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Young Pride in Herts for young LGBT+ people.

It is run by Services for Young People in collaboration with young LGBT+ people in the county and provides information and advice on a range of issues, including gender identity, coming out, taking care of your health and what to do if you are experiencing hate crime.

Services for Young People East Herts LGBT+ Project The Services for Young People East Herts LGBT+ project is for young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or questioning their sexuality or gender. Joining the group will allow you to meet other LGBT+ young people in a safe space. You'll find the meetings informative and fun and the staff supportive to all who attend.

Christella VoiceUp Only for MTF, Christella’s app analyses your voice by gender and then coaches you to voice up. Each stage contains five separate lessons which cover the fundamental aspects of voice and speech feminisation. (Available on iOS and Android)

Trans Memo Many trans people forget the date they should take their hormones and are thus late in taking them. Trans Memo enables trans people (FtM, FtX, MtF, MtX, NB…) to never miss hormone day! You can manage the different types of products necessary for your transition, indicate the intake frequency and even the capacity of your boxes if you want to. (Available on Android)

Gender Neutral Toilet Finder This app will help people locate gender neutral toilets, rate them for their accessibility and other features. You can add locations of where you spot them and add pictures. (Available on iOS and Android)

Relationships

ForMe Childline, whilst a well-known children’s charity actually supports young people up to aged 19. ForMe is their own app where young people can get advice and support on a huge range of issues such as friendship, peer pressure and bullying. You can call a Childline counsellor or login to 1-2-1 chat. (Available on iOS)

Mend (free for first 7 days) A break-up self-care app with daily audio bites, mending exercises, progress tracking and personal stories to help you get over heartbreak. (Available on iOS)

Youper Youper AI Assistant is based on therapy and meditation. It can be used to help people with shyness and social anxiety gain more confidence in social situations. The app uses science, design and technology to help users develop social skills which can be useful for dating, making the first steps to talk to someone you like or communicating in a relationship. (Available on iOS and Android)

Zipit If someone is sexually harassing you or asking you to send them naked selfies, the free Zipit app by Childline lets you respond with smart GIF put down. The app also contains tips on how to be safe during intimate chats and you can call Childline from within the app too. (Available on iOS and Android)

Bright Sky A free app providing support and info for anyone who may be in an abusive relationship or those concerned about someone they know. It features a unique UK-wide directory of specialist domestic abuse support services, so you can contact your nearest service by phone from the app, searching by area name, postcode or using your current location and a secure My Journal tool, where incidents of abuse can be logged in text, audio, video or photo form, without any of the content being saved on the device itself. (Available on iOS and Android)

Sexual health services

Sexual health services If you are showing symptoms please contact Sexual Health Hertfordshire on 0300 008 5522

Sexual health text service- please text your question to 07860 057369. You will get a reply within 3 hours during business hours or 24 hours outside business hours.

Services for Young People Access Point Projects Services for Young People Access Point Projects young people can access free one-to-one support with a wide range of subjects including sexual health.