Braunswchweig

Goal

The goals that the city of Brunswick had set are summarized in this three main goals:
1.
Support LGBTIQ* in Brunswick
2.
LGBTIQ* shall become a given part of the society. They shall have the opportunity to live their lifes visible, open to public and without fear.
3.
The city of brunswick aims to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of that

Policy

Brunswick has supported the LGBTIQ* Community for several years and has increased it’s acitivities mainly since 2018. In the year 2018 the city published a strategy: The integrated city development plan Brunswick 2030 which contents plans and policies for several topics. One of the topics regards participation, diversity and commitment. The goal of the actions is to make sure, that all people are able to participate in the social, cultural and political life in Brunswick. To achieve that, it is necessary to dismantle barriers and to acknowledge the diversity of people. Living together in solidarity in the diversity of cultures, identities and heritages is based mainly on the commitment and valuing cooperations of the people that live in Brunswick. Valuing each other is and stays the fundament of social peace in the city. To reach this goal for LGBTIQ* the plan suggested to install a Round Table LGBTIQ* to make it possible to discuss LGBTIQ* matters with represantatives of politics, administration and LGBTIQ* community. The second action was to implement a position within the administration who is responsible to coordinate LGBTIQ* topics.

Focus Areas

 Short term:

  • Safety for queer people and prevention of hate crime
  • Long term:
  • Raise public visibility for LGBTIQ* and their issues
  • Activities showing Brunswick as a queer-inclusive employer Develop strategies to implement queer-inclusive sports programmes
  • Extend international exchange of best-practice actions within our international partner cities

Collobaration partners

Mainly the city of Brunswick collaborates with the one organization, which specificly is responsible for LGBTIQ-acitivities in the city – the association for sexual emancipation (Verein für sexuelle Eman-zipation). The association organizes more than 20 different groups and projects with LGBTIQ. An-other collaboration partners are the local aids council of Brunswick (Braunschweiger AIDS-Hilfe), the queer network lower saxony (Queeres Netzwerk Niedersachsen), associatons of intersex people lower saxony (Intergeschlechtliche Menschen Landesverband Niedersachsen e.V.), ProFamilia Brunswick