Hamburg's various LGBTQIA+ communities and organisations are wonderful resources offering support to those who need it, as well as volunteer opportunities to those looking to give back.
Located near Central Station, the LGBTQIA+ community centre Hein & Fiete provides counselling and education focused on safe sex and HIV prevention. AIDS-Hilfe Hamburg, located at Lange Reihe 30 ─ 32, provides testing and counselling, as well as a safe meeting place for people living with HIV or AIDS. CASA Blanca provides multilingual support and counselling, as well as free STI-testing in Altona.
The Magnus Hirschfeld Centre (MHC) is a long-standing LGBTQIA+ support centre in Winterhude. Besides hosting more than 30 clubs and self-help groups, MHC offers professional help with questions relating to gender identity and sexual orientation. With its lively cultural programme, the café provides a social meeting point.
Intervention strives for political recognition for lesbian girls and women, organises lectures and offers a space for social and self-help groups. Intervention’s centre in Karoviertel quarter is also the location of JungLesbenZentrum, which offers a safe space for politically-minded female-identified young people up to 25 years.
LGBTQIA+ Christians can find like-minded individuals at several church communities. The largest is MCC Hamburg, which holds services at Steindamm 87 in St. Georg every Sunday at 6:00 p.m.
Especially for LGBTQIA+ refugees, there is the Queer Refugees meeting at Centro Sociale on Tuesdays from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m, while students can get involved in university politics and meet other LGBTQI students with Queer Referat Hamburg.