Crisis Support & Helplines

    Crisis & Support -Tamil (தமிழில்)

    Many of us who live our lives as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender find ourselves to be minorities in a society that privileges man-woman relationships and marriages, and harbours strong notions of what constitutes masculine and feminine behavior.

    Hence there is a strong need for both peer and professional support to reinforce the truths that

    • we are not evil, deviant or ill
    • we are not to be hated, pitied or ‘cured’
    • we are not second-class citizens
    • we have every right to live and love on our own terms
    • we have every right to be respected as members of society.
    • we are not trying to rebel against or reject our families just because we reject their pressure to be what we are not

    Some of the issues that we LGBT people face include ostracism from family and society, marriage pressures on those of us who are not inclined to marry partners of the other sex, low-self esteem, depression and even suicidal tendencies. (*Click here for an article on depression from the GayBombay website) If you can relate to any of these problems, we strongly encourage you to find out about peer groups, which could be online-offline groups such as Movenpick and GayBombay, or support groups such as Sahodaran (Chennai), Good as You (Bangalore), Sangama (Bangalore), Sahayatrika (Trivandrum), Humsafar Trust (Mumbai), LABIA (Mumbai) to name a few. Contact orinamwebber@gmail.com for information on groups or individuals in your area who might be willing to speak with you.

    Please do NOT consider ending your life under any circumstances - there are many like you who have braved similar circumstances and have emerged stronger and more capable than before. If needed, call a suicide hotline in your area.

    If you are a parent or close friend of an individual whom you know to be attracted to members of the same sex, and/or appears to be transgender, please take some time to read the Parents and Family pages of this website.Also check out the community pages of the US-based organization PFLAG.

    We do not yet have an organization such as PFLAG in India: however, individual parents or family members who have come to accept their children as L/G/B/T may be willing to speak with you. Send an email to orinamwebber@gmail.com if you have any queries in this regard.

    TAMIL NADU

    The Center for Counselling in Chennai runs individual and group counseliing sessions in English and Tamil. These sessions are for individuals who are questioning their sexuality or gender identity, or have issues of depression related to their being gay, bisexual, lesbian or transgender.
    Contact at www.centerforcounselling.org, phone +91-44-42080810 or +91-9884700174

    KERALA

    Sahayatrika Helpline (Kerala) for lesbian, bisexual women and transgender people.
    Call on Thursday, Friday, Saturday between 4 pm - 7 pm, phone +91-9744955866 and email sahayatrika@gmail.com

    KARNATAKA

    Good As You, Bangalore
    Good As You is a social and intellectual space for LesBiGay (lesbian, bisexuals, gays and other sexual minorities) people. Among other activities, it helps foster positive and realistic views of Indian LesBiGay relationships and provides counseling/support/friendship to those who ask for it.
    080-2223-0959 or visit http://www.goodasyou.in

    LesBiT, Bangalore
    Telephone helpline works for two days in a week: Saturdays (11.30 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and Sundays (11.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.) for lesbian and bisexual women, and female-to-male transgender individuals.

    080-23439124.

    Sahaya Help Line, Bangalore
    Operates:
    Only on Tuesdays and Fridays, between 7p.m. and 9.00p.m.
    Contact: 080-223 0959
    Email: sahayabangalore@hotmail.com

    Sangama, Bangalore
    Non-profit group that works for the upliftment of sexual minorities.
    Contact at 9945601651/52 9945601653/54 9945231493

    WEST BENGAL AND ORISSA

    SAATHII helpline for LGBT and sexual health issues: saathiihelpline@rediffmail.com
    Phones Kolkata: 033 2484 4841 (Mon, Wed, Fri; 12-5 pm)
    Bhubaneswar: 0674 657 1222 (Mon, Wed, Fri; 12-5 pm)

    NEW DELHI

    Sangini helpline for lesbian, bisexual, trans and questioning women
    Call 011-55676450 Tuesdays 12 pm to 3pm and Fridays 6pm to 8pm.

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