Brighton Gay and Lesbian Switchboard
Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, Brighton & Hove's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Information, Support and Counselling Service 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.[1] It was started by four men and two women and was initially known as The Lavender Line.[2]
It receives over 5,000 calls a year[2] and its website handles 80,000 visitors per year.
See also
References
- ↑ Cameron, Janet (2013). LGBT Brighton & Hove. Amberley Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781445629230.
- 1 2 "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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