Community & help
Queer associations, advice and support across Switzerland.
Associations, helplines, community hubs and support (including chemsex/addiction help) for the queer community in Switzerland. We link the official organisations — reach out to them directly.
Switzerland-wide
Aids-Hilfe Schweiz
Aids-Hilfe Schweiz plans, coordinates and implements HIV prevention and STI harm reduction projects, with particular focus on most-affected groups including MSM and the queer community. Provides chemsex and harm-reduction resources and advocates for the rights and equality of people living with HIV.
- HIV prevention and STI harm reduction
- chemsex harm-reduction resources and training
- counselling and support for people with HIV
- training for health professionals
- policy advocacy and rights
Support and harm reduction, no judgement.
Updated 2026-06-25
Dachverband Regenbogenfamilien
Umbrella association for rainbow families in Switzerland (families with at least one lesbian, gay, bi, trans* or queer parent). Provides counselling for families and LGBTIQ* people with a desire to have children, and advocacy with authorities and politics. Active since 2010.
- counselling for rainbow families
- support for LGBTIQ+ people with wish to have children
- advocacy
- networking
- public information
Updated 2026-07-30
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Peer counselling for young people on sexual and romantic orientation, gender identity, coming out and everyday life; via email and in-person meetings in German-speaking Switzerland.
- peer counselling
- coming-out support
- gender identity support
- youth support
- information pool
Updated 2026-07-02
InterAction Suisse
InterAction Suisse is the national association for intersex people in Switzerland. Founded on Intersex Awareness Day 2017, it campaigns to end non-consensual medical interventions on children and provides safe spaces for inter* people and their families.
- community space for intersex people, parents and allies
- phone advice (Sundays and Tuesdays)
- education and public awareness
- political advocacy (end non-consensual interventions)
Updated 2026-06-25
- lesbian, bi & queer women's visibility
- advocacy
- anti-discrimination
Updated 2026-06-21
LGBTI Youth Fund Switzerland
Independent Swiss fund (founded 2022) supporting local, regional and national initiatives for LGBTIQ youth. Young queer people (18–25) can participate in decision-making groups that determine which projects receive funding. Supported by the Oak Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation.
- grants for LGBTIQ youth initiatives in Switzerland
- youth participation in grant decision-making
- funding for local and national queer youth programmes
Updated 2026-06-25
- advice
- report discrimination or violence
- referrals
Updated 2026-06-21
Milchjugend
Swiss youth organisation for lesbian, gay, bi, aro-ace, trans and intersex young people, and everyone in between or beyond those labels.
- queer youth community
- youth events
- Milchbar network
- Milchbuechli magazine
- peer information
Updated 2026-07-02
- gay & bi men's network
- regional groups
- leadership / community
Updated 2026-06-21
- gay & bi men's rights
- community
- political advocacy
- helpline partner
- queer human rights
- LGBTIQ refugee support
- mentoring
- awareness
Updated 2026-06-21
- trans advice
- legal information
- community networking
- trans welcome
By city
Association 360
Association 360 has worked since 1998 for the legal and social equality of LGBTQ+ people in Geneva — offering a unique legal service (the only one in French-speaking Switzerland), Trans* support, an LGBTQ+ families pole, and groups for Bi+, seniors and more.
- legal service (unique in French-speaking Switzerland)
- Trans* support group and individual counselling
- LGBTQ+ families (homoparents) support
- BiPan+ group
- seniors groups (Tamalou, Babayagas)
- professional training and awareness
- lesbian & feminist community
- support space
- visibility
- events
Updated 2026-06-21
- gay men's community
- welcome centre
- health support
- youth refuge
- social activities
- community
- counselling
- political advocacy
- social offers
- community groups
- projects
- meetings
- consultations
- expat group
Updated 2026-06-21
- community groups
- advocacy
- meetups
- bi group
- trans & non-binary groups
- migration support
Updated 2026-06-21
- LGBTQIA+ association
- meetups
- information
- training
- Italian-speaking Switzerland
Milchbar Luzern (Milchjugend)
Regular queer youth meetup run by Milchjugend in Lucerne — bar nights, exchange and community for young queer people.
- queer youth meetup
- community
- events
Updated 2026-06-23
Pride Zentralschweiz
Central Switzerland's Pride in Lucerne — known for its night-time Pride march through the city and the festival at Vögeligärtli.
- Pride demonstration
- NightPride
- visibility
- community mobilisation
Updated 2026-06-23
- chemsex support
- harm reduction referral
- psychological support
- sexual health
Support and harm reduction, no judgement.
- central contact point
- meetups
- QueerLicht
- community
- events
- projects
queerAltern Region Basel
queerAlternBasel is an association founded in 2021 in the Basel region, advocating for self-determined, visible and diverse queer life in old age. Monthly Stammtisch at Bistro Rosa, cultural outings, and work on queer housing, healthcare and political participation.
- monthly Stammtisch at Bistro Rosa Basel
- monthly Socin-Abende (third Thursday)
- cultural outings and museum visits
- podcast and newsletter
- queer aging, housing and healthcare advocacy
Updated 2026-06-25
QueerBienne
Association networking queer people (LGBTIQ+) in Biel/Bienne, the Seeland and surroundings — with a regular QueerStamm meetup.
- networking
- QueerStamm meetup
- community
- awareness
Updated 2026-06-23
- queer sports
- community sport
- anti-discrimination in sport
QueerUnity Luzern
Association for LGBTQ+ students at the University of Lucerne — exchange, networking and visibility on campus.
- LGBTQ+ student community
- networking
- campus inclusion
Updated 2026-06-23
- community space
- partner organisations
- events
- co-working
- discussion groups
Updated 2026-06-21
- welcome structure
- listening
- information
- HIV/STI prevention
- advocacy
- LGBTQ+ student community
- contact point
- networking
- campus inclusion
Updated 2026-06-21
- LGBTIQ+ community
- advice
- advocacy
- activities
- queer space
- regular meetups
- FLINTA meetup
- youth meetup
- community care
Zonaprotetta — Gayticino
Zonaprotetta is a Lugano-based project specialising in sexual health for men who have sex with men (MSM) — including gay, bisexual, queer men and others in Ticino. It provides HIV and syphilis testing in Lugano and promotes protection, sexual health education and harm reduction.
- HIV and syphilis rapid testing in Lugano
- sexual health counselling for MSM
- harm reduction resources
- community outreach and education in Ticino
Support and harm reduction, no judgement.
Updated 2026-06-25
- Pride demonstration
- visibility
- political advocacy
- community mobilisation
Updated 2026-06-21