In many places in NRW, young volunteers and professionals are committed to ensuring that lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans* and inter* (LGBTIQ*) young people can experience empowering spaces. In queer youth meetings and groups, they spend their free time together without worrying about queer hostility and find an open ear and support when faced with anger, stress, etc. The Queer Youth Department of North Rhine-Westphalia supports and accompanies this work.