The following resources are available in the Czech Republic to support you:
πΊπ³ United Nations Agencies
UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, supports governments in protecting people forced to flee their homes because of conflict or persecution, and stateless persons, helping them build better futures.
In Czechia, UNHCR supports the government in ensuring access to asylum procedures, upholding the rights and protection of refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless persons, and supporting the inclusion and integration of refugees.
Through its NGO partners and funded refugee-led organizations, UNHCR provides:
- legal information and counselling;
- integration-related support and social counselling in accessing housing, education, employment and services;
- mental health and psychosocial support;
- specialized services to victims of trafficking and survivors of exploitation.
You may find useful information for LGBTIQ+ refugees, asylum-seekers and Czechia on UNHCR’s HELP website.
For more information on assistance and services in Czechia, or to contact UNHCR Czechia, please reach out by:
π Phone on the UNHCR Refugee toll-free helpline: 800 050 832
π§ E-mail: contact_czechia@unhcr.org
For more information on UNHCR’s NGO partners in Czechia, please see the contact list below. You can find an UNHCR partner reference by the profile of each organization.
π³οΈβπ LGBTIQ+ Organizations
MINORITIES, z.s.
An organization based in Brno that focuses primarily on legal and other support for LGBTIQ+ foreigners. Here you can get a lawyer for your asylum or other case, support for housing, finding a job or healthcare. It also organizes community-oriented events where you can meet other LGBTIQ+ foreigners, as well as Czechs.
π Web: https://theminorities.info
π± FB: @TheMinoritiesCZ | IG: @theminoritiescz
Q-HUB
Q-Hub is a network of volunteers from the professional and lay public who participate in awareness-raising, research and educational activities in the field of sexual, gender and relationship diversity through various projects. Its main perspective is health and psychology, which is given by our roots at the Institute for Psychological Research (INPSY) at Masaryk University. The goal of Q-Hub is to disseminate evidence-based knowledge and recommendations regarding the care of LGBTQAI+ people, actively participate in research and educate the public and professionals through lectures and workshops.
π Web: www.q-psy.cz
π± FB: @q.hubCZ | IG: @q.hubcz
Prague Pride
One of the largest LGBTIQ+ organizations in the Czech Republic, which not only organizes the August Prague Pride festival with many cultural and sporting events and a parade through the city, but also operates a Community Center in Prague, support groups, advocacy and educational activities, and provide legal advisory throughout the year.
π Web: https://praguepride.cz
π± FB: @PraguePrideCZ | IG: @prague.pride
Trans*parent
Transparent z. s. strives to promote rights and positive social changes for the benefit of transgender, non-binary and intersex people. The association was founded in Prague in the spring of 2015 due to the need to share information and experiences and change policies in the field of equality for transgender people. Transparent thus seeks to promote understanding and acceptance of trans, non-binary and intersex people both at the social and legislative levels.
π Web: https://jsmetransparent.cz/
π± FB: @transparentCZ | IG: @transparentCZ
Queer & Trans Youth CZ
The organization welcomes all LGBTQIA+ teens, including those who are still searching for themselves. We offer a safe space full of acceptance, support, and social contact. Are you trying to clarify your gender identity or sexual orientation and need to know that you are not alone? Do you want to find people who will understand you? Do you want to learn more about queer and trans topics in the Czech Republic? Then don’t hesitate and visit one of their events!
π Web: https://qty.cz/
π± FB: @queerteens.cz | IG: @qty.cz
Logos
Logos is an ecumenical Christian community with nationwide activity, open to people of various religious backgrounds and those who are non-believers in the traditional sense of the word. Its goal is to create conditions for the healthy spiritual development of LGBT+ citizens and their integration into society and churches, support partner and family relationships and social activities helping people with a minority sexual orientation and their families in crisis situations and in finding a responsible lifestyle.
π Web: https://www.logoscr.cz/brno/
π± FB: @LogosCR
Plusko+
Collective Plusko+ is a Brno-Prague queer group that strives to create a safe space for all members of the lgbtqia+ community, for all those who are looking for themselves, for those who don’t fit in, and for all those who are themselves a plus in our society.
π Web: https://pluskolektiv.cz/
π± FB: @pluskolektiv | IG: @pluskolektiv
𧩠Helping Organizations in General
InIustitia
π Web: https://in-ius.cz/
π± FB: @In-IUSTITIA-252375370791 | IG: @in_iustitia/
Spondea
π Web: https://www.spondea.cz/
π± FB: @Spondea | IG: @mluvmeonasili
Persefona
π Web: www.persefona.cz
π§ e-mail: poradna@persefona.cz
BΓlΓ½ kruh bezpeΔΓ
π Web: https://bkb.cz
π± IG: @bilykruhbezpeci
π Emergency line: 116006
ΔlovΔk v tΓsni
π Web: https://clovekvtisni.cz
π± FB: @clovekvtisni | IG: @Clovek_v_tisni
Vesna
π Web: https://spolekvesna.cz
π± FB: @spolekvesna | IG: @spolekvesna
SdruΕΎenΓ pro integraci a migraci
π Web: https://migrace.com
π± FB: @SdruΕΎenΓ-pro-integraci-a-migraci/197570470289380
π§ e-mail: poradna@migrace.com
UNHCR partner
Organizace pro pomoc uprchlΓkΕ―m (OPU)
π Web: https://opu.cz
π± FB: @organizacepropomocuprchlikum | IG: @opu.cz
UNHCR partner
Agency for Migration and Adaptation (AMIGA)
π Web: https://www.amiga-migrant.cz/
π± FB: @spolek.Amiga | IG: @amiga.migrant
UNHCR partner
proFem
π Web: https://www.profem.cz/
π± FB: @pages/proFem-ops/131523293543646 | IG: @profem.cz
UNHCR partner
Romodrom
π Web: https://romodrom.cz/
π± FB: @romodrom | IG: @romodrom_official
UNHCR partner
SLOVO21
π Web: https://slovo21.cz
π± FB: @slovo21 | IG: @slovo21zs
UNHCR partner
π§ LGBTIQ+ Friendly Support and Therapeutic Services
Sbarvouven.cz
An online peer-to-peer counseling and support group run by Prague Pride. It focuses primarily on issues of identity search, coming out, and acceptance.
π Web: https://sbarvouven.cz
π± IG: @sbarvouven
Self-support groups on Facebook (mostly English-friendly):
- LGBTQ+ CZ/SK
- TRANS* CZ + SK
- RodiΔe a pΕΓbuznΓ trans lidΓ
- Partnerky a partneΕi trans lidΓ
PrΓ‘h JiΕΎnΓ Morava
The organization helps people with mental health problems and gives them the courage to overcome obstacles on their path to recovery. It provides professional support through multidisciplinary teams, with respect for the uniqueness and needs of each client. It focuses on helping and supporting people with mental health problems in their integration into everyday life.
π Web: https://prahjm.cz
π Phone: +420 734 152 545
π§ E-mail: info@prahjm.cz