Welcome!
Website soon to be revamped.
This website was created for the victims and survivors of LGBT domestic abuse. There are sub-sites which contain particular information for agencies working with survivors and victims of domestic abuse and the press please follow the links.
Working in partnership with:
New Posters
Our new poster campaigns are out. This is to tie in with Broken Rainbow's workshops at Do The Right Thing series of seminars. Our Male on Male Domestic Violence workshop went very well in Leeds. Our next workshop is in June, in London.
New Posters (pdfs, under 0.5MB each)
May Info
We are currently in the middle of an office move for our administration team (our helpline is still up and running - no changes there). Please be patient with e-mail replies and requests. We will be at full speed again soon.
April Info
We are looking for volunteer trustees and office administrator, 6 month contract (flexible hours by arrangement.
For agency enquires please call our office: 08452 60 55 60.
March E-Newsletter
Our latest e-newsletter is available for download at the click of a button: html file.
International Women's Day 8th March
Broken Rainbow posters available to highlight this important event are free to download from here: PDF. Images thanks to Dave Dyet.
Wednesday, 5th March 2008
We were in attendance at the job fair and it was great to see so many charities and corporate organisations supporting our community and highlighting the LGBT opportunities.
Valentine E-Newsletter
Our latest e-newsletter is available for download at the click of a button: html file.
Valentine's Day Poster Campaign Feb 2008
Do you need help?
If you feel you are in immediate personal danger always dial 999
National Domestic Violence Helplines
England
Domestic Violence Helpline (run in partnership between Women’s
Aid and Refuge)
A helpline for women experiencing domestic violence in England
Tel: 0808
2000 247.
Website: www.womensaid.org.uk
and www.refuge.org.uk
Wales
Domestic Violence Helpline
A helpline for women and men experiencing domestic violence in Wales.
Tel: 0808
80 10 800
Website: www.wdah.org
Scotland
Domestic Violence Helpline
A helpline for women experiencing domestic violence in Scotland www.scottishwomensaid.co.uk
Northern
Ireland Domestic Violence Helpline
A helpline for women experiencing domestic violence in Northern Ireland
Tel: 0800
917 1414
Website: www.niwaf.org
Services
for men
Mens
Advice Line
A helpline for men experiencing domestic violence.
Tel: 0808
801 0327
Website: www.mensadviceline.org.uk
Housing
information and advice
Shelter
Housing information and advice line
Tel: 0808
800 4444
Website: www.shelter.org.uk
Stonewall
Housing
Housing advice service for LGBT people living in London.
Tel: 020
7359 5767
Website www.stonewallhousing.org
Emotional
support
Samaritans
Emotional support helpline service.
Tel: 08457
90 90 90
Website: www.samaritans.org.uk
Please note that this is only an emotional support service and will
not be able to offer you any information or support regarding domestic
violence
Information and advice for people who are abusive towards their partners
Respect
Information and advice line for people who are abusive towards their
partners
Tel: 0845
122 860.
Website: www.respect.uk.net
Safety Information
For our main safety plan please click here.
If you think that someone else might find out that you have visited this site then you can alter the history of your web browser. However, please note that this is not a failsafe way of making sure that no-one else knows that you have visited these pages. Also, it is better to delete specific sites from your history list rather than all the sites as a completely empty list can be incriminating. You may if possible find it easier to use a web café, library or a friends house, if you use email make sure that the password you use cannot be guessed by your abuser.
At present we can only offer browser specific advice for browsers on Microsoft Windows
Internet Explorer
Hold down either of the "Ctrl" keys and while holding it down press
'h'. The history list should appear. You can now delete the history
logs of whichever sites you want to by clicking on the item and then
pressing the delete key.
Mozilla Firefox
Hold down either of the "Ctrl" keys and while holding it down press
'h'. You can now delete the history logs of whichever pagess from
sites you want by moving the mouse pointer over the site name and
clicking the right-hand mouse button then selecting delete from the
menu that appears.
Opera
Hold down either of the "Ctrl" keys together with either of the "shift"
keys and while holding them down press 'h'. You can now delete the
history logs of whichever pagess from sites you want by moving the
mouse pointer over the site name and clicking the right-hand mouse
button then selecting delete from the menu that appears.
Broken Rainbow LGBT Domestic Violence Service (UK) is a charity registered in the UK. Registered Charity No. 1103624
