All the following services provide information, advice and counseling, but the Lesbian & Gay Switchboard is the one to turn to first.

Bisexual Helpline phone 0208/569 7500. Tues & Wed 7.30-9.30pm, Sat 10.30am-12.30pm. Advice, support and information for bisexuals.

Lesbian Line phone 020/7251 6911, or minicom 020/7253 0924. Mon & Fri 2-10pm, Tues-Thurs 7-10pm. Advice, support and information for lesbians and those who think they might be, or who are questioning their sexuality.

London Friend phone 020/7837 3337. Daily 7.30-10pm. Confidential information and support for lesbians and gay men. There's a women-only service on phone 020/7837 2782, every evening except Fri & Sat.

London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard phone 020/7837 7324. Huge, round-the-clock database on everything you might ever want to know, however trivial, plus legal advice, good counseling skills, and good humor. If you can't get through at first, keep trying.

National AIDS Helpline phone 0800/567123. Freephone round-the-clock service for anyone worried about HI and AIDS-related issues.

Project LSD at the Hungerford Drug Project phone 020/7439 0717; projectlsd@hungerfordII.
freesere.co.uk. Wed 6-9pm. The UK's only lesbian, gay and bisexual drugs project, offering information, advice and counseling on drug use.

Terrence Higgins Trust phone 020/7242 1010. Daily noon-10pm. HI and AIDS information and advice. For self-referrals to the counseling unit, call 020/7835 1495.