Contacting Switchboard
Main Switchboard Number
0141 847 0447
Open 7-10pm every night of the year
Lesbian Line
0141 847 0547
Open 7-10pm on Wednesdays
Homophobic Crime Reporting Line
0141 847 0647
24 hour answering machine, manned 7-10pm every night
E-mail
You can contact us by e-mail for general queries info@sgls.co.uk. Please note that we are not able to provide counselling by e-mail, and you should call on one of the numbers above if you wish to discuss issues in depth.
Post
Our postal address is P.O. Box 38, Glasgow, G2 2QF. We are not able to provide counselling by post, and you should call on one of the numbers above if you wish to discuss issues in depth.
Our mission is to empower and support all those who contact us
Strathclyde Gay and Lesbian Switchboard was established in 1976 as a support service for people in the West of Scotland experiencing problems relating to sexuality. Today, Switchboard offers a wide range of services to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transvestites, transsexuals and their families and friends. Four phone lines are open every night of the year from 7pm until 1Opm and all the calls are confidential. Switchboard is a member of the British Association of Counselling and the Scottish Switchboards Association.
Confidential Telephone Counselling in the West of Scotland
- We are open from 7-10pm every night of the week
- Telephone counselling and support on a range of issues including sexuality, relationships and coming out
- Advice on safer sex and sexual health for men and women
- Information on a wide range of issues including social organisations, support groups, housing, legal issues, employment and the local scene
- Icebreakers - a monthly social event held on the first Sunday of every month
- Face to face meetings between counsellors and callers if appropriate
- Referrals to other organisations which may be able to offer further help
- All our services are available to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transvestites, transsexuals and their families and friends in the West of Scotland.