Year: 2024
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IDAHOT & PAARS campaign in high school
City of Leuven enters into a partnership with PAARS vzw to involve all secondary schools in the PAARS campaign as part of IDAHOT. The PAARS package includes ready-to-use teaching and action materials and helps teachers work around LGBTI+ inclusivity. City of Leuven organizes an official moment at IDAHOT to raise the flag together with civil…
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Training on gender and sexual diversity
The city of Leuven will organize a training on gender and sexual diversity for employees 4 times a year to raise more awareness, empathy and knowledge for the topic. City Profile: Leuven
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Coming Out Day – LGBTI+ elders
City of Leuven is celebrating Coming Out Day this year on Friday, October 11, with Seniors at the Movies at Kinepolis. This year we focus on LGBTI+ seniors and to what extent they feel safe to out their sexual orientation or gender identity. We are highlighting this topic during a film (Deux, 2019) that makes…
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New LGBTIQ+ Action Plan in Berlin
On 19th of December 2023, the Senate of Berlin adopted the new LGBTIQ+ Action Plan. With this third updated and expanded edition of the LGBTIQ+ Action Plan, the Senate is implementing an important milestone for the rainbow capital Berlin. The action plan is based on an intensive participatory process involving representatives of the Berlin administration,…
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training on gender – sensitive care
In 2023, we designed a training program to address the unique healthcare needs of LGBTQI+ individuals. We successfully delivered this training to frontline workers in early 2024, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to provide more inclusive care. By raising awareness about specific vulnerabilities and requirements, we aimed to reduce healthcare disparities for this…
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First Bi+ project in Berlin
Since 2024, Berlin has been funding the first Bi+ project in Berlin and in Germany. The “Bi+ Centre” run by the organisation Bi Berlin e.V. is intended to establish a counselling and networking centre that closes the gap in services for the specific needs of the largest queer group of ‘Bi+ people’. The specialist centre…
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Bystander intervention training
Since the beginning of 2023, over 600 people in Bruges have received bystander intervention training. In these trainings, participants acquire the skills to respond to inappropriate behavior or discrimination. They learn how to intervene and practice these techniques during training sessions. The City of Bruges organizes these trainings in open sessions for interested residents around…
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#EsRacismo Campaign
On March 25 of this year, the Copred, UNESCO Mexico, the Direction of Sexual Diversity and Human Rights of the Mexico City, and the local organization Racismo MX, planned, designed and disseminated the #EsRacismo campaign, which consists of 10 messages that aim to make racist and discriminatory attitudes visible in different social areas such as…
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A specific program for trans, non-binary and intersex people
As more and more individuals, particularly among youth, dare to reveal themselves as trans, non-binary or intersex, the need for specific support for these persons is increasing, as well as the call for awareness-raising measures among the public and the professionals, to help them better understand these issues. In 2024, the City of Geneva started…
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International Exchange Programme: “Sister Cities Stand Together – LGBTI Rights are Human Rights”
Since 2017, the City of Cologne has offered an international exchange programme for LGBTI human rights activists from some of Cologne’s 22 sister cities. Each year during Cologne Pride, a group of international guests visit Cologne. Activists have come from Katowice/Poland, Cluj-Napoca/Romania, Volgograd/ Russia, Tunis/Tunisia, Istanbul/Turkey, Barcelona/Spain, Liverpool/UK, Cork/Ireland, Lille/France, Turku/Finland, Tel Aviv/Israel, Rio/Brazil, Beijing/China…