See our LGB organisation listings under Across Wales for LGB
youth groups in Wales. NGOs and government backed services in
Wales, such as Save The Children, Barnardos, the Children's
Commissioner, Young People's Partnerships, Funky Dragon and the
Terrence Higgins Trust, also provide services or policy
development that includes the needs of young LGB people in
Wales. Information, support and advice for young people growing
into their sexuality is scant in Wales. Often young lesbians,
gay men and bisexuals have no contact with other LGBs. Moving
from home, whether by choice or all too often after being
rejected by friends or family on 'coming out', or moving away to
go to university is often the first time that young LGB people
can begin to explore and express their sexual identity. Indeed,
choosing a university that is far from home, or moving away from
rural parts of Wales to its cities, or further afield, is a
deliberate strategy for many young LGB people in Wales. Being
rejected by family or friends on 'com