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Renewed crime due to the sexual orientation of the victims Violent attacks on queer people are reported again and again. In a recent case, a gay couple in Bavaria was attacked by a hotel guest - both verbally and physically. But why did the hotel guest feel provoked by the couple in the first place and what exactly happened? Many details about the crime are known. Among other things, the fact that the perpetrator shows no remorse and still considers himself to be in the right. Further information on the course of events In the night from Wednesday to Thursday there has been a violent attack on a homosexual couple in Bad Neustadt an der Saale. It is currently known that the couple was on their way home and was attacked in Hohnstraße. The perpetrator is said to have been an obviously homophobic visitor from the Baltic States who had rented a room in a hotel on this street. He felt attacked by the turt...

What is Pink Washing and what is not? June is Pride Month! Many major cities are holding CSD parades and events again this year to increase the visibility of the community and highlight current issues. Many businesses have also been joining in for some time and apparently want to show the outside world that they support and stand behind the scene. However, some people, partly from the community, partly from outside, view actions of this kind skeptically. They fear that a marketing concept is being used here to reach a larger target group. Their accusation is that the companies in question are not interested in supporting the community, but in creating as likeable an image as possible. Why are some LGBTQIA+ products actually so expensive? To start with: of course there are exceptions. There are companies that also advertise in an authentic way during Pride Month and are thus super at...

Kuwait takes issue with queer-friendly post June is known within the scene as "Pride Month," among other things. This is exactly what US Ambassador James Holtsnider - according to the BBC - took as an opportunity to send greetings to the LGBTQIA+ community - in both English and Arabic. On this, he was summoned. He was asked to refrain from "supporting homosexuality". More specifically, it was about Biden's statement that all people should be "treated with respect and dignity." The emirate used this as an opportunity to "insinuate" that the American president and the ambassador were supporting homosexuality. This should be refrained from in the future. Posts like these violate norms. It is particularly interesting in this context that the post that was the bone of contention has not yet been deleted. In addition, a rainbow flag is shown on the profile of the American embassy. How is di...

San Francisco's 2027 Goal: End Trans Homelessness. Homelessness is a major problem for many trans people. Especially in the USA, there are quite a few people who have no fixed abode and have to live on the streets. A condition that at least the city of San Francisco wants to change. In 2027, there should be no more trans homelessness here. For this, the current mayor is willing to spend millions. The goal: everyone should have a roof over their head. San Francisco has always been known as a comparatively open city. Moreover, this place has contributed to the history of homosexual and queer culture. Now, active and, above all, effective action is to be taken against the homelessness of many trans people. But what exactly are the plans? Plans to tackle homelessness among trans people London Breed, the current mayor of San Francisco, has announced plans to tackle homelessness tra...

For allegedly flirting with him: Recreational athlete threatens 33-year-old with death Homophobic insults and assaults are - unfortunately also in Germany - no longer a rarity. Many people, some from the right-wing camp, apparently feel so threatened by the community that they insult, beat and - as in the most recent case - even threaten with death. Recently, a gay man was victimized on a sports field in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district. The case shows how dangerous queer life can still be in this day and age and how important it is to report such cases to the police. What happened. According to the accompanying police report, the whole thing happened on Friday at about 1 pm. The place of the incident was the sports field on Choriner Straße in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district. The 33-year-old victim came to the sports field when a 46-year-old man was already here on site and trained. It took a long time...

Now the city of Cologne gets a Dirk Bach Square Queers all over Germany were not the only ones shocked by Dirk Bach's death at the time. The early nature was much more than "just" the presenter at the side of Sonja Zietlow, who led through the jungle camp. The artist repeatedly stood up for the community, increased its visibility and showed early on that being gay and working in the public eye by no means have to be mutually exclusive. The Aidshilfe Köln and the Centrum Schwule Geschichte had suggested naming a square after the queer icon. Now the city center district council has agreed to just that. According to the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, it came to a majority decision. From this it emerged that the square directly in front of the Cologne Schauspielhaus (which, by the way, has not yet been named) is to be renamed Dirk Back Platz. Not all voted for the request For fans and companions of the artist it might be hard to imagine...

U.S. Judge Aleta A. Trauger overturns anti-queer law In the U.S. and the rest of the world, countless queer activists are still fighting for the rights of people from the community. Time and again, negative headlines involving hate crimes, for example, ensure that it becomes clear: There is still a long way to go before complete equality is achieved. However, there is also positive news every now and then. US Judge Aleta A. Trauger is responsible for one of them. She overturned a recently enacted law in Tennessee. The reason given was that the law in question was a clear violation of the U.S. Constitution. Strictly speaking, she is concerned with a very specific amendment. It's definitely worth taking a closer look and realizing that in the U.S. there are not only the "Son't Say Gay" laws, but also one or two glimmers of hope for the community. To which...

Vienna: Right-wing boycott around children's book reading by drag queen The first of June also marked the beginning of this year's "Pride Month" in Vienna. Within the framework of this special month, various events are also to be held. These should help as many people as possible to get to know the versatility of the queer community and to engage with it in an informative way. And it is precisely in this context that a protest action has now taken place in the Austrian capital. For background: the drag queen Candy Licious plans to hold a children's book reading in a Vienna library. (Probably) right-wing activists apparently wanted to come up with something to prevent the event. They simply bricked up the entrance to the library. Suspected perpetrators assigned to "red-white-red" action On Friday night, the perpetrators bricked up the entrance to the Vienna Mariahilf library. The trigger for their anger is d...