The association

Goal & purpose

The aim of the GummiLove association is to enable young people to deal with their sexuality with confidence and to make it a natural topic.

The association achieves this by funding specific sexual health projects. The focus is on preventive healthcare for young people.

GummiLove is non-partisan and non-denominational. The association is financed by membership fees, patronage contributions, donations and support contributions.

GummiLove aims to use youth-friendly communication to address the following topics relating to sexuality:

• Sexual orientationSexual orientation is the type of sexual attraction you feel for another person. Each person has a unique sexual orientation that can change throughout life. For example, you can be bisexual, asexual, homosexual, heterosexual, queer, etc., ... and gender identityrefers to a person's inner certainty about which gender they have and are, i.e. which gender or genders they identify with. There are different gender identities: male, female, non-binary, agender, genderfluid, bigender, transgender, etc.
• Treating one's own body
• Connecting friendship and sexuality with loveLove is a strong feeling of emotional and often physical attraction to another person. It can manifest itself in various forms, such as romantic love or love for friends and family. Ideas and experiences of love and relationships develop du..., respect, equality and equity
• Protection against HIVHIV stands for "Human Immunodeficiency Virus", which means "human immunodeficiency virus". HIV is a virus that weakens the immune system and can lead to AIDS. You can contract HIV by having unprotected sex, getting blood from someone with H.../AIDS and other sexually transmitted infectionsThere are some infections that you can only or mainly contract if you have sex with someone who is infected with them. These can be bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Not all STIs can be transmitted in the same way. Take a look at our o...
• ContraceptionDamit ist die Verhinderung, resp. Verhütung einer Schwangerschaft gemeint. Dazu stehen viele verschiedene Methoden und Verhütungsmittel zu Verfügung. Die meisten stehen aber leider nur Menschen zur Verfügung, die auch schwanger werden k... and dealing with unplanned pregnancyPregnancy is the time between the fusion of sperm and egg and the birth of the baby, which normally lasts around 9 months. The first sign of pregnancy is the absence of menstrual bleeding, which would otherwise occur regularly.
• Prevention of violenceViolence is when someone deliberately hurts or damages someone else. There are different types of violence, for example physical violence, verbal violence, psychological or structural violence. Violence is never okay. Violence can also be u...
• Sexuality and rights
• Youth sexuality and media
• Risk awareness and skills to protect against sexually transmitted diseases and sexual violence
• Promoting protective motivation and protective behavior in risk situations influenced by alcohol and drug use

Members

Our active members are professionals from the fields of youth work, healthcare, sexuality, prevention, youth events, marketing and fundraising. Our Ambassadors and our Rookies are also active members.

Statutes

Factsheet