Associations and support services
As a spokesperson for the LGBTIQ student community on campuses in Lausanne, PlanQueer regularly organises a variety of forums for LGBTIQ people to meet, exchange ideas and discuss issues.
Contact: planqueer@asso-unil.ch
VoGay is committed to and with people affected by LGBTIQ life, and offers a variety of activities and resources for all audiences.
Website
Contact: info@vogay.ch
Lilith is an association of homosexual women created in December 1994 in Lausanne to compensate for the lack of structure, support and information for lesbians in the Canton of Vaud.
Website
Contact: contact@associationlilith.ch
The mission of the Agnodice Foundation is to promote a society in Switzerland that considers variations in gender identity and sexual development as an asset of human diversity.
Website
Contact: info@agnodice.ch
Founded by the State of Vaud and recognised as a public utility, Profa provides a forum for discussion on issues affecting the intimacy of men, women, young and old, couples and people from all walks of life.
- Sexual health consultation
Consultation for everyone, from teenagers·e·x à adults
Contact - Sex education
Telephone hotline for school professionals and parents
Contact: education.sexuelle@profa.ch - Checkpoint Vaud
Community health centre for gay men, bisexual men, men who have sex with men, trans* people and their partners
Contact: vaud@mycheckpoint.ch - Centre LAVI - Loi fédérale sur l'aide aux victimes d'infraction
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Transgender Network Switzerland represents at national level the interests of all people who do not identify with the gender they were born with, and supports trans* people and those around them in their individual journeys.
Website
Contact: info@tgns.ch
Web portal for trans* people and employers.
Swiss professional network of homosexual women (*), who practice or have practiced a profession, who are pursuing a training or professional development path.
Contact: contact@lwork.ch
NETWORK is the Swiss association for homosexual leaders, company directors, executives, artists and individuals who want to get involved.
Contact: info@network.ch
Assistance and support association for victims of violence with impacts on the intimate sphere
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Website
Contact: info@association-pav.ch
Association for the sexual health of women* who love women
Contact: lesklamydias@gmail.com
Website
Contact: info@stopsuicide.ch
Provided by psychiatrists and psychologists from the CHUV's Department of Psychiatry, this consultation enables students and doctoral students at the University of Lausanne who are experiencing psychological difficulties to benefit from a free consultation;e·xs from UNIL who are experiencing psychological difficulties to benefit from temporary medical support. The first consultation is free of charge, and subsequent consultations are paid for by the basic health insurance scheme (LAMal).
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Contact: consult.psy-unil@chuv.ch
The Accueil Santé, staffed by nurses, offers students and teaching assistants free and confidential consultations on all health-related issues.
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Contact: accueilsante@unil.ch
As a joint educational service of UNIL, EPFL and the Catholic and Protestant Churches of the canton of Vaud, the aumônerie offers tuition and support tailored to the needs of each individual.
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Contact: aumonerie@unil.ch
The Rainbow Families umbrella association provides social and legal protection for the interests of same-sex families in Switzerland. It also aims to create a network of contacts between these families and interested individuals and organisations in Switzerland and abroad. Through its communication work and presence in the field, it helps to raise awareness of the existence of same-sex families. Various counselling services for families and interested individuals are currently being set up.
Contact: info@famillesarcenciel.ch