool just for LGBTQ+ swimmers, with a qualified coach and unisex changing rooms.
Blackpool FC Community Trust LGBTQ+ football
Inclusive recreational football for LGBTQ+ people and allies of any ability, run by Blackpool FC's community charity.
Electric Pink Voices
Blackpool's LGBTQ+ community choir, which rehearses every Tuesday evening and welcomes new members.
Liberty Church Blackpool
A small, openly LGBTQ+ inclusive Christian church in North Shore, with Sunday worship, a free Wednesday meal and same-sex weddings.
Lytham Let Live
An informal daytime friendship meet-up for LGBT people on the Fylde, held once a month in Lytham.
Rainbow Creative Hub
A new arts club for LGBT+ people on the Fylde coast, held at a creative studio in St Annes.
We're Still Here!
An artist-led project building Blackpool's first permanent collection of LGBTQ+ heritage, with oral histories, a history club and exhibitions.
Blackpool Rainbow Alliance
A community interest company supporting LGBTQ+ communities in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre, best known for the Rainbow Quarter Street Party.
LGBT Charity UK
A Blackpool-registered LGBTQ+ charity that opened a combined charity shop and drop-in support base in the gay village in 2020.
Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool
The regional adoption agency for Lancashire and Blackpool, which welcomes enquiries from LGBTQ+ people thinking about adopting.
LGBT-inclusive GPs, colleges and charities in Blackpool
Blackpool GP surgeries, colleges and charities that hold or are working towards the county's LGBT inclusion quality mark.
More help and information
Chemsex, Drugs and Alcohol: Support in BlackpoolNon-judgemental help with chemsex, party drugs and drinking, from harm reduction on Dickson Road to treatment and recovery.Coming Out in BlackpoolPractical, local help for coming out to yourself, your family, your friends or at work, and where to find people who've been there.Domestic Abuse Support for LGBTQ+ People in BlackpoolRecognising abuse in LGBTQ+ relationships and families, and the local and specialist services in Blackpool that can help.Faith and LGBTQ+ Life in BlackpoolAn openly inclusive church in North Shore, same-sex weddings and blessings, and support for LGBTQ+ people of every faith.HIV Testing and Support in BlackpoolHow to test for HIV in Blackpool, what happens if a result is reactive, and the local service that walks alongside people living with HIV.Older LGBTQ+ People in BlackpoolDaytime groups, befriending, daytime venues and health support for older LGBTQ+ people living in or visiting Blackpool.Volunteering and Getting Involved in BlackpoolHow to give your time to Blackpool's LGBTQ+ community, from marshalling Pride to sexual health outreach, counselling and sharing your story.Be You and LGBT Quality Marks: A Guide for Blackpool BusinessesHow bars, hotels, shops, surgeries and youth groups in Blackpool can become genuinely LGBTQ+ welcoming, and get recognised for it.