Support and counselling
The T Project
Founded by transgender activist June Chua, The T Project is committed to empowering the transgender community in Singapore.
The very first transgender organisation to be registered in Singapore, they run a shelter for homeless transgender people and the Alicia Community Centre, which provides counselling for trans and gender-diverse people with trans therapists; hosts great community events and runs sensitisation workshops. Find out more at their website by clicking on the link below.
Rest@Hark
Rest@Hark is a safe space for transgender persons who need a listening ear, or for cis gender persons who would like to understand the transgender community better from the viewpoint of a close ally.
People can come here to listen to others and share their stories. Open every Wednesday and Friday afternoons, from 2 to 6pm. Email us to get in touch.
Transbefrienders
Transbefrienders runs a social support group for transgender youths and young adults seeking or considering transition.
Aside from the peer social group that meets up to discuss a variety of topics, you will be assigned to a Transbefriender.
Oogachaga
Oogachaga is a non-profit, community-based counselling, support and personal development agency for LGBTQ+ individuals, couples and families. It is the oldest LGBTQ+ organisation in Singapore, having started in 1999. Counselling services are available face-to-face, through phone, WhatsApp or email.
Social and community networks
Transcend
A Discord channel for transgender, intersex and non-binary people in Singapore, mostly youths.
Despite the moderators’ best efforts, we’ve received comments from the community that there can be toxic behaviour in Transcend.
Discord also collects information on everything you do in the app – nothing is private.
Find out more on this Reddit thread.
The Healing Circle
The Healing Circle is a safe space for queer Muslims to embrace their spirituality.
RainbowAsia
RainbowAsia aims to build a safe and inclusive community for LGBTQ+ people in Singapore and Asia.
Quasa
Rainbodhi
A spiritual friendship group for LGBTQIA+ Buddhists and a bridge for more inclusion and diversity in the broader Buddhist community.
Chope & Chatter
Chope and Chatter is a safe-space social hangout where all trans, intersex and non-binary people can be their authentic selves.
Organised by TransgenderSG, these socials bring the community together and help trans people form healthy relationships, so that they won’t be alone in their struggles.
See upcoming Chope & Chatter sessions
Pelangi Pride Centre
Pelangi Pride Centre is a Singapore LGBTQ+ community space, library, and resource centre since 2003. Pelangi means rainbow in Malay, the rainbow being a symbol of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and more (LGBTQ+) community.
Their secular library has a collection of fiction and non-fiction books of LGBTQ+ interests including local titles. They open most Saturdays 2pm – 6pm (Check their IG for schedule updates!).
They are currently co-organising the Pageturner Book Club with TransBefrienders.
To join, drop them an email:
Bissu
Free Community Church
Free Community Church is Singapore’s only openly LGBTQ-affirmative church, with a congregation of diverse individuals and families gathering to worship and grow as a Christian community.
Students and youths
Inter-University LGBT Network
The Inter-University LGBT Network is a network for organisations in Singapore universities to collaborate in fostering safer and more inclusive school communities for everyone regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
Young Out Here
Young Out Here aims to provide a safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ+ youths in Singapore and build a social support network between its participants.
Trans Study Support Scheme (under Transbefrienders)
Transbefrienders’ study support scheme provides academic mentorship and guidance for trans students taking the N, O or A Levels as private candidates.
qUNI
qUNI is a collective of queer student groups from various universities in Singapore, aiming to build a wider queer community across campuses.
Families
My Family Matters
TransgenderSG, together with Oogachaga and SAFE, runs a support group for loved ones of LGBTQ+ persons, named My Family Matters.
Many in the support group are parents of trans kids. There are parents who are further along in journeying with their trans children, and are available to meet up with other parents to lend a listening ear. They are available to speak in English, Mandarin, Tamil or Hindi.
We also conduct a bimonthly gathering, which ranges from socials to panels on LGBTQ+ related topics.
Proudly Parents
A social support group run by SAFE Singapore and TransgenderSG. This provides friendship and support to parents of trans, intersex and gender-diverse children.
Privacy is safeguarded and respected – new members usually meet for coffee with one of the organising parents.
They then join for the larger socials which happens quarterly, sometimes with guest speakers.
Email us to get in touch.
SAFE Singapore
SAFE Singapore is the allyship organisation that aims to provide information, resources and support for family and friends of LGBTQ+ persons.
ProudParents SG
Not to be confused with Proudly Parents, ProudParents SG is founded and run by a group of queer parents.
It aims to be an inclusive online resource that celebrate all families, while increasing the visibility of all family types and fostering acceptance of all routes to parenthood in Singapore.