You can feel a little lonely as an LGBT+ person – especially if you’re young. You don’t necessarily know another LGBT+ person, with whom you can share your experiences, doubts and insecurities which can make you feel a little lonely and different from those around you. Even if you want to seek out other LGBT+ people it can seem unmanageable and frightening to seek out new LGBT+ communities alone. This is why LGBT+HUSET (the LGBT+HOUSE) has started Queer to Queer.
Queer to Queer connects an LGBT+ youth with a slightly older LGBT+ mentor. As a mentee during the mentor process, you get to know another LGBT+ person who can recognize some of the experiences you have and where you can talk about your thoughts and feelings. You meet a couple of times a month – maybe over a cup of hot chocolate, a trip to Museum KØN or meet at the boardgame café - and talk about what kind of community you want to be a part of. Together you seek out the communities and you get the possibility to try the different events until you find the group that, hopefully, fits you perfectly.
To become a mentee, you must:
- Identify as an LGBT+ person
- Be 16-26 years old
- Want to meet another person
- And want to seek out new communities together
Does it sound like something for you? Then sign up here:
Do you want to know more before you make a decision? Contact us here and arrange a meeting where you can get to hear more about Queer to Queer:
You sign up – what now?
- An introduction meeting with the project coordinator
- You will be matched with your mentor
- Your mentor contacts you and you arrange your first meeting
- You and your mentor meet up for the first time
- You meet with your mentor about twice a month
- After six months you have an evaluation meeting to evaluate the process and check if it should be finished or extended.