Bars, clubs, associations and groups: queer communities have fought hard for many spaces. Spaces that are still needed and used today. But is there enough space for everyone? Studies such as the one on queer hostility by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) or Positive Voices 2.0 show that many queer people experience discrimination and marginalisation, even within the queer community.
Whether gay, trans, HIV-positive, BIPoC, people with disabilities, kinksters, youngsters or best agers: we all need spaces where we are not alone, where we can be who we are. Especially now, in a time characterised by crises and increasingly hardening fronts, we need spaces that strengthen us. For us as queers, it is now important to gather our resources, represent our concerns and defend our rights. To do this, we need spaces that empower us and do not marginalise anyone!
Our "MORE SPACE" campaign aims to bring both together: let's discuss how we can create more safer spaces for all of us!
In 2025, Germany is characterised by crises and increasingly hardening fronts. Democracy and society are at a crossroads. For us as queer communities, it is now essential to gather our resources, represent our concerns and defend our rights - and we should not lose sight of our community spaces: Bars, clubs, associations or groups. Spaces that we have fought hard for as communities. Spaces that are still needed today.
ICH WEISS WAS ICH TU is the gay prevention campaign of Deutsche Aidshilfe.