Policy Field: Social Hardships & Disadvantages
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Berlin study on „LGBTIQ+ HOMELESSNESS IN BERLIN”
Housing precarity and homelessness are growing social problems that affect more and more people. For marginalised groups, such as LGBTIQ+ individuals, the situation is further exacerbated when the various intersections are taken into account. Negative, life-changing events, such as discrimination in the housing and labour markets and experiences of exclusion due to queerphobia, can lead to…
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Berlin Queer Housing* project launched
Issues surrounding escape and asylum, accommodation, residence status, housing and homelessness among queer people have so far received little attention in public discourse. However, the Berlin study on housing and homelessness among LGBTIQ+ people clearly shows that there are gaps in care and structural deficiencies in this area. The LGBTI Division of Berlin is taking…
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Unbureaucratic support for transgender women in prostitution
The municipal women’s representative of the state capital Wiesbaden has launched a project that offers women in prostitution low-threshold support in all life situations. Women selling sexual services receive information about the project: Flyers are distributed personally and new adverts for sexual services are contacted by messenger. The LGBT+ Coordination Office is involved when transgender…
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Commemoration of the abolition of the “gay paragraph” §175 StGB
The film “The End of Silence” and a subsequent discussion commemorated the abolition of the “gay paragraph”, §175 StGB, exactly 30 years ago. The film traces the persecution of gay men in particular in Frankfurt in the 1950s. Back then, homosexual men were hunted down with the help of lawyers who had already worked under…
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“Trans-Inclusive Services” Program & Guidelines
The “Taipei City Trans-Inclusive Services” integrates 23 transgender-friendly measures, such as gender-neutral restrooms, dedicated military physical exam times, and name label stickers for IDs. These initiatives address transgender individuals’ daily needs and aim to reduce discrimination, while being accessible to all, fostering broader gender equality. The “Guidelines for Providing Trans-Inclusive Services” include case studies in…
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To really « leave no one behind »
A growing number of studies show that LGBTIQ+ people are particularly impacted by growing social inequalities caused by climate change. However, they are noticeably ignored by sustainability programs, such as the 17 goals of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations. Following the framework of leaving no one behind, the City of Geneva 2024 campaign…