Group evenings
Group evenings are always on Fridays unless otherwise stated.
Starting at 7:30 p.m., the first people usually meet in the Sub's café to chat and talk, where we are warmly welcomed. From 8:00 p.m., a group room is available for us to retreat to.
We usually have access to the first group room on the left. If this is your first time and/or you can't find us ;-), it's best to ask at the information desk which room we're in. Here we have a safe space where you can freely exchange ideas with one another. Prior registration and VivaTS membership are NOT required. Just show up! All events where the start time is not explicitly listed will take place at 8:00 PM at Müllerstraße 14 in the Sub .
Subject to change at any time.
Group Room
Our office is in the hallway at the very back, around the corner, to the right of the designated group rooms.
Advisory services
We at VivaTS are available to answer any questions you may have about transgender issues. We are also happy to refer you to competent contacts if we are unable or not permitted to help you with specific issues. Please understand, however, that we will not provide or distribute address information or lists of phone numbers via email or online. We ask that you contact us in person beforehand, as only after we have gotten to know you can we connect you with the right person.
Bundled knowledge from “professionals of their own” – help for self-help
Since we operate purely as a self-help organization, we unfortunately cannot and are not allowed to offer any general, therapeutic, social, or psychological counseling.
However, you'll find a wealth of knowledge and experience on trans and intersex topics with us. After all, who else, if not the people affected themselves, has acquired the highest level of expertise in these areas through their many different life stories, the most diverse situations in everyday life, in their professional lives, and through their own life plans?
You can exchange ideas with everyone at the meetings at any time, share your own experiences, and thus also get “advice”.
Further contact points
In the city of Munich, there are several other counseling and support services on all topics related to LGBTIAQ+.
About the Organization
VivaTS München e.V. is a self-help association that was founded in November 1989 with the aim of providing self-help support to people with a different gender identity.
Today, the association is particularly committed to supporting transgender people, their partners, families, friends, and acquaintances. We also warmly welcome anyone who is interested. Through self-help, we aim to create a forum for those affected, their families, and companions where they can discuss experiences, everyday situations, problems, and possible solutions.
It's very important to us that everyone can contribute, so we can offer support to those seeking advice. The "trans path" is often discussed, and we want to show that there is no such thing as a single path – everyone has their own life story, and therefore their "paths" are also different. So, there are no ready-made solutions!
In order to lend a helping hand to people with trans issues, the group wants to show that none of us is alone, that we always have a listening ear and that difficult times can be overcome together.
We have been a registered association since 1991 and a member of the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband (Paritätische Welfare Association) from 1994 to 2013. As a self-help organization, we are recognized as a non-profit organization. We have members throughout Germany. Membership is open to everyone, of course, but we do not require it.
Board
The board of VivaTS eV consists of::
- Marijke Häntze
- Romy Kauschinger
- Selina Kuhne
- Carolyn Schneider
- Steffi Sellmeier
Why is VivaTS an association?
Sometimes we are asked why we organize ourselves as a registered association.
The reason for this is the legal and financial security this legal form provides for us activists. Many trans groups operate without association status or any other contractually secured legal form to save costs and avoid "club-like" behavior.
What many active members in these groups don't realize, however, is that they may be tacitly forming a partnership under civil law (GbR). In a GbR, each member is liable with their entire personal assets for all legal transactions entered into by another member, even if that person was unaware of them. The risk for active members in a group without association status is therefore very high (for example, a visitor to a group evening or party has an accident...). VivaTS eliminates such problems through its secure legal structure, even if this means a great deal of extra work and paperwork for the board.