Durchblick is the advice centre of AIDS-Hilfe Hagen, and it is the address most of the city's queer life is organised from. It sits in a rear courtyard on Körnerstraße, entrance C, a short walk from the city centre.
The association has worked on HIV and sexual health in Hagen since 1987 and describes itself as a meeting point for people living with HIV and for queer people. Counselling, HIV and STI testing, PrEP advice and help with social rights all happen in these rooms, by appointment and without one.
Several queer groups use the same space. There is a youth and coming-out group for LGBT+ people aged 14 to 25, a separate group for queer refugees, and a telephone advice line for queer callers. The youth group will collect newcomers from the station, the bus stop or the courtyard entrance for anyone who would rather not walk in alone.
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