Berlin Court: Progress Pride flag stays in the primary school location!

Berlin Court: Progress Pride flag stays in the primary school location!

Berlin, Deutschland - The Berlin Administrative Court today decided that the "Progress Pride" flag can be shown in primary school locations. This emerges from a judgment of the 3rd chamber, which was felled after a lawsuit by a pair of parents and her daughter, who attended a Berlin primary school. The flag, which was painted in DIN-A3 size, shows a wedge and represents queer people of color and trans people in addition to the traditional pride flag. The parents called for the removal of the flag, citing the state's neutrality law, since they believed that the children were thus inadmissible.

The court, however, dismissed this lawsuit. It found that the state neutrality requirement does not require that the educational area is dispensed with. The court ruled that the border with inadmissible political indoctrination was not exceeded and the decision to set the flag as a protective symbol in the after -school care is constitutional and permitted. The plaintiffs had also objected to coloring pages with Drag Queens; However, these had already been removed from school, which contributed to the dismissal of this lawsuit.

important decisions on identity and diversity

The "Progress Pride" flag is regarded as an expression of variety of identity and as a protective symbol. The judgment emphasizes that the use of the flag reflects the self -image of certain groups and supports their right to form free identity. Around 11 % of the population already identify in Germany as part of the LGBTIQ community, which celebrates its special month in June to draw attention to discrimination and to celebrate sexual and gender diversity. This year the Pride Month begins and is reminiscent of the riots of 1969 in the Stonewall Inn, which are the turning point in the emancipation of the LGBTIQ movement.

A current challenge is the growing discrimination and attacks on the LGBTIQ community. Since 2010, the number of crimes in this area has increased. In 2023, 1,785 crimes were registered in Germany that aimed at sexual orientation or gender -related diversity. The decision of the administrative court can be assessed as a sign of support for the LGBTIQ community and its visibility in schools.

Appropriate to the judgment of the administrative court can be applied to admission to the appeal at the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg. This remains to be seen to what extent the legal disputes about symbols of diversity in educational institutions will develop.

The discussion about diversity is also important in the context of the events around the Pride Month. Parades and street parties take place in many cities, organized by the LGBTIQ community and their supporters. The challenges today are complex, not least by deciding some large companies, Christopher Street Days and diversity programs. This is done against the background of political changes, which also influence the support for diversity in society.

The legal progress, such as the current judgment in Berlin, are therefore not only locally, but also part of a larger spectrum of efforts to visibility and accept the LGBTIQ community in Germany and beyond.

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