About us
We are a volunteer-run group organised by and for queer families. At our regular meetings, you and your children can get to know other rainbow families. The family meet-up provides a space for networking, sharing experiences and making new friends. For your children, it’s a wonderful opportunity to meet families with similar life experiences – in a natural way and as part of everyday life.
Our meet-ups take place at regular intervals (see below for current dates). Whether it’s breakfast together, a walk in the countryside, a climbing trip or a visit to a museum – we organise a varied programme of activities for all age groups.
If you’d like to join us, please feel free to send us an email – we’ll add you to our mailing list: regenbogenfamilien@gerede-dresden.de
Please note: The queer family meet-up is not aimed at cis-hetero parents. For cis-hetero parents, there is the parents’ group. If you have any questions, please contact Georg Hennig: georg.hennig@gerede-dresden.de.
Our next meetings:
29 August 2026, 10 am–12 noon
Meeting point: Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, reception hall (please do not lock anything away; we can take our rucksacks etc. with us)
The tour is scheduled to be in German. Please let us know if you need a translation. We’ll make sure it’s arranged.
Past meetings:
7 June 2026, 2 pm–5 pm
Meeting point: Prießnitz estuary on the River Elbe
How to get there:
The best way to reach the Prießnitz estuary is by tram line 11 (stop: ‘Diakonissen-Krankenhaus’).
What should you bring?
- a blanket
- a snack and something to drink
- if you have them: outdoor games (e.g. Kubb)
18 April 2026, 2 pm–5 pm
Meeting point: Albertpark woodland playground: https://maps.app.goo.gl/juQqFkabVZkYzb
We’ll meet at the Albertpark woodland playground on the edge of the Dresdner Heide. The playground can be reached by tram line 11 (Angelikastraße stop). There you’ll find a nature-themed adventure playground with climbing frames, animal enclosures and picnic benches.
31 January 2026, 2 pm–5 pm
Meeting point: Gerede e.V., Prießnitzstraße 18, 01099 Dresden
On 31 January 2026, we warmly invite you to our queer family get-together at Gerede e.V. From 2 pm to 5 pm, we’ll be doing crafts, painting and trying out new things!
Together, we’ll be decorating gym bags and small pouches with fabric paint. Children’s aprons will be provided. We look forward to seeing you and hearing your ideas!
Anti-discrimination policy for the meetings:
The organisers attach great importance to respectful and non-discriminatory interaction. Disruptive behaviour or insults will result in exclusion from the event. The organisers reserve the right to exercise their right to admit or exclude persons and to refuse entry to or exclude from the event any individuals who belong to far-right parties or organisations (including the AfD), are associated with the far-right scene, or have previously been known to make racist, nationalist, anti-Semitic, sexist, queerphobic or transphobic remarks or other inhuman remarks, to refuse them entry to the event or to exclude them from it.
News
Register now for the retreat for rainbow families from 2 January 2026 to 21 January 2026 at the DRK Retreat Centre in Carolinensiel on the North Sea coast!
The programme will be run and facilitated by Constanze Körner. Constanze Körner is the managing director and project coordinator of Lesben Leben Familie (LesLeFam) e.V. She has been working in the field of rainbow families for over 20 years and was directly involved in the founding of various rainbow family centres in Germany. She travels throughout the country as an expert on the subject. She also serves as a volunteer on the board of LesbenRing e.V. In 2019, she was awarded the Magnus Hirschfeld Prize for her commitment.