About the department
Queer Youth NRW

Since 2014, the structure of queer youth work in NRW has fundamentally changed. As a result of the explicit promotion of LGBTIQ* youth work in the child and youth promotion plan of the state of NRW, many new meetings have been created and existing offers have grown. In many places, full-time positions for educational specialists have been established.
that Queer Youth Network NRW continues to exist as a lively platform for NRW-wide networking, participation and youth policy participation of young volunteers from queer youth work. In addition to supporting the youth network and continuing education opportunities for young volunteers — in parallel with the professionalization of the structure — the task profile of the Queer Youth Department of North Rhine-Westphalia has fundamentally changed Offers for full-time queer youth work professionals expanded.