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About Villingen-Schwenningen
Villingen-Schwenningen is the administrative seat and largest town of the Schwarzwald-Baar district in Baden-Württemberg, and the regional centre of Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg. Queer visibility here comes mainly from a few local services and from Pride events in the surrounding area.
The clearest sign of queer life in town is in youth work. In the K3 youth centre on Kalkofenstraße, the city runs an open group called Smash the Cistem. It is meant for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex and queer young people aged thirteen to twenty-one who want to talk, meet others or do things together. The group is run by the municipal youth service and meets every Friday on the second floor of the building. Lambda Baden-Württemberg, the state-wide queer youth association, also lists it as the youth group for Villingen-Schwenningen.
In neighbouring Tuttlingen, a local group has organised a Pride march, with a rally on the market square and a walk through the town centre.
Anyone who wants to get involved in Pride or find queer groups elsewhere in the state can start with the Queer Network of Baden-Württemberg (Queeres Netzwerk Baden-Württemberg). This state-wide alliance brings together counselling and self-help services, including support for relatives and friends, and runs its own online counselling service. Its member organisations are based in places such as Freiburg, Konstanz, Singen and Offenburg. The network also includes the youth association Queer Future, which links queer youth groups across Baden-Württemberg.
Villingen-Schwenningen Pride – frequently asked questions
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