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LGBTQIA*

The English acronym LGBTQIA* stands for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer*, Intersex, and Asexual.” The LGBTQIA* Affairs Division within the Office for Equal Opportunity and Diversity addresses issues and needs of the queer community. We are committed to ensuring that LGBTQIA* individuals have equal opportunities for participation. We also aim to strengthen the visibility and acceptance of queer identities and lifestyles within the city’s community. We regularly exchange ideas with organizations and initiatives in Erlangen and the surrounding area. To expand access to the City of Erlangen’s programs and services for LGBTQIA* individuals, we are in contact with other city departments.

Are you looking for the right counseling service? You’ll find an overview under “Support & Help.”


Queer Inclusion in Erlangen

Queer people have always been part of our society. Nevertheless, even in Erlangen today, the LGBTQIA* community must still advocate for participation and visibility—things that should be taken for granted.

For this reason, we show our solidarity several times a year on queer action days by raising the rainbow flag at City Hall. The rainbow benches on Nürnberger Straße are also intended to make queer life in Erlangen more visible. Despite progress, queer people remain underrepresented in many areas. Since 2020, we have been sponsoring a stage at events such as the Queer Poetry Slam held during Erlangen’s CSD to give queer voices a stronger platform.

LGBTQIA* individuals continue to face discrimination, and their needs are not always taken into account. Restrooms for all genders at City Hall and other public facilities make a small contribution toward making everyday life easier.

Starting in the fall of 2024, the Queer Center will open in Erlangen, offering the LGBTQIA* community and its allies a space for counseling, events, and dialogue. The youth center “QueErlangen,” which the city has been funding since 2022, is also set to be housed there, offering young people a safe space to gather. The Queer Center is funded by the city. This makes Erlangen the third major city in Bavaria to establish a queer meeting place with a comprehensive range of services.

None of this would be possible without the many dedicated groups and individuals from the LGBTQIA* community in Erlangen and the surrounding area. In a democratic society, it is essential that queer people are recognized as full members and can freely express themselves. That is why we are happy to support efforts toward inclusion and visibility—in keeping with the city’s motto, “Open by Tradition”!


News from the LGBTQIA* Community

Promotion Days

International Transgender Day of Visibility

Every year on March 31, the International Transgender Day of Visibility is observed. It is celebrated to highlight the achievements and successes of transgender and gender-nonconforming people. At the same time, it aims to highlight all the changes that still need to be made to ensure that trans people have equal rights.

Support & Help

Networks

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Coordination group

LGBTIQ* SOGI

The coordination group "SOGI - Sexual Orientations and Gender Identities in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region" aims to promote the acceptance of and protection against discrimination in the area of SOGI.

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News

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Youth Social Work in Schools for Adolescents

Youth social work in schools for adolescents is established in Erlangen at middle schools, a Realschule, and a Gymnasium.

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JUBA-ER Youth Employment Agency

At the Youth Career Agency (JUBA), teenagers and young adults receive comprehensive support to help them get a foothold in the job market or in their studies and successfully navigate the many challenges they face.

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Chance 8.9.Plus

Chance 8.9.Plus is an extracurricular, individualized support program offered by the Erlangen City Youth Welfare Office that assists young people as they prepare to graduate from high school.

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Erlangen Declaration on Diversity, Respect, and Tolerance

In its 10th anniversary year, the Office for Equal Opportunity and Diversity / International Relations focused on bringing together various stakeholders in the city’s civil society. Working together in solidarity, 2,025 dedicated members of Erlangen’s urban community—representing a wide range of sectors in civil society, business, and academia—drafted the “Erlangen Declaration on Diversity, Respect, and Tolerance.” We would like to briefly outline the process that led to this declaration.

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Youth social work, Youth employment agency, Help for young people, Youth counseling

Completely different worries

The youth employment agency offers youth social work.

Help Shape Erlangen

Plans and projects

"Axis of Science" Center for the Humanities

In the coming years, the “Axis of Science” will take shape in downtown Erlangen along Fahrstraße and Sieboldstraße, between the Kollegienhaus and the “Himbeerpalast.” Various new educational institutions, residential units, and commercial spaces will be built there.
Plans and projects

"The Future of Elementary Schools and Full-Day Care" Program

Starting in the 2026–2027 school year, the legal entitlement for elementary school children—initially for first graders—will take effect. This entitlement will be gradually expanded to include subsequent grade levels in the years that follow. The legal entitlement is intended to guarantee full-day educational and care services for schoolchildren. This imposes an obligation on the City of Erlangen to consider how to ensure this legal entitlement through youth services and schools, to take appropriate measures, and, in particular, to make elementary schools “structurally ready” for this purpose.
Plans and projects

A73 Highway Overpass

Together with the Free State of Bavaria and the federal government’s Autobahn GmbH, the city of Erlangen is seeking solutions to improve noise protection in the urban area along the A 73 federal highway. Residents of the adjacent residential areas would benefit most from a potential enclosure of the highway.
Plans and projects, Tram, Public Transportation, Bus, Rail, StUB, Environment, S-Bahn, Train Station, Traffic, Mobility, electrical, Construction Sites, public transit, Public transportation

City-Suburban Rail

The City-Suburban Railway (StUB) is intended to connect the cities of Nuremberg, Erlangen, and Herzogenaurach as a tram system and help secure the region’s future by serving as an efficient, environmentally friendly, accessible, and attractive alternative to car travel. The StUB offers the opportunity for sustainable mobility, particularly for the large number of commuters along the urban corridor.
Plans and projects

Climate Breakthrough

With the “Klima-Aufbruch” initiative, the city of Erlangen has embraced its role as an active driver of greenhouse gas neutrality. Through a unique participatory process, we worked together with initiatives, associations, businesses, the scientific community, and citizens to develop the “Klima-Aufbruch” roadmap—a catalog of 41 measures.

Contact

Office for Equal Opportunities and Diversity / International Relations

Anschrift

Rathausplatz 1
91052 Erlangen

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Dienstag: 09:30 - 15:00 Uhr
Donnerstag: 09:30 - 15:00 Uhr
Freitag: 09:30 - 12:00 Uhr

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