Counselling

RFSL Support Service

RFSL Support Service – for LGBTQI people who have experienced violence or abuse. The service provides counselling all over Sweden. It also offers counselling and consultation for the families of victims and for professionals. Support is offered in Swedish, English, Spanish, and Arabic. An interpreter can also be provided.

RFSL Göteborg

RFSL Göteborg offers counselling in most LGBTQI related issues. The support targets people older than 13 who live in the region of Göteborg. An interpreter can be provided.

RFSL Luleå och norra Norrbottens län

RFSL Luleå och norra Norrbottens län offers counselling. You can meet a counsellor who listens, gives advice and supports you wherever you are in life.

RFSL Rådgivningen Skåne 

RFSL Rådgivningen Skåne’s counselling centre targets LGBTQI people and their families. It offers both supportive and therapeutic counselling. Group counselling is offered as needed

Sexualterapeutiska mottagningen Skåne offers counselling to people with sexual problems. The staff at the centre are qualified psychologists trained in clinical sexology and treatment.

RFSL Stockholm – Sexperternas Samtalsmottagning

Sexperternas Samtalsmottagning is a counselling centre for people in the community who have experience of, or thoughts about, drugs/chemsex. Counselling is also offered to people with experience of, or thoughts about, selling sex.

RFSL Örebro
 

RFSL Örebro offers counselling and consultation in LGBTQI issues. The support mainly targets people older than 13 who live in Örebro Län. An interpreter can be provided.

Pegasus

Pegasus is RFSL Youth’s operation for people under 26 who want to talk about sex for compensation. Support is given by video, phone, email or chat. You can remain anonymous. Pegasus can also help you contact authorities or healthcare.

Transformering

Transformering offers support and information by email to trans people of all ages, people that have thoughts regarding their gender identity, trans people’s families and professionals and volunteers who meet trans people in their work. The emails are answered in Swedish or English. There is no access to an interpreter. Transformering has a website with extensive information on trans issues. Transformering is operated by RFSL and RFSL Youth.

Support to Asylum Seekers

RFSL’s Asylum Lawyer

RFSL’s asylum lawyer works as public counsel for asylum-seeking and undocumented LGBTQI people. The asylum lawyer offers legal counselling in asylum-related issues and information about the asylum process to LGBTQI people. aino.grondahl@rfsl.se
+46 (0)761-656 612

Newcomers

Newcomers – an organisation for LGBTQI people and refugees who are newly arrived in Sweden. Newcomers’ national coordinators are based at RFSL’s national office in Stockholm. You can contact us if you have general questions about Newcomers or want information about Newcomers national operations.
newcomers@rfsl.se

Newcomers all over the country

Newcomers operate in many places throughout Sweden. Use this contact information for local inquiries.

Newcomers Youth

Newcomers Youth — for LGBTQI people (15-30 years old) who are asylum seekers, undocumented or newly arrived in Sweden — offers many activities in Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö and Luleå.

HIV Testing

Checkpoint Göteborg

RFSL Göteborg and PG Väst run a testing operation, Checkpoint Göteborg, which offers quick results drop-in testing for HIV and syphilis.
Time: Tuesdays at 18.00-20.00  
Place: Stora Badhusgatan 6 i Göteborg

Checkpoint Sjuhärad

RFSL Sjuhärad has a testing operation, Checkpoint Sjuhärad, which offers quick results drop-in testing for HIV.
Time: Wednesdays once a month 17.00-19.00
Place: RFSL Sjuhärad, Magasingatan 1, 504 35 Borås

Checkpoint Skåne

RFSL Rådgivningen has a testing operation, Checkpoint Skåne, which offers quick results drop-in testing for HIV and syphilis.
Time: Tuesdays at 17.00-19.00
Place: Drottninggatan 36 in Malmö

Testpoint Stockholm

RFSL Stockholm has a testing operation, Testpoint Stockholm, which offers quick results drop-in testing for HIV and syphilis.
Time: Tuesdays at 18.00-20.30
Place: Alsnögatan 7 at Södermalm in Stockholm

Testpoint Örebro

RFSL Örebro has a testing operation, Testpoint Örebro, which offers quick results drop-in testing for HIV.
Time: see calendar on website
Place: RFSL Örebro, Västra Nobelgatan 19, 703 55 Örebro