The Federal Government Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity (known as Commissioner for LGBTIQ+ Equality for short and informally nicknamed the "Queer Commissioner") is an office in the federal Government of Germany that is tasked with promoting and defending LGBTIQ+ rights and fighting anti-LGBTIQ+ hate.
| Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity of the Government of Germany | |
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| Inaugural holder | Sven Lehmann |
| Formation | 2021 |
| Website | bmfsfj.de |
The office was created by the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz in 2021. The inaugural holder of the office is Sven Lehmann of the Alliance 90/The Greens, who concurrently holds the office of Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.[1][2][3] In November 2022 the federal cabinet adopted a new strategy to promote LGBTIQ+ rights and combat anti-LGBTIQ+ hate.[4]
References
edit- ^ "LGBTQ+ rights: Germany appoints first 'commissioner for queer affairs'". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Germany gives proudly queer MP crucial government role defending LGBT+ rights and fighting hate". PinkNews. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Sven Lehmann ist neuer Queer-Beauftragter". Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Bundeskabinett beschließt Aktionsplan "Queer leben"". Government of Germany. Retrieved 20 November 2022.