LSVD⁺ – Verband Queere Vielfalt
@lsvd
Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalenhttp://lsvd.de Political OrganizationsOverview
About LSVD⁺ – Verband Queere Vielfalt
The Federation Queer Diversity in Germany (LSVD⁺ – Verband Queere Vielfalt ) is a civil rights organisation representing the interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex and all queer people (LGBTIQ+). Human rights, diversity and respect – we want LGBTIQ+ to be accepted and recognized as self-evidently belonging to everSpecific goals of the LSVD⁺ include lobbying for Germany’s Basic Law to extend constitutional protection against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity; programmes at federal and state level to promote acceptance and diversity; legal and social recognition of rainbow families; enforcement of the right to sexual self-determination; LGBTI-inclusive school curricula; refugee policies that provide both protection and opportunity to persecuted LGBTIQ+ people; and foreign and development policies that promote respect for the human rights of LGBTIQ+ people at EU and global level.
Specific goals of the LSVD⁺ include lobbying for Germany’s Basic Law to extend constitutional protection against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity; programmes at federal and state level to promote acceptance and diversity; legal and social recognition of rainbow families; enforcement of the right to sexual self-determination; LGBTIQ+-inclusive school curricula; refugee policies that provide both protection and opportunity to persecuted LGBTIQ+ people; and foreign and development policies that promote respect for the human rights of LGBTIQ+ people at EU and global level.
The LSVD⁺ has since 1990 been fighting discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. Our Federation has been a major driver and enabler of changes in Germany: the introduction of same-sex marriage; the General Act on Equal Treatment; the final and complete removal of Section 175 from Germany’s statute books.
Specific goals of the LSVD⁺ include lobbying for Germany’s Basic Law to extend constitutional protection against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity; programmes at federal and state level to promote acceptance and diversity; legal and social recognition of rainbow families; enforcement of the right to sexual self-determination; LGBTIQ+-inclusive school curricula; refugee policies that provide both protection and opportunity to persecuted LGBTIQ+ people; and foreign and development policies that promote respect for the human rights of LGBTIQ+ people at EU and global level.
The LSVD⁺ has since 1990 been fighting discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. Our Federation has been a major driver and enabler of changes in Germany: the introduction of same-sex marriage; the General Act on Equal Treatment; the final and complete removal of Section 175 from Germany’s statute books.