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Celebrate the variety: Queere Action Week in Berlin starts!
Berlin celebrates the Queere Action Week from July 14th to 18, 2025 to promote diversity and acceptance, including Pride Office Day.
Celebrate the variety: Queere Action Week in Berlin starts!
In the Mitte district, a queer action week will take place from July 14th to 18, 2025 to promote diversity, acceptance and cohesion within the Berlin administration. District Mayor Stefanie Remlinger emphasizes in a recent press release that the action week is under the motto "LSBT ... What? A look behind the letters and diversity". This should help to sharpen the awareness of the concerns of the LGBTQIA*community and to underline the importance of equality and acceptance. On July 18, the district office Mitte will take part with a Pride Office Day, including the solemn Hissung of the Progress Pride Flag at the Tiergarten town hall at 2 p.m. Representatives of the queer community, administrative employees and civil society will take part in making a clear signal against discrimination and exclusion. berlin.de reports on this important initiative.
On July 1, 2024, a similar act was already symbolically completed when the gay counseling Berlin together with State Secretary Max Landero and Queer Commissioner Alfonso Pantisano did the rainbow flag and the Pride Fahne on the place of life on the southern cross. Managing Director Marcel de Groot said that this event set a sign of diversity, tolerance and acceptance and stands against discrimination. On July 13, 2024, an open day took place in the place of life in diversity, where over 100 LSBti* live together. The gay counseling Berlin is located there and provides information about their work. In addition, it will be represented with a stand at the Lesbian Gay City Festival on July 20 and 21. This shows how diverse the commitment in Berlin to create an inclusive and supportive environment for the Queere Community, such as Parity-Berlin emphasized.
support and challenges for the Queere Community
The discussion about the rights and the protection of the queer community is accompanied by various social and political developments. The increase in hate crime against queer makes it illustrated that the protection and visibility of queer in society are of crucial importance. An analysis shows that in 2024 the number of crimes that were committed due to sexual orientation rose by 17.75%. There were also numerous right-wing extremist motivated disorders and violence at Pride events. The call for a comprehensive protection concept and awareness of the security authorities becomes louder. The Greens in the Bundestag require further measures to ensure the security and right-wing queer of living people.
In order to effectively combat discrimination and strengthen acceptance, the state has a central role. It is required that Article 3 paragraph 3 of the Basic Law is expanded to prohibit discrimination based on the "sexual identity". This would be an important step to improve the legal framework for queer people and to guarantee them the same rights. Queere refugees should also be recognized as "particularly in need of protection", which is an important topic in the current political landscape.
The Queere Action Week in Mitte and the tireless commitment of the gay counseling Berlin are important steps in the right direction. They not only offer space for conversations and visibility, but also require timely action from the political side in order to further improve the social framework for the Queere Community in Berlin.