Bern

Goal

The legal and factual equality of LGBTIQ people in the city of Berne in every area of life.

Policy

The City of Berne is actively pursuing the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people. To this end, it extended the mandate of its Office for Gender Equality and created a new project leader position in 2018. The mandate includes promoting equality both within the municipal administration as well as encouraging equal rights in the population at large. The legal and factual equality of LGBTIQ people is manifested in the Action Plan 2019-2022, which specifies measures to promote the equality of women and men and LGBTIQ people.

Focus areas

Incorporate LGBTIQ issues into all political fields
Act as a LGBTIQ-friendly employer
Provide LGBTIQ-inclusive services
Raise awareness for LGBTIQ matters and provide information and counselling within the municipal administration and to the population
Collaborate with local and national NGOs active in the LGBTIQ field

Collaboration partners

The exchange of knowledge and expertise relating to LGBTIQ-issues is vital to us. The following list contains collaborating organisations on a national and local level.

National Organization:

Milchjugend

LOS – Lesbenorganisation Schweiz

Pink Cross – Schweizer Dachverband der schwulen und bi Männer* TGNS – Transgender Network Switzerland

InterAction – Intergeschlechtliche Menschen Schweiz

Aromantisches und Asexuelles Spektrum Schweiz

Dachverband Regenbogenfamilien

du-bist-du – Beratungs- und Informationsplattform

fels – Freundinnen, Freunde und Eltern von Lesben und Schwulen

Schweizerische Konferenz der Gleichstellungsbeauftragten (SKG)

Schweizerisches Kompetenzzentrum für Menschenrechte (SKMR)

Local Organization: