The Gay and Lesbian Helpline serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities of the Triangle, providing non-judgmental peer counseling services, education, information, resource referrals, and documentation of bias crimes over the telephone. The Helpline was started in 1991 and has taken over 5000 calls since its inception.

The Helpline is staffed Sunday through Thursday from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Call the Helpline at:

919-821-0055

Volunteer with the Helpline!
If you are interested in becoming a telephone volunteer with the Helpline, we have training sessions planned for the weekend of january 18-19, 2008. Volunteers are asked to work one shift a month at the Helpline. If you're interested in volunteering and would like more information, call 821-0055 and leave a message, or complete the form on the TCW Volunteer Information page. A volunteer will call you to discuss the training and answer any questions you might have.

Upcoming Training:

March 14 & 15, 2008
May 16 & 17, 2008
July 18 & 19, 2008
September 19 & 20, 2008
November 14 & 15, 2008

Training dates for the Gay and Lesbian Helpline have been set for 2008! If you've wanted to be involved in the Helpline's good work, please mark your calendar and send an email to helpline@tcworks.org.  A trainer will contact you to give you more information. 

The Friday night session runs from 6:30-9:00pm and training concludes on Saturday from 9am-4:30pm.

Resources

If you would like to be listed in the helpline resources, please e-mail helpline@tcworks.org.

The Gay and Lesbian Helpline
is funded in part by a grant from the Crape Myrtle Festival, Inc.
We also thank Flex Nightclub and the White Rabbit Books, Raleigh for their support.