COC Groningen & Drenthe is the regional arm of the Dutch LGBTQ+ organisation, covering the city, the surrounding province and Drenthe. Most of what happens in Groningen outside the bars runs through it or alongside it.
The work is organised as groups rather than as one venue. There is a salon for people over fifty, a youth group, a rainbow café for people with a learning disability, a group for autistic queer people, and one for queer migrants and refugees. Volunteers are trained and sent into schools to talk to classes, secondary school gay-straight alliances get support, and the organisation is one of those behind Groningen Pride.
The office on Akkerstraat is a working office rather than a drop-in centre and is visited by appointment. The activities themselves take place at venues around the city, and the agenda on the website is the place to find where.
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