Help and trans counselling in Switzerland
Direct contacts for trans, non-binary and questioning people and their families, alongside support for discrimination, violence and other difficulties.
Introduction
You can seek advice about identity, coming out, relationships or your surroundings whether or not you use listings or publish offers. Being trans does not imply working in the sex industry.
Choose a service for your needs. Check its website for appointments, counselling languages and conditions. These counselling services do not replace emergency assistance; in immediate danger use the police emergency contact linked below. Information about sex work applies only where relevant to you.
Direct support for trans people
Find specialist Swiss counselling and a directory covering further regions. Contact the respective service directly.
- TGNS – Transgender Network SwitzerlandA Swiss-wide directory of specialist counselling for trans people and their families. Helps you find a suitable contact and links to services in further regions.Find counselling services
- Checkpoint Zürich – Trans-BeratungFree, confidential counselling about gender, identity, coming out and transition, with anonymity available. The service page provides booking for in-person or telephone appointments.Trans counselling Zürich
- Checkpoint Bern – Trans-BeratungPsychosocial counselling for trans, non-binary and queer people and their families. Personal appointments are arranged; the service page provides booking and direct counselling contact details.Trans counselling Bern
Legal advice, taxes and administration
Anyone working in the sex industry in Switzerland must register, pay taxes and arrange social insurance (AHV/IV) - whether self-employed or offering digital content. These services help with authorities:
- ProKoRe (national network).The Swiss umbrella organisation represents the political and legal interests of sex workers - leaflets on laws and rights at work.procore-info.ch
- Flora Dora (City of Zurich).Regional contact point for Zurich: registration rules, residence, taxes and social security. Website in German; in-person counselling is also available in English and other languages.stadt-zuerich.ch/floradora (German website)
- XENIA (sex work counselling).Health insurance, taxes, bookkeeping or leaving sex work (focus canton Bern).xeniabern.ch (German-language service)
Protection from exploitation and migration issues
Many people in the Swiss sex industry have ties abroad. Residence permits and labour law are complex - specialised organisations help with unfair treatment or exploitation:
- FIZ (counselling on trafficking and women's migration).Advice regardless of residence status - protection, shelter and legal support in cases of threats, pressure or financial exploitation.fiz-info.ch
- Regional services (Central & Eastern Switzerland).Depending on region, e.g. Verein LISA or AHSGA - local support.verein-lisa.chahsga.ch
Sexual health, prevention and testing
Your health comes first - Swiss services focus on safer sex, low-threshold check-ups and psychosocial support:
- Sexuelle Gesundheit Schweiz.National platform on STIs, contraception and sexual rights; overview of counselling and testing.sexuelle-gesundheit.ch
- Sex and Facts.Multilingual portal with medically reviewed content on sexuality and health.sexandfacts.ch
- SeGZ (sexual health Zurich).Counselling and services for sexual health, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in the canton of Zurich.segz.ch
- Checkpoint Zürich.Medical and psychosocial sexual health services, including HIV and other STIs, particularly for queer people.cpzh.ch
Immediate help with violence, coercion and crises
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- Opferhilfe Schweiz.For psychological, physical or sexualised violence - confidential counselling.opferhilfe-schweiz.ch
- StopNCII.org.Free tool if someone threatens to publish intimate images or videos without consent, or if this has already happened. Creates a hash on your device - files never leave your device. The hash is shared with participating platforms to detect and remove redistribution.stopncii.org
- Police emergencyIn immediate danger:117
Our commitment as a platform
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