Programmes

The first activity of the organization was the facilitation of the monthly discussion evenings around different topics. The primary aim of the discussions was to break the silence and isolation of lesbians and help them accept themselves. It also had a community building function and provided space for individuals to share their problems. This was the only such forum not only in Budapest, but in the whole country, and we have regular participants from the countryside. For many women it helped the first step towards coming out.

In 2006 we have started “Labrisz Relax”, another monthly gathering where women can share their experiences in an informal setting. From 2007 this have served the function of Labrisz evenings, too. The meetings take place in the Labrisz-office. We also started a game club called "Spade Queen", gathering bi-weekly in Café Vis Major.

We regularly take part in organizing the Budapest LGBT Festival, arranging women’s workshops and other events.

Lesbian Identities Festival (LIFT), the first lesbian cultural festival in Hungary took place in 2005 and included film screenings, workshops, literary readings, a lesbian herstory exhibition and a women’s afterparty. The festival's main purposes are to create a public event attracting the lesbian community in all its diversity, to encourage collaboration and networking between lesbian groups and individuals in the region,  and to make the lesbian community and culture more visible to the public. From 2007 on the festival has been organized annually. See www.labrisz.hu/lift2005, www.labrisz.hu/lift2007, www.labrisz.hu/lift2008, www.labrisz.hu/lift2009, www.labrisz.hu/lift2010, and www.labrisz.hu/lift2011.

We organize a lesbian filmclub, Gobbi Hilda Filmclub, on every first Saturday of the month from 6 p.m. at Café Vis Major (V. Szent István krt. 2., entrance from Pozsonyi út). After the films a discussion takes place with invited guests.

Labrisz runs a Hungarian language mailing list (labriszinfo) in order to provide a forum for sharing information about lesbian-related programs, issues, initiations.