Beyond the Clinic – Queer Bridges

Beyond The Clinic: Reclaiming Sexual Health is a participatory workshop that explores how colonial histories continue to shape how sexual health is understood, accessed, and regulated. Through short presentations, group exercises, and reflective discussion, participants will engage with historical case studies and lived experience to examine how race, gender, class, and sexuality impact whose bodies are seen, treated, or ignored in medical spaces.

Together, we will unlearn shame, question inherited ideas about risk, and exchange practical strategies for navigating healthcare. This is a space to imagine new pathways toward pleasure, power, and collective care, beyond the clinic.

Madi Awadalla is a writer, educator, and visual storyteller whose work explores the intersections of sexual health, radical care, and embodied knowledge. Grounded in community practice in Egypt and Germany, their work centers those excluded by dominant health narratives. Awadalla is the founder of Decolonizing Sexual Health, a workshop series that invites reflection on power, pleasure, and healing beyond institutional frameworks. Their practice spans film, performance, and critical writing, and has been featured in festivals, exhibitions, and activist spaces across Europe.

Queer Bridges: Forging connections and providing resources for LGBTQIA+ people with migration experiences.

Queer people with migrant backgrounds in Berlin often face unique challenges in their daily lives that can limit their access to supportive communities and inclusive environments.

With the support of the Deutsche Fernsehlotterie Stiftung, we have developed the Queer Bridges program to overcome these barriers. We provide resources, networking and support in a welcoming environment for queer immigrants and refugees through our special program. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging to the local LGBTQIA+ community, enabling smooth integration and an improved quality of life for queer folks with experiences of migration and/or displacement.

✅ Our Queer Bridges program will continue to evolve and we are always happy to hear about your needs. If you are interested, you can send us an e-mail to stay informed about further updates.

General Information
Participants: This workshop is for all who identify as LGBTQ+ and have experienced migration and/or displacement. If you don’t share these experiences but are interested in joining please reach out to us first to see if space is available. We ask that all participants respect the program’s core focus and contribute to fostering an open respectful space.
Registration: This event has limited spots available. Registration through our website is therefore required.
Language: we’ll speak English and/or German, depending on the needs of the group.
Cost: The event is free of charge.