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Public Security Campaign “Safe and Visible Together” – Promoting the Safety of Queer People
As part of the “Mannheim’s Allies” project, the public campaign “Safe and Visible Together” raised awareness of violence against queer people and promoted safety, visibility, and solidarity. Posters displayed on trams, in public spaces, and across social media featured queer Mannheim residents alongside city and police leaders like the lord mayor and the police president,…
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Internal Queer Awareness Training for Administrative Staff
The Department of Labor & Social Affairs, in close collaboration with the LGBTI Commission of the City, organised a two-part training for all management staff to promote understanding of queer issues and equality within the administration. The sessions were designed and delivered by the Commission’s staff in coordination with the department. Topics included LGBTI identities,…
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Berlin Strategy for Queer Safety and Against Queerphobia
In Berlin´s government policy guidelines the Senate of Berlin has undertaken to ‘develop a “state strategy for queer safety and against queerphobia” and to establish a Round Table on ‘Protection against queer-hostile hate crime’. The Berlin state strategy was developed under the leadership of the „State Office for Equal Treatment – Against Discrimination“ (LADS) as…
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Monitoring Report on Anti-Queer Violence and Discrimination in Berlin
Berlin is the only federal state in Germany so far that runs a “Monitoring Report on Anti-Queer Violence in Berlin” as an instrument to combat hate violence against lesbian, gay, bi+, trans*, intersex and queer people (LGBTIQ+). The “Monitoring Report on Anti-Queer Violence in Berlin” has been published every two years since 2020. Besides analysing…
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Report IT Always (RITA) – targeted campaign for reporting lgbtqi+ related hate crime
Report IT Always (RITA) started as a campaign to promote reporting of LGBT+ related hate crimes during Pride 2024. RITA was founded by a commercial talent agency for LGBTQI+ performers, and is supported by the municipality of Amsterdam. The use of targeted campaigns and the possibility to report to an organisation from within the community…
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A call to action against cyberviolence
The internet and social media have transformed the ways we connect, share information, and mobilize. For many LGBTIQ+ people, these spaces offer refuge, support, and the freedom to express themselves, especially when acceptance is lacking in their immediate surroundings. However, they are also spaces where specific forms of violence occur : harassment, hate speech, algorithmic…
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A new LGBTIQ+ public network in French-speaking Switzerland
At the initiative of the City of Geneva, representatives in charge of LGBTIQ+ issues within public institutions across French-speaking region of Switzerland have met since 2023 to share experiences and strengthen cooperation. To ensure continuity, greater visibility, and enhanced impact, the working group formally became an association earlier this year under the name “Conférence Romande…
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Promotion of queer art
During Pride Month, LGBTIQ office collaborated with local gay artist, Ilija Vujošević, and supported his interdisciplinary art project which combined photography, sculpture and participation of queer community through outdoor workshops. The project explored the ways in which queer identities intersect with nature, mythology, and marginalization. At the center of the project is a photo book…