Queer Refugees are welcome – Information and Contacts

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Do you have a question? Do you need help? Do you feel alone? Get in touch with us. You’re welcome here! On this website, you’ll find contact information for organisations in Baden-Württemberg and informational materials to download.

Organisations and counselling in Baden-Württemberg

Here you will find a range of different services and counselling centres for queer refugees in Baden-Württemberg, provided by the member organisations of our network. This overview will help you find suitable support and contact points as well as community initiatives in your area. If you have any questions or need guidance, please feel free to contact us at any time at .

Central contact points:

Counselling and support for lesbian, gay, bi and trans people and their support networks as well as for LGBTIQ+ refugees by part-time employees and volunteers. Support with legal questions and the search for contacts to the community. Training for employees of refugee centres and for refugee organizations. Cultural and dance events.

Counselling for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, intersex and queer people as well as psycho-social counselling for LGBTIQ+ people in asylum procedures. Support by volunteers. Mediation in legal matters. Specialist counselling and cooperation with other counselling institutions. Networking with the community. Support for supporting volunteers.

Queer cultural centre. Networking with the community. Youth groups. Choirs.

Other contact points:

Youth group for transsexual, transgender and intersexual teenager and young adults.

Support group of transsexual, transgender and intersexual persons.

Sport events for LGBTIQ+ refugees. Networking with the community. Project „Abseitz is helping“.

Counselling and therapy centre for women. Women only. For lesbians, traumatised female refugees. Support after sexual violence. Groups for lesbian and bisexual women. Psychological counselling. Contacts to legal specialists. Networking with the community. Training for employees of refugee centres and for refugee organizations.

Legal information. Provision of local contacts for refugees as well as volunteers or employees in refugee centres.

Support group for transsexual, transgender and intersexual boys, young adults, men and their support network. Counselling, private support, information on medical and legal topics.

Counselling for queer, lesbian, gay, bi- and pansexual, as well as trans* and intersex people and their relatives. Counselling and support after sexual violence. Anonymous counselling with appointment.

Counselling for lesbian, gay, transsexual, transgender, intersexual individuals and their support network.

  • Languages: German, English, Turkish.
  • Website

Self-organised refugee groups in Baden-Württemberg

„Unicorn Refugees” – Come together! Monthly networking meeting for LGBTIQ+ refugees in Mannheim.

Brochure about Coming-out

Our coming-out brochure is available in German, Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian.

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If you haven’t found the right contact yet, you can reach out to us. We’ll try to put you in touch with the right point of contact. Simply email .

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Emergency contacts and contacts throughout Germany

Harassment and violence

If you experience harassment or violence, call the police on 110!

If you are subjected to assault by the police or state authorities because of your sexual orientation or gender identity, you can contact a group within the LGBTIQ+ community. You will find support there.

The following website can help you find an LGBTIQ+ organisation anywhere in Germany: https://queer-refugees.de/verzeichnis/

Crisis Helpline

Refugee Counseling Helpline provides a telephone service offered by the Muslim Counselling Helpline and the Christian Counselling Helpline. Available from Friday to Tuesday (including public holidays) from 5 pm to 9 pm (Arabic, English).

Phone number: 030 440 30 8112

  • Information on the Refugee Counselling Helpline/هاتف تقديم المساعدة للاجئين  (German, English, Arabic)
  • Muslim Counselling Helpline: 030 44 35 09 821 (available 24 hours a day)
  • Doweria – Russian Counselling Helpline: 030 440 308 454

Informationen on various topics

General information

The asylum process is a complex legal procedure; legal support will help. Protection as a LGBTIQ+ person requires certain steps during the process. 

If you or a person you are counselling seeks asylum: In any case, look for legal advice!

Helpful information on how to support LGBTIQ+ refugees in several languages:

Short information on the legal status of women and men and people of different sexual orientations or gender identities in Germany.

Short guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and inter* (LGBTI) refugees in Germany (by LSVD+/queer-refugees.de)

Information about laws concerning asylum for persecuted lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans* and intersex refugees:

Legal guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans* refugees in Arabic (by LSVD+)

Informationen on the topic of health

Useful information on basic health issues and the healthcare system in Germany specifically for refugees – in several languages

Health guide for asylum seekers in Germany (published by the Federal Ministry of Health)

Information about your rights in Germany, the German healthcare system, HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and safer sex:

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