Crisis Support

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. 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. Here are a few.

• Chennai – MP, Sahodaran
• Bombay – GayBombay, Humsafar Trust, LABIA
• Bangalore – Good as You, Sangama
• Trivandarum – Sahayatrika

Check out our Groups and Lists page for information on groups or individuals in your area who might be willing to speak with you. You can also contact us directly through our contact page.

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. Please contact us 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

SAHODARAN
No.75(old no.27) First Floor
Railway Colony 3rd Street Ext.,
AMINJIKARAI
CHENNAI – 600 029
PH : 044 – 2374 0486 ( from 11am to 6 pm – Monday to Friday)

SOCIAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION FOR MEN
12/5,NATARAJAN STREET,BALAKRISHNAN NAGAR
JAFFERKHANPET
CHENNAI 18
CONTACT PERSON
B.SEKAR 09840337656
MRS.LALITHAYOGI 9841317312

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 & 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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