COC Rotterdam

Founded in 1947, COC Rotterdam is a non-profit association based in Rotterdam, Netherlands working on lgbtq+, human rights, education +4 more.

COC Rotterdam is a volunteer-run advocacy and support organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex and queer (LHBTIQ) people in the Rotterdam and South Holland South region of the Netherlands. It represents their interests in local and regional policy, provides information, advice and a listening ear, facilitates meetings and social activities, and gives educational lessons in secondary schools on sexual and gender diversity. It also runs projects for older people, young people, transgender people and LGBTI refugees and asylum seekers, and takes part in regional Rainbow municipality agreements. The organisation is part of the federation COC Nederland, founded in 1946, and is an ANBI-registered public-benefit institution. Its governance and activities are carried out by volunteers.