About QueerWeGo
A worldwide map of queer-owned and queer-friendly spaces — built by the community, for the community.
What is QueerWeGo?
QueerWeGo is an open, community-driven platform that helps queer people find safe, welcoming spaces wherever they are in the world — whether that's a bar in Berlin, a café in Tokyo, a bookshop in São Paulo, or an online boutique run by a trans entrepreneur in Chicago.
Every listing on QueerWeGo is submitted and verified by real community members. There are no algorithms pushing paid placements to the top. The map is honest, the community is real, and the spaces listed are there because people actually love them.
Beyond physical places, QueerWeGo also surfaces online businesses — because queer commerce matters no matter where you live, especially in places where physically visible queer spaces are rare or non-existent.
Support QueerWeGo
QueerWeGo is free and ad-free. If it has been useful to you, a coffee helps keep the servers running and the map growing.
See all ways to support QueerWeGo — map submissions, writing, and more.
The builder
Joan Gérard
French · Gay · Stockholm-based developer & DevOps engineer
he/himI'm a French developer living in Stockholm. By day I work as a software and DevOps engineer; by night (and weekends) I build things that matter to me — and QueerWeGo is one of those things.
Moving between countries as a gay man taught me quickly how disorienting it can be to land somewhere new without knowing where to find your people. Which bar is actually safe? Which café has a crowd that won't stare? Which events are genuinely queer-led versus just rainbow-washing during Pride? Those questions come up every single time.
I'm also deeply aware of what it means to live in a city that has a thriving queer scene — Stockholm has one — while knowing that most people in the world don't have that privilege. QueerWeGo is my attempt to chip away at that gap.
Why I built QueerWeGo
I was tired of scattered, unreliable information
Finding queer spaces usually meant asking friends on social media, digging through outdated blog posts, or relying on apps that hadn't been updated in years. I wanted a single, living source of truth — one that stays current because the community keeps it fresh.
Safety matters, and it's invisible until you need it
Not every place that hangs a rainbow flag is actually safe. Community-verified listings mean that the people who appear on the map have been vouched for by people who've actually been there. That shift from "probably okay" to "confirmed welcoming" is meaningful.
Queer businesses deserve visibility
Queer-owned businesses are often small, indie, and under-resourced for marketing. A dedicated platform gives them the visibility they deserve, and gives the community a reason to choose them over the mainstream alternative.
I wanted to build something that outlives Pride month
Corporate rainbow-washing peaks in June and disappears in July. QueerWeGo is built to be useful year-round — for the solo traveller in an unfamiliar city, the immigrant trying to find their footing, or just someone looking for a great brunch spot run by queer people.
Be part of the map
Know a queer-friendly space that isn't listed yet? Help the community by submitting it — it only takes two minutes.