Switchboard is the oldest gay and lesbian telephone help line in the United Kingdom, based in London. Switchboard was founded in March 1974 as the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard, providing help and information to London's gay community. Since then, it has expanded considerably to more than 30,000 callers each year. Today, Switchboard as it is affectionately known, provides a listening service for people to discuss their feelings in an impartial and non-judgemental way, as well as information and advice for going out in London and the UK. Switchboard also operates an internet database of LGBT+ organisations in the UK known as "queery".