SCHLAU Dortmund
SCHLAU Dortmund is a queer education and anti-discrimination project in which young queer people lead workshops on the topic of gender, sexual and romantic diversity in schools and other educational institutions. We talk about life realities and biographies, coming out, experiences of discrimination, prejudices and role models.
About SCHLAU Dortmund
Target group(s)
Queer young people aged 18 and over who would like to give workshops in schools and other educational institutions and talk about their own queerness, coming out, etc.
Founding year
2009
Paid staff
2
Funding
SCHLAU Dortmund is funded by the City of Dortmund. This makes it possible to offer the workshops free of charge. In addition to two full-time employees to coordinate the project, the workshops are mainly run by volunteers.
Objectives
- Recognizing and reflecting on prejudices and stereotypes
- Raising awareness of the life situation of young LGBTIQ* people
- Making discrimination visible and its mechanisms methodically tangible
- Preventing physical and psychological violence
- Enabling conversations and making social diversity visible
- Promoting respect and acceptance of gender, sexual and romantic diversity
- Teaching skills for engagement against LGBTIQ* hostility
- Encouraging teenagers and young adults to deal confidently with their sexual and romantic orientation and gender identity
Your support helps
the visualization and acceptance of diverse and queer lifestyles.
