24. December 2020

LSVD publishes a practical guide aiming at the protection of LGBTIQ+ refugees in shelters

The German-language guideline targets the employees at the shelters of the federal states and municipalities. Author Alva Träbert concisely explains how the provisions for the protection of LGBTIQ+ refugees of the German “Minimum Standards for the Protection of  Refugees in Refugee Accommodations” can be implemented in practice. With this practical guideline, the LSVD hopes to give the shelter staff members “primarily practical proposals and helpful materials for their work with LGBTIQ+ refugees,” comment Henny Engels and Patrick Dörr on behalf of the LSVD board. The compilation of the guide was sponsored by the German Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ). The guide is available for download and can also be ordered free of charge by sending an email to ed.dvsl@seegufer-reeuq.