Berlin sports clubs create safe spaces for LGBT+ community
In the German capital, Berlin, a number of sports clubs offer safe spaces for the LGBT+ community, where physical activity can be practised without fear of judgement, whether playing rugby or water polo.
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00:00What are you doing?
00:07Fall under, fall under.
00:10Fall under, fall under.
00:30It was very important to me that I show myself
00:35that trans people also have a place in sports.
00:42That it is important that we show ourselves,
00:45especially when swimming, where there is so much emphasis on the body.
00:49You can't hide there.
00:51The changing room situation is of course such a distraction for many people
00:55that you don't want to go in.
00:58That it is also important to generate safe spaces for trans people,
01:02to create awareness.
01:05Because all people are good at sports
01:10and have the right to be able to do sports without fear.