UK Charities
You can donate to these charities by clicking the ‘Donate’ buttons to get to their websites and donating there, and you can also get help from them on their websites if you need it.
DMC aren’t affiliated with these charities, but think that they have, and will continue, to help improve the lives of trans people across the UK.
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Stonewall
Stonewall is one of the UKs longest running LGBT+ charities to have fought for LGBT+ rights for many decades, and continue to do so in many ways.
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Gendered Intelligence
Gendered Intelligence is a registered charity that helps trans people in several diffferent ways, connecting multiple services together to do so.
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Gires
Gires is made up of volunteers who aim to help younger trans and non-binary people struggling with their gender identity or expression.
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Albert Kennedy Trust
AKT helps people aged 16 to 25 who are about to face the possibility of homelessness stay safe in a crisis, by giving them access to emergency accommodation.
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MindOut
MindOut is a mental health service by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, as well as people who are questioning their identities.
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QueerCare
QueerCare is a transfeminist care organisation, providing training, support and advocacy for trans and queer people within the UK. They focus on providing the resources for communities to care for themselves.
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TransgenderNI
TransgenderNI fights for the rights of trans people across Nothern Ireland.
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LGBT Foundation
LGBT Foundation believes in ‘being here if you need us.’ They support LGBT people to increase their skills, knowledge and self-confidence to improve and maintain their health and wellbeing.
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Switchboard
Switchboard are a phoneline that is made up of LGBT+ volunteers, who are there to confidentially listen when you need it most.
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Trans Media Watch
Trans Media Watch are a charity dedicated to improving media coverage of trans and intersex issues. They want to see an end to the prejudice often directed at trans people, and want the media to portray trans people in a fair, respectful and accurate way.
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cliniQ
cliniQ are a team of health and wellbeing professionals who are dedicated to enhancing the lives of trans people, their partners, family and friends, through inclusive, non-judgemental wellbeing and sexual health services.
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Action For Trans Health
Action for Trans Health wants to improve trans people’s access to healthcare. This is by engaging with medical professionals and the trans community about trans health issues, as well as via donations.
If you want us to add any charities, or you have any issues with the charities we have included in this list, please let us know either through an email, or in the comments section of one of our blog posts.