Berlin – It wants to be a commitment to the sexual minorities, the motion that the Berlin House of Representatives submitted before the new elections. In it the decision that “Berlin is rainbow capital and freedom zone for LGBTIQ *”. In other words: the German capital is protecting all those who consider themselves to be a sexual minority, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transsexual. In the future, the rainbow flag will be hoisted in front of the House of Representatives on May 17th and during the Pride month on the “International Day against Homophobia, Bisexual, Trans and Inter-Hostility” (IDHOBIT), ”according to the wording of the Application. That sounds good at first, especially since the Pope emphasized again on Monday that there will be no blessing from his church for same-sex couples.
But to get into the spiritual Middle Ages, a look at neighboring Poland is enough, where for some time over 100 voivodeships, districts and communities have been declared free of a so-called “LGBTI ideology” or a “regional charter of family rights” that is hostile to LGBTIQ * “Have connected. LGBT members in Poland and Hungary are increasingly exposed to sometimes life-threatening violence.
Raising rainbow flags is no longer enough
A clear sign against this discrimination is certainly not wrong, but why this demarcation against the machinations in Hungary and Poland is only now coming can only be answered with the imminent election. After all, the number of violent crimes against LGBT in Berlin, the city that prides itself on being free and cosmopolitan, tolerant and enlightened, has been increasing for years. A little waving of the rainbow flag shortly before the new elections is unfortunately not enough.
This proposal almost seems like a hasty attempt to win some disgraceful votes from the minorities shortly before the election weekend, which, interestingly, has hardly played a role during this tired election campaign. Rather, a newly elected House of Representatives should provide more information in schools and youth facilities, instead of paying lip service to the electorate and thus pulling yourself out of the affair.