A white telephone receiver on a pink telephone key: this is the somewhat antiquated-looking logo of Rosa Hilfe Wuerzburg, founded more than 40 years ago under the roof of the gay and lesbian centre WuF e.
Nationwide, the Rosa Hilfe facilities in the respective cities offer qualified counselling on all aspects of the life of gay, bi- and transsexual men by gay men. In the 70s of the last century, when homosexuality was socially and politically outlawed in the prevailing moral concepts, this was certainly an important anchor for gays.
In the meantime, however, much has changed: Paragraph , which made sexual acts between persons of the male sex punishable, has been repealed, society has become more open, not only politicians and celebrities publicly acknowledge their homosexuality and thus act as media role models. But even under these pleasant circumstances, Rosa Hilfe Wuerzburg is still frequently called upon, as Andy Hausknecht and Bjoern Soldner from the current nine-member consulting team assure.
They are of different ages from mids to mids , have different personal and professional experiences some with psychological or socio-pedagogical training , come from different walks of life. They share not only the experiences they have had as homosexual men themselves, but also the common demand for good counselling, which is ensured by joint further training and education on how to conduct discussions and on specialist topics.
Help from gays for gays, which makes it easier to establish contact. What are the topics? Questions about coming out still play an important role — especially among men between the ages of mid and mid, but hardly among teenagers and young adults, who tend to take less advice on this. Where can you meet people? But the need for advice on health issues is also consistently high. However, we often also refer to further advice centres and cooperation partners as well as specialised medical and psychosocial services from the region.
