Steinmeier praises queer rights and warns against retrogression

On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the LSVD+ (Verband Queere Vielfalt) in Bellevue Castle, the Federal President drew a picture of Germany that was deeply ambivalent in terms of Queers' rights.

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier gave an important speech on 4 April 2025 at a reception on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the "LSVD+ – Verband Queere Vielfalt" at Bellevue Castle. He began with an impressive story about a homosexual couple who, despite the upcoming birth of a child, experienced discrimination in the search for housing. "A homosexual couple is regarded as a WG, not a family – this incident does …