Verstehen Sie? Disput im Stadtgarten: Rechtsruck & Queeres Leben: Trumps Kampf – und die Gefahr für uns alle

Donald Trump shows what regression looks like: In the USA, the rights of queer people are being systematically pushed back. Trans* people are no longer allowed to join the military, gender-neutral language is banned in government offices - and these are not isolated cases. The German right is taking a close look. In this country, too, the CDU/CSU is already talking about reversing the Self-Determination Act. The AfD has been agitating against queer people for years - and the CDU/CSU is now joining in. The consequences are real and tangible.

What does this global shift to the right mean for queer life - in the USA, in Europe and here in Germany? What strategies are right-wing parties pursuing? And above all: how can we defend ourselves?

We want to discuss - about the parallels between Trump and Merz, about resistance, about solidarity and about ways in which we can protect queer life. Because this fight concerns us all.

With and discussing
Nyke Slawik, Member of the Bundestag for Bündnis 90/Die GRÜNEN,
Judith Rauscher, assistant professor of American literature and culture with a focus on gender studies, and
Guillaume Carpentier, Queeramnesty Cologne.

An event organized by the Heinrich Böll Foundation NRW