A community-sourced listing of places that are POC-run or that folks vouch for as QTIPOC friendly. If you would like to have an organisation or group listed here, use this form to let us know.
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Activism and Social Justice
Green & Black Cross
GBC was founded in November 2010 to provide legal support for protests against the government’s wave of massive spending cuts. We take inspiration from the Anarchist Black Cross and from the diverse skills and infrastructure built up over the last decade by elements of the environmental movement, such as The Camp for Climate Action (Climate Camp). Our main focus is legal support, including support for defendants, though we sometimes also still mobilise street medics for larger protests. Initially starting out in London, there are now active Green and Black Cross groups across the country.
Email: gbclegal@riseup.net
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London Roots Collective
The aims of the London Roots Collective are: Social Change – To play a part in transforming society towards one based on freedom from oppression, self-determination and ecological and social justice. Empowerment – To help groups and individuals discover their own power; learn from each other and from the past; to challenge injustice wherever it occurs, both in society and in our actions. Working Together – To support the collaboration and sharing of skills and knowledge between groups from a diversity of backgrounds and communities.
Email: info@london-roots.org.uk
Phone: 07845665321
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Liberate Tate
A network dedicated to taking creative disobedience against Tate until it drops its oil company funding. The network was founded during a workshop in January 2010 on art and activism, commissioned by Tate. When Tate curators tried to censor the workshop from making interventions against Tate sponsors, even though none had been planned, the incensed participants decided to continue their work together beyond the workshop and set up Liberate Tate.
Email: liberatetate@gmail.com
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Anti-Raids Network
Every day people are resisting immigration raids in their homes, workplaces and neighbourhoods. The aim of the Anti Raids Network (ARN) is solely to gather and spread information which could be used to oppose raids. Information includes alerts about raids, practical and legal resources, and stories and examples of resistance.
Email: antiraids@riseup.net
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Demand the Impossible
An evening course for young people about political ideas and activism. This includes a mixture of discussion and debate, interactive role-plays, talks from activists, film screenings and performance, as well as special excursions, talks, exhibitions and walks in London and elsewhere.
Email: demandimpossible2016@gmail.com
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Hackney Unites
A coalition to challenge social exclusion and promote social justice.
Email: hackneyunites@btinternet.com
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Sisters Uncut
A feminist group taking direct action for domestic and sexual violence services.
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Bisexual Communities
Bi’s of Colour
A national group for bisexuals of colour. Bi’s of Colour organizes meetups, gives talks, and collects writing on bisexuals of colour throughout the UK.
Email: bis.of.colour@gmail.com
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Community Events
UK Black Pride
UK Black Pride is Britain’s community led organisation for African, Asian, Arab and Caribbean heritage LGBT people, their families and supporters. The organisation is committed to producing an annual celebration of “Black Pride”, as well as organising a variety of activities throughout the year in and around the UK which also promote and advocate for the spiritual, emotional, and intellectual health and well-being of all related communities. Our aim is to foster, present and celebrate Black LGBT culture through education, the arts, cultural events and advocacy.
Email: info@ukblackpride.org.uk
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Centred
A community organisation run by diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) people. Our work focuses on diverse LGBTQ experiences, especially where these intersect with experiences concerning race, gender, disability, deafness, age and minority faith. Our main activities include: community events, networking, LGBTQ history and heritage activities, volunteering, community infrastructure and publishing.
Address: 1st Floor, 38 Great Windmill Street, Soho, London, W1D 7LU
Email: contact@centred.org.uk
Phone: 02074376063
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Conflict Resolution and Mediation
Activist Mediation Network
A network of mediators based around the UK that support groups in finding their own ways through conflict.
Email: amn@riseup.net
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Counselling and Mental Health
East London Out Project
ELOP was established around 1995 as a grassroots developed and community-led organisation with the aim to promote the mental health, wellbeing, empowerment and equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities. Since its inception, ELOP has been providing over 14 years of information, advice, advocacy, counselling and support services, plus other social and community activities and events to north and east London’s LGBT communities.
Address: 56-60 Grove Road, Walthamstow, London E17 9BN
Email: info@elop.org
Phone: 02085093898
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Domestic Violence and Abuse Support
Imkaan
A UK-based, black feminist organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women and girls.
Address: 52-54 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y 8RT, United Kingdom
Email: info@imkaan.org.uk
Phone: 02078428525
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Exchange / Swaps
Queer Exchange
A community exchange for job openings, rooms available, items for sale or trade or free, stuff like that. Sort of a Gumtree for the queers you know and who they know and who they know. Why not keep business in the community?
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Festivals
Queer Spirit Festival
A gathering of Queer spiritual groups and individuals celebrating the passion, love and creative spirit of LGBTQI people. Queer Spirit festival is based on spiritual practice that connects with, respects and supports the earth. The festival will include ceremonies, rituals, workshops, discussions, yoga, tantra, shamanism, healing-spaces, drumming, dancing and more with the idea that participants will be able to “dip their toes” into a wide range of different groups, workshops, activities and rituals.
Address: Thoulstone Park, Chapmanslade Wiltshire, BA13 4AQ, United Kingdom
Email: info@queerspirit.net
Phone: 07813830322
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Food and Catering
The Tipsy Black Sheep
A catering company giving you the best of the worlds flavours in a vegan and vegetarian way. The team consists of two young women who fell in love with food all over again when they decided to explore the possibility of cooking meals without meat and dairy.
Address: 155 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, BR3 4PT, United Kingdom
Email: thetipsyblacksheep@gmail.com
Phone: 07762937080
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Hair
Open Barbers
A hairdressing service for all lengths, genders and sexualities, co-directed by Greygory Vass and Felix Lane. Alongside hairdressing we offer a social space to have tea, meet others, read zines, and hang out.
Address: 4 Clunbury Street, London, N1 6TT
Email: openbarbers@gmail.com
Phone: 07712090553
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Health and Wellbeing
Josetta Yoga
Queer, black-owned yoga specialising in Ashtanga Yoga and Yoga Therapy for beginners and improvers. Offers small and large classes plus one-to-ones with an experienced and enthusiastic teacher.
Email: josettayoga@hotmail.co.uk
Phone: 07554440499
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Housing
Homes for Queers London and Surrounding
This is a group for all the queers of London to help you find lovely housemates and safe happy homes. Post an ad on the wall/discussion board for your spare room, or to find people start a new houseshare. Whether it’s a vegan, meditating, yoga practising coop you’re after, or a trashy party palace, you can create the home you want!
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Digs
We’re a private renter information, support and campaign group, run by Hackney renters, for Hackney renters.
Address: Kingshold Community Centre, 49 Ainsworth Road, E9 7JE
Email: hello@hackneyrenters.org
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London Coaltion Against Poverty (LCAP)
A coalition of local groups who meet to provide support with housing and benefit issues and take collective action on the issues we face.
Email: londoncoalitionagainstpoverty@gmail.com
Phone: 07932241737
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Hackney Housing Group
Fighting for the rights to accessible, affordable, decent housing for people in Hackney, London.
Email: hackneyhousinggroup@gmail.com
Phone: 07931698438
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Nightlife
Club Kali
The World’s Biggest LGBT Club where Eastern beats blend with Western classics since 1995.
Email: info@clubkali.com
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Urban Desi
Urban Desi is a key LGBT Desi club brand that sits under the Urban World Events umbrella!
Email: info@urbanworldevents.com
Phone: 07931424905
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Urban World
Urban World is the UK’s biggest open minded URBAN & WORLD club night hosting events at Scala London
Email: info@ubnwld.com
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Bootylicious
BOOTYLICIOUS is the original LGBT Black music rave.
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BBZ
Providing a platform and exploring a plethora of mediums from film, music, poetry and dance, to sculpture, photography, illustration, sound and much more. BBZ is an intentional space, prioritising queer trans and non binary folk of colour.
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The Batty Mama
Club night featuring black and brown performance artists, visual art and interactive media. Batty Mama is a down and dirty, open and enticing dystopic space for queer and trans bodies from all constellations and cultural backgrounds, reclaiming booties of colour.
Email: thebattymama@gmail.com
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Duckie
Arts charity, homo-social honky-tonk and performance clubs for extraordinary populations. Duckie create good nights out and culture clubs that bring communities together. From our legendary 21-year weekly residency at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern to winning Olivier awards at the Barbican, we are purveyors of progressive working class entertainment who mix live art and light entertainment.
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Religious Communities
House of Rainbow
An inclusive, welcoming and affirming religious community to all people including sexual minorities and marginalised people. The vision of the House Of Rainbow Fellowship was birthed by Reverend Rowland Jide Macaulay, an openly gay African theologian. The styles of the House Of Rainbow Fellowship ranges from Anglo-Catholic to Pentecostal with “High Praise”, Prayers and Christian fellowship.
Address: Methodist Church Hall, 132a Green Lanes, London, N16 9BN
Email: info@houseofrainbow.org
Phone: 07507510357
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Older communities
Opening Doors
Opening Doors London aims to specifically meet the needs of the older LGBT* (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans*) community and is aimed at people who identify as LGBT* and are over the age of 50. We have members from across London and beyond.
Address: Age UK Camden Tavis House, 1-6 Tavistock Square London, WC1H 9NA
Email: info@openingdoorslondon.org.uk
Phone: 02072390400
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Online Communities
QTIPOCs London
A group for Queer, Trans and Intersex People of Colour (QTIPOC) in London who want to hangout, share resources and develop our community.
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Femmes of Colour
An informal space for people of colour of all genders who are also femme to get together, have conversations, laugh, cry, sing, share and heal.
Note: This is a secret group, which means it can’t be found in Facebook searches. If you would like to join contact femmesofcolour@gmail.com.
Bun Babylon
A separate and non-hierarchal group for black women including cis, trans, queer and/or black genderqueer / non-binary people who also experience racialised sexism and misogyny.
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DesiQ
DesiQ is for queer desi people of South Asian origin who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, pansexual, trans, intersex, non-binary, questioning/unsure and queer.
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Queer men
BlackOut UK
A not-for-profit social enterprise run and owned by a volunteer collective of black gay men. We recognise and celebrate the diversity of experience and views among black queer men in the UK (extending even to what we call ourselves) and are seeking to create spaces to explore and reflect on our commonalities and differences.
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Sex Shops
Sh! Women’s Store
The first women’s sex shop in the UK, founded to inspire every woman to embrace her true sexual self. At Sh!, we’re proud to call women of all ages, cultures, sexual orientations and orgasmic ability ‘our customers’. We treat everybody’s sexuality equally.
Address: 57 Hoxton Square, London, N1 6PB
Email: hello@sh-womenstore.com
Phone: 03333444005
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Clonezone
Clonezone is the UK and Europe’s FIRST Gay superstore. We first appeared on the UK Gay scene in 1982 – where we began with a wheelbarrow of t-shirts, toys, lube and other naughty treats being pushed about the nightlife of London’s Earls Court.
Address: 35 Old Compton Street, London, W1D 5JX
Email: info@clonezone.co.uk
Phone: 08007837953
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Support Groups
Rainbow Intersection
The rainbow Intersection is a Black Minority Ethnic (BME) and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) organisation in the UK set up to bridge the gap of intersection in the UK. As an organisation, we understand the reality of the different compositions that makes up a person. We provide support for LGBT people of BME origin to navigate life through the many intersections that come into play in their lives.
Email: bisi@bisialimi.com
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Quest for Black, Asian + Latino Gay/Bi Men
Non-judgmental support group for richly diverse gay and bisexual men.
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Finding A Voice
A Birmingham-based social group with support for South Asians aged 18+ of any faith, culture, religion or disability.
Email: khakanqureshi@gmail.com
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Trans Communities
Gendered Intelligence
We work predominantly with the trans community and those who impact on trans lives; we particularly specialise in supporting young trans people aged 8-25. We deliver trans youth programmes, support for parents and carers, professional development and trans awareness training for all sectors and educational workshops for schools, colleges, Universities and other educational settings. Our mission is to increase understandings of gender diversity.
Phone: 02078325848
Address: VAI, 200a Pentonville Road, London N1 9JP
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Action for Trans Health
Action for Trans* Health seeks to improve trans* people’s access to healthcare. Currently we are focusing on things local to Manchester, but we are looking for groups and individuals across the UK to get involved.
Email: info@actionfortranshealth.org.uk
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Other
Runnymede
Runnymede is the UK’s leading independent race equality thinktank. Runnymede is working to build a Britain in which all citizens and communities feel valued, enjoy equal opportunities, lead fulfilling lives, and share a common sense of belonging. In order to effectively overcome racial inequality in our society, we believe that our democratic dialogue, policy, and practice, should all be based on reliable evidence from rigorous research and thorough analysis.
Email: info@runnymedetrust.org
Phone: 02073779222
Address: The Runnymede Trust. St Clement’s Building, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE
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Purple Rain Collective 