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A safe space for queer seniors

Christine Bayer
May 14, 2025

Based in one of Germany's main hubs for queer life, Berlin-Schöneberg, the Immanuel nursing home specializes in the needs of elderly LGBTQ+ people. They are living next to heterosexual seniors in a safe space. It's an exceptional concept, given that an estimated 20 out of 16,000 care homes in Germany are certified as queer-sensitive spaces for seniors.

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