hab queer bern

hab queer bern, formerly Homosexuelle Arbeitsgruppen Bern (HAB), is the Bern region's LGBTIQ association. Founded in 1972, it is one of the oldest queer organisations in Switzerland. It offers peer counselling and advocacy, and runs regular groups and events: men's discussion groups, meet-ups for queer seniors, film evenings, a regular Stammtisch and party nights. Its base is Villa Bernau at Seftigenstrasse 243 in Wabern, just south of Bern, and several of the city's recurring queer events run under its name. For visitors it is the main way into local queer life beyond the bars. The current calendar is on habqueerbern.ch.