STOP the HATE empowers queer people and makes hate crime visible. Together with the community, with public authorities and with businesses that take a stand.
Why we act
Cases of hate crime against queer people have reached a new, alarming high.
The campaign’s main goals are to strengthen empowerment within the LGBTIQ* community and to raise awareness of hate crime against LGBTIQ* people through prevention work.
stop-the-hate.de is your source of information. It makes clear what rights you have and prepares you for encounters with the police.
Hate and hate speech against queer people have no place in our society.
To take with you
Our brochure (in German) sums up the essentials: what you can do in an emergency, the LGBTIQ* liaison officers of the police in Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen and Lower Saxony, and how to report online hate.
Would you like to display the brochure at your association, counselling service or police station? Write to us at info@stop-the-hate.de.
Learning & workshops
Two workshops for schools, clubs, public administration and the police: “Hinschauen. Handeln.” (Look. Act.) on hate crime and “Nicht wegscrollen.” (Don’t scroll past.) on online hate. Two people from our team come to you and facilitate.
Hate against queer people concerns everyone, businesses included. As a supporter of STOP the HATE, you send a visible signal for diversity and respect: to your employees, your customers and the region.
Or write to us directly: info@stop-the-hate.de
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New on our side since 2026
BBBank is our newest cooperation partner. Its donation funds the printing of our new brochure and supplies every police station in Schleswig-Holstein with it.
So that help after hate is at hand in every police station.
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On our side since 2026
Stage Entertainment supports the commitment of our volunteers with tickets for the brand-new shows in Hamburg. It is our way of saying thank you for many hours at info stands and Pride events.
“Anyone who stands up to hate deserves a big round of applause. Everyone is welcome on our stages.”
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On our side since the campaign began
The Schwartau Werke have supported STOP the HATE from the very start. Every year they donate Corny bars for our events. Each bar comes with a specially designed campaign sticker.
Together for a future centred on humanity and community.
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Media partner of the campaign
ROCK ANTENNE Hamburg has dedicated its own page to STOP the HATE and runs ad breaks against hate on air. That way, many people in Hamburg learn where to find help after a hate crime.
To the STOP the HATE page at ROCK ANTENNE(opens in a new tab)
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Partner of our charity shop
We run our charity shop with Spreadshirt, with items in the campaign design. For every item sold, 5 euros go to STOP the HATE. Every purchase becomes a visible sign against hate.
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On our side since 2026
SIGNAL IDUNA supports STOP the HATE with a donation. It lets us run free workshops against hate in schools, where young people learn to recognise hate, stand by those affected and get help.
There for each other: together against hate in schools.
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On our side since 2026
Aktiv Bus Flensburg shows our designs free of charge on the screens of around 40 buses on 11 routes across Flensburg. With some 14 million journeys a year, a great many people see where to find help after a hate crime.
“We move a colourful Flensburg.”
Supporters
STOP the HATE works together with our supporters against hate crime, helping to protect fundamental human rights. Together, we strengthen tolerance and diversity.
Cooperation
Our cooperation partners pool expertise and resources, strengthen prevention work and raise public awareness of hate crime. Together we form a broad front against hate crime.
Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Social Affairs
Schleswig-Holstein State Police
Hamburg Police
Medienanstalt Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein
The Schleswig-Holstein Citizens’ CommissionerFunded by: STOP the HATE is funded by the State Democracy Centre at the Schleswig-Holstein State Crime Prevention Council and by the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of the Interior, Municipal Affairs, Housing and Sport.
From the community
We believe it is vital to respond to our community’s needs and to encourage people to take the initiative. That’s how STOP the HATE grew out of the lived reality of queer people, to take lasting action against hate and violence.
Would you like to join with your group or association? Write to us at info@stop-the-hate.de.
velspol Schleswig-Holstein e.V. and velspol Nordwest e.V. run STOP the HATE together. Other state associations are very welcome.
Become part of the campaign: as a business, as a member or with a donation.
