Sexual health justice for women and genderqueers.

Safer Sex Berlin is a grassroots FLINTA*-led organization working to improve access to sexual healthcare for women and genderqueer people in Germany.

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The Truth About Sexual Healthcare

Sexual healthcare in Germany is failing women and genderqueer people. Services like STI screening and counseling are only free for those labeled “high risk,” a category that excludes most of us—because we’re not having sex anyway, right? Doctors receive little training in sex-positive approaches, community clinics are overwhelmed, and systemic barriers persist at every level. This isn’t just oversight—it’s policy.

Germany’s harm-focused model reduces sexual health to the prevention of disease and unwanted pregnancy, ignoring its deeper connections to self-determination, bodily autonomy, and reproductive rights, as well as its crucial role in the fight to end gender-based violence. According to the WHO, true sexual health means being able to pursue healthy, consensual, and pleasurable experiences on one’s own terms. Germany’s outdated policies fail to meet that standard.

It’s time for change.

Our Vision

We dream of an approach to sexual health that actively centers genderqueer people and women, focusing on pleasure, self-determination, agency, and consent as a way not only of reducing harm, but promoting well-being.

We dream of a world where access to sexual health resources is straightforward, affirming, anonymous, and affordable for all people.

We dream of a world free of pervasive shaming around female, trans*, intersex, and nonbinary sexual practices, a world where the stories told about female and genderqueer sexuality are more expansive and unconstrained.

We dream of a world in which sexual freedom is affirmed as a human right, where all people are empowered to pursue sexual pleasure on their own terms.

We dream of a world where sexual and reproductive health is understood as inseparable from bodily autonomy, empowerment, and the fight to end gender-based violence, a world where sex is not a stage for reproducing domination and submission along gendered lines, but a space of mutual exploration, agency, and joy for all.

OUR WORK

Bringing our bold vision for FLINTA* sexual healthcare to life requires both expanding resources and dismantling barriers. That means providing frontline services, but also raising awareness about gender discrimination in access to care, changing cultural narratives about FLINTA* sexuality, and closing the gender gap in sexual health research. Through each of our projects, we’re working toward these dual goals.

Hosting roundtable discussions and other events to create space to talk about sexual health and pleasure. Let’s get together and dish on everything we might not share with our partners, friends, or doctors – from consent to chemsex, STIs to gender-based violence. We facilitate open, non-judgmental conversations about female and genderqueer sexualities. Bring your questions, concerns, fears, and fantasies!
Organizing inclusive and stigma-free testing events especially targeted to women and genderqueer people. STIs are a reality of human sexuality; getting tested for them should be easy, affordable, and affirming! Our pop-up testing events are all about reducing stigma and eliminating barriers, helping women and genderqueer people get tests with little hassle and at low cost. Risk assessments and counselling available to those who want it; no-questions-asked service provision to those who prefer anonymity.
Raising awareness about the barriers faced by female and genderqueer people in accessing equitable care. We’re participating in public health conferences, joining panels, and hosting workshops to educate key stakeholders and the public about the lack of services available to us. By showing up in spaces where healthcare and policy decisions are shaped, we’re making sure FLINTA* voices are heard and building public support to drive systemic change.
Collecting insights and data through real-life stories and community-led surveys to better understand the barriers FLINTA* people face when accessing sexual healthcare. The data we collect informs our advocacy efforts and helps us make a stronger case for change. It also helps us challenge the sexist science that drives current policy.
Debunking the myths that justify the unequal distribution of resources – from the idea that FLINTA* people are virginal saints to the claim that accessing tests is not really that hard. We’re challenging the logic behind the system and changing scripts about female and genderqueer sexualities. It’s time to reclaim the narrative and set the record straight through real-life stories, surveys, in-person events, and online forums: we are having sex, and we need access to doctors, tests, and sex positive sex education to help us stay safe.
Centralizing information to enable people to access available resources. Our website serves as an information hub to help women and genderqueer people manage their sexual health. Whether you have questions about safer sex practices, STI testing, or finding supportive clinics, we work hard to provide as clear and up-to-date information as we can.
Educating doctors on how to better meet the sexual health needs of women and genderqueer people. We’re creating educational materials and programs to equip gynecologists, urologists, and GPs with the knowledge they need to provide better, more affirming care.
Pushing the government to increase funding for FLINTA* sexual health, improve access to preventative care like STI testing and PrEP, and provide more inclusive, multilingual resources. Our aim is to fundamentally transform the statutory health system, which focuses narrowly on disease prevention and allocates resources based on perceived risk, providing fewer services to those of us labeled “low risk.” Instead, we advocate for a model rooted in WHO’s definition of sexual health, which prioritizes pleasure, autonomy, and equal access to care. By rallying public support and mobilizing collective power, we’re lobbying for systemic change at the highest levels.
Forming partnerships across Berlin to tackle sexual health inequities, collaborating with grassroots initiatives, harm reduction organizations, and state health authorities. Together, we aim to ensure no one—especially marginalized populations—gets left behind.

We’re just getting started, and there’s so much more to come. Stay tuned for updates on upcoming events, advocacy efforts, and ways to support the movement for accessible and inclusive sexual healthcare for all.

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We’re a 100% grassroots, bottom-up initiative: every euro counts, every euro is appreciated.

Our three-person team is currently being funded by the Grace Accelerator, so we can work full-time to shake shit up. We are currently raising 1,500 Euro for legal incorporation as a nonprofit so we can get more funding in the future.

A special note to our cis male allies: imagine what it would be like if you had to fight for every single STI test, literally argue with doctors and clinicians to give you one. Imagine asking for an STI test and facing explicit shaming or outright denial that the sex you’re having is even happening. Imagine that if on the off chance you were successful in getting a test, you’d be asked to shell out 100+ euros each time. That’s the situation your FLINTA* friends are facing.

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