Are you a woman who loves women? A man who loves men? Do you love both men and women? Are you having issues with your sexual orientation or your gender identity? Do you feel isolated because you cannot share your thoughts and aspirations with anyone?
Equal Ground provides the safe space you need to unburden those emotions and feelings, to talk things through in confidentiality – to receive the support you require.
Whether you seek therapy for issues related to your LGBT status or not, this service provides support when you feel alone and abandoned by those who are family and friends. Given the stressors that LGBT groups confront daily, such as homophobia, societal discrimination and prejudice, coming out, and negotiating relationships, family relationships; finding a refuge to talk things out is a dire and imperative need to find restoration, support and healing. At Equal Ground they place emphasis in supporting you by giving you this confidential space to speak freely in order to benefit from the therapeutic experience.
You can connect by sending a message or giving a call to EG’s trained counsellors. Equal Ground (EG) provides free of charge and general counselling service for Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTIQ) persons a counselling service specifically for Lesbian and Bisexual women through a secure and confidential hotline & also through via Facebook Messenger from 9:30 AM to 5PM.
EQUAL GROUND is a nonprofit organisation seeking human and political rights for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Questioning (LGBTIQ) community of Sri Lanka. We are committed to creating a safe space for all LGBTIQ individuals and to providing opportunities for self help including mental well being, economic, social and political empowerment, access to health, education, housing and legal protection for the LGBTIQ community. EQUAL GROUND is the only truly mixed organisation in Sri Lanka which includes the wider identities of the Queer community in Sri Lanka as well as our heterosexual allies and friends.
You are not alone.
(Information and images courtesy Equal Ground)
