Schokofabrik - Casa Kuà

Trans* Inter* Queer Community & Health Centre

Casa Kuà is organised by trans* and non binary BIPoCs to make health more accessible to other trans, inter, non binary and queer people,  and especially for those affected by racism.

The aim of the centre is as they state; “to bring alternative, traditional, and conventional medical treatments together.”

They also want to bring communities together, centring the needs and wishes of BIPoC (Black, Indigenous & People of Colour) trans* people, because for them, communities and health are inseparable.

The Violence against Women support Hotline – Support and counseling for Women

Available round the clock, 365 days a year and free of charge: the Violence against women support hotline offers victims a way of receiving competent advice securely, anonymously and regardless of disability whenever they need it. Counsellors provide women with confidential support and if needed can help them find appropriate local support options in their area. This new support service thus caters to a concrete social need and plays an important role in directing survivors of any kind of abuse/assault, relatives of them, and their friends to professionals and towards appropriate support resources.

 Psychosocial and Legal Counseling

MILES offers psychosocial and legal counselling as well as support for LGBTIQ* refugees and people with migration biographies, people who identify as LGBTIQ* BIPoC and their relatives.

Their psychosocial counselling is free of charge and can be anonymous if desired.

The main subjects are coming out, sexual and gender identity, emotional stress, as well as conflicts on housing or accommodation, and discrimination.

They work both with other organizations and institutions as well as consult other counselling centres in Berlin. In addition, they cooperate with different related organizations and can transfer you to alternative counselling facilities.

As part of a joint counselling service from the Refugee Law Clinic Berlin and MILES, LGBTIQ* refugees are able to receive anonymous counseling and assistance with asylum procedures (free of charge).

In cooperation with qualified LGBTIQ*-sensitive lawyers, we offer a legal counseling service to LGBTIQ* refugees, LGBTIQ* migrants and LGBTIQ* BIPoC.

As a long term member of the Berlin-based working group against forced marriage (Berliner Arbeitskreis gegen Zwangsverheiratung) they also offer counselling for adult individuals who are threatened by forced marriage and other forms of violence against sexual and gender identity and cooperate with the Kreisverband des AWO Berlin Spree-Wuhle e.V. Our new cooperation project with them is the sheltered housing for LGBTIQ*.

Counseling Center QUEER LEBEN

This is a counseling centre for inter* and trans* and queer persons of all ages, their parents and relatives.

Inter*: refers to persons who are born with a body that does not fit the common societal ideas about sex. These common ideas are based on a binary division of sex, which assumes that all persons can be classified as either male or female. Inter*, or intersex, is a term coming from the inter* community, and the asterisk is intended to represent the many self-definitions that people may also use.

Trans*: According to their definition, “trans*” refers to persons who do not (also: not entirely, or not always) identify with the sex they were assigned at birth. If you are questioning your gender identity, you are welcome to approach us for counselling. You decide, however, if “trans*” is a suitable term for you. They use “trans*” (with an asterisk) in order to encompass as many trans identities as possible, including, but not limited to, transsexual, transgender and gender-queer people.

They provide counselling on all questions regarding “Geschlecht” (Germ: sex and gender), gender identity and self-determination.

See more below under “Mission statement” on their website.

Telephone: +49 30 44 66 88-114

Email: mail@queer-leben.de