About us | Queer Hangout

Queer Hangout is a community for queer adults in Drammen. We are a volunteer organisation that meets once a month. We also have a Facebook group where people can share their own activities, such as birthday celebrations, Christmas craft sessions, walks in the woods, or breakfast on 17 May.

Accessibility matters to us. All our events are wheelchair accessible and have a quiet room where you can take a break.

Four people sit together outside in the sunshine, smiling and chatting, with a dog beside them. One person uses a wheelchair. Photo by Leona Imperatori

New in Norway

If you are new to Norway, you are welcome at Queer Hangout. We also recommend Queer World, an organisation for LGBTIQ+ people with minority backgrounds, including immigrants. They can help you meet other queer people and find support.

If you are new to Drammen, Strømsø Knutepunkt is a good place to start. The people there can answer questions about the city, and they organise free events where you can meet new friends. You can also follow Strømsø Knutepunkt on Facebook.

What we have done

Since Queer Hangout was founded in 2022, we have organised:

Skeiv Dag

Drammen has several queer organisations, but we do not always meet because we serve different groups. Queer Hangout has organised Skeiv Dag three years in a row, inviting local queer organisations to run stalls and activities, build solidarity, and share that community with the rest of Drammen. The events have included a queer market, food, jewellery-making, and balloon animals with Abby the clown. We are grateful to Strømsø 2030 for supporting the events financially.

Read the article about Skeiv Dag in Blikk.

Six people sit together on the rainbow-painted street, smiling at the camera. Pride flags are visible and one person uses a wheelchair. Skeiv Dag 2024 on Tollbugata. Photographer unknown.

People walk between market stalls on the rainbow-painted street. A clown performs among the pride flags. Skeiv Dag 2024 on Tollbugata. Photo by Leona Imperatori.

Days at the beach

Picnics, kubb, frisbee, music, and swimming. Queer Hangout organised a trip to the beach three years in a row.

People sit close together on picnic blankets beside the Drammen river, surrounded by food, drinks, and colourful blankets on a sunny day. A wheelchair stands behind the group. Photo by Leona Imperatori

Two people play kubb on the grass. One is about to throw a wooden baton. Photo by Leona Imperatori

Monthly meetings

We have had a regular monthly meeting place in Drammen since August 2022. It all started at Criollo Sjokoladebar.

A small cafe table with three comfortable seats, hanging plants, and colourful framed pictures on the wall. Photo by Odd Arild Ringen

Queer retro ball

During Drammen Pride 2023, we held a queer ball at Strømsø Knutepunkt, with music, a photo booth, free soft drinks and snacks, and an extravagant number of balloons.

Fundraising for gender-affirming surgery

At several markets, Queer Hangout members collected and sold second-hand clothes to raise money for gender-affirming surgery for a core member and close friend.

Three people smile behind a stall selling plants, handmade fridge magnets, and second-hand clothes. Pride flags and thank-you signs decorate the table. Photographer unknown. Used with permission.

That is what we have done so far!