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Advice surgeries

LGBT Housing Surgery

Manchester City Council runs a housing and homelessness advice surgery for the city's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, in partnership with the Lesbian and Gay Foundation.

Housing and homelessness advice is now provided by the City Council right in the heart of Manchester's lesbian and gay village, providing a safe space for LGBT people to come and discuss their housing issues with a dedicated housing support worker. This also helps the city council to get a clear indication of the type of support needed and the level of unmet need within the LGBT community.

Help and advice is currently given on a range of issues including homophobic or transphobic harassment, domestic violence, housing benefit problems, health issues affected by housing, landlord difficulties, general homelessness advice and how to register for rehousing.

The housing advice surgery is held every Tuesday evening between 6pm and 8pm at the Lesbian & Gay Foundation, Princess House, 105 – 107 Princess Street, Manchester. No appointment is necessary just come along on the night.

LGBT Police Surgery

We’re still aware that Hate Crime is vastly under-reported and we need the LGBT community to help us obtain an even clearer picture of Hate Crime across Greater Manchester.
PC Sam Tennant
LGBT Liaison Officer, GMP

The long established Police Drop-in Surgery at the Lesbian & Gay Foundation is held every Thursday evening at Princess House.

Greater Manchester Police have for many years been providing a support service to the LGB community in Manchester and have committed to providing a regular weekly service at the home of LGF.

GMP Community PC’s and Support Officers will be available every Thursday to help with any issues at all that the LGB community think the police can help with. Issues such as hate crime, domestic violence, bullying, nuisance neighbours, homophobia etc are all areas that this service is designed to specifically deal with. If you have traditionally felt uneasy about calling the police or asking for their support in the past, the Drop-In Service at the LGF is here to help you.

The police advice surgery is held every Thursday evening between 6pm and 8pm at the Lesbian & Gay Foundation, Princess House, 105 – 107 Princess Street, Manchester. No appointment is necessary just come along on the night.

Legal Advice Surgery

As a gay man I know it is sometimes difficult for people to speak openly and I hope this service gives them an opportunity to do so.
Les Patient
Senior Partner at O’Neill Patient Solicitors LLP

The Lesbian and Gay Foundation have teamed up with two gay friendly legal firms to provide a fortnightly advice surgery for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the city.

The new service, in partnership with legal firms O’Neill Patient LLP and Mckeown Harkinson, is being introduced following a number of requests from the gay community for information on legal advice following recent changes in the law such as Civil Partnerships and the recent Sexual Orientation Regulations amendment to The Goods & Services Act.

We hope to provide additional advice at the surgery for anyone who has any concerns about the criminal justice system and feel they are not being adequately represented.
Simon Harkinson
Partner, Mckeown Harkinson Solicitors

The service operates every second and fourth Tuesday of the month from 6pm until 8pm from the LGF’s headquarters in Manchester’s gay village. No appointment is necessary. For more info, please contact the LGF Helpline on 0845 3 30 30 30 (6pm -10pm) or 0161 235 8035 (office hours).