hab queer bern is the LGBTQ association for Bern and one of the oldest in Switzerland, founded in 1972. Its office and most of its meet-ups are at the Villa Bernau, a neighbourhood centre in Wabern on the southern edge of the city and a tram ride from the middle of Bern.
The association does two distinct things. It advises, on coming out and on legal and social questions, and it does political and public awareness work for the community in the canton. Alongside that it runs a regular social programme at the villa: a shared meal and get-together known as 3gang, a queer eat and meet with a regulars' table for trans and intersex people, a gay discussion group, and an afternoon meet-up aimed at older members.
For a visitor this is less a night out than the way into the local community, which in a city with one gay bar is worth knowing about.
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