LGBTQ+ support and safety in Nottingham
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
- Safe Space Notts: Partnership scheme with a map of 65+ accredited city-centre Safe Space venues showing a pledge sticker; staff trained to listen, reassure and signpost..
- The Health Shop (Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS): NHS sexual health testing for people without symptoms, Hepatitis B vaccination for men who have sex with men, free condoms/lube, harm reduction, support for people self-sourcing hormones; works with LGBTQ+ communities..
- Notts LGBT+ Network helpline: Volunteer helpline and signposting for LGBT+ people by phone, text, email or online chat..
- Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health (National Gender Clinic): NHS gender identity clinic (Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust)..
- Victoria Health Centre: Health services listed for LGBTQ+ visitors by Visit Nottinghamshire.
- Outburst at Base 51: LGBTQI+ youth group, ages 11-19..
- Nottingham Pastel Project: Trans-led peer support, resources and the Your Spaces Too directory of trans-inclusive businesses..
Community groups
- Nottingham Pastel Project: Grassroots, volunteer-led, trans-led organisation supporting trans and non-binary people; campaigns include the Rainbow Quarter, Your Spaces Too (trans-inclusive business pledge, 100+ businesses), a GP Quality Audit and the Pastel Policy Library; long-running aim to make Nottingham the UK's first 'Trans Sanctuary City'.
- Notts LGBT+ Network: Registered charity (No. 1203131) supporting LGBT+ people in Nottinghamshire since 1975; volunteer helpline by phone, text, email or chat, events calendar, resource hub of local services, groups and venues.
- Nottinghamshire Pride (Notts Pride): Volunteer-run registered charity (No. 1165056) running the free annual Pride on the last Saturday of July; runs a Notts Pride Community Hub in Sneinton that community groups can hire.
- Notts Queer History Archive: Oral history project on LGBTQ+ experiences in Nottinghamshire founded by author/historian CJ DeBarra; being turned into two books with Five Leaves.
- Fortune & Glory Film Club: Screens LGBT classic films at venues across the city, including talks at Broadway Cinema.
- Queer Like Funny: Not-for-profit LGBTQ+ comedy variety night with performers from the East Midlands, held at the Lord Roberts.
- Gladrags: Nottingham LGBTQ+ club night (music, fashion, drag, themed nights) held at varying venues including Rough Trade, Popworld and, for Pride 2026, The Palais.
- DirtyFilthySexy: Nottingham drag collective of drag queens, DJs and musicians.
- Outburst (Base 51): Support group for LGBTQI+ young people aged 11-19.
- Nottinghamshire's Rainbow Heritage: Holds LGBT History Month events in February.
National help
- Switchboard LGBT+: listening support
- Galop: LGBT+ anti-abuse charity
- True Vision: report hate crime online
- NHS sexual health