City: Wiesbaden
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Gender-neutral official correspondence
The ongoing debate on gender-inclusive language in German-speaking countries has made it necessary for the city administration to address this issue. The LGBT+ Coordination Office was commissioned to draft a proposal for new administrative language. In order to reflect as many relevant perspectives and interests as possible and to ensure broad acceptance of the new…
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LGBT employee network
A last year’s online survey of all city administration employees regarding their experiences of discrimination revealed that a significant number of LGBT+ colleagues like to have a LGBT+ employee network. After a motivating working session on that topic at the RCN annual meeting in 2024 the LGBT+ Coordination Office has established the network. This was…
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Training Workshop: Queer Refugees Deutschland
The LGBT+ Coordination Office was able to win a Germany-wide initiative to hold a training workshop for colleagues working with refugees (accommodation management, social work, immigration affairs). Access to the employees was gained through the management of the social services department responsible for refugees. Several teams were trained during three full-day events. The objectives of…
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Internal diversity working group – AG Vielfalt
Several offices and departments of the state capital of Wiesbaden formed the city’s internal diversity group (AG Vielfalt). The member offices represent various diversity characteristics through their areas of work: ethnicity, gender, disability, age, etc. The LGBT+ Coordination Office hosts the meetings which take place every 6-8 weeks. On the occasion of the German Diversity…
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Rainbow Roundabout
The mayor of the state capital Wiesbaden inaugurated a Rainbow Roundabout before Gay Pride. After a rainbow-coloured zebra crossing caused controversy last year and was damaged by unknown persons, there was no vandalism with permanent damage at the Roundabout. The feedback from the public and the LGBT+ community was overwhelmingly positive. The Rainbow Roundabout is…