Policy Field: Culture & History
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Living Library
During the annual Theater aan Zee festival in Ostend — a major cultural event attracting visitors from across Belgium — we hosted a “living library”. In a cafe-like atmosphere, guests engaged in one-on-one conversations with storytellers from the LGBTIQ+ community sharing personal experiences: coming-out journeys, gender transitions, healing through art, or simply moments that deserved to…
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Inauguration of two new squares in tribute to two lesbian and bisexual women who made history
As part of Pride Month, the City of Bordeaux inaugurated two new squares, central locations in neighbourhood life, named after two lesbian and bisexual women who made history through their struggles and values: Marielle Franco, a Brazilian municipal councillor, sociologist, feminist, anti-racist and LGBTQI+ activist, who was assassinated on 14 March 2018 in Rio de…
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Queer History & Remembrance: a memorial plaque for Magnus Hirschfeld & the exhibition “gefährdet leben”
In 2025, Heidelberg unveiled a memorial plaque for Magnus Hirschfeld at Sandgasse 10, where he lived as a student in 1890–91. The physician and pioneer of sexual science and queer rights is now honored as part of the city’s remembrance culture. The inauguration by Heidelberg’s Deputy Mayor for Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and the…
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Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism on January 27
January 27, 2025, marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. In Germany, this day has been commemorated since 1996 in memory of the victims of National Socialism. Mayor Haase took part in a memorial service at the LSBTIQ stele on Ernst-Ludwig-Platz. He reminded those present that a democratic and mindful…
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Month of LGBTIQ+ actions and visibility
The 2025 theme was LGBTIQ+ History & Archives. In collaboration with associations in Lausanne, more than 10 events open to the public were proposed (a queer walk to iconic sites, memorial mapping, escape room, etc.). City Profile: Lausanne
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2025 Color Taipei
To celebrate Pride Month 2025, the Taipei City Department of Information and Tourism is partnering with TWeen Drag Queens of Taiwan to launch the “2025 Color Taipei” series. The highlight of the program is the limited-time Rainbow Sightseeing Bus Tour, which will run from October 3 to 26. The tour features LGBTQ+ influencers and drag…
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Inauguration of a monument honoring homosexual victims of deportation and all LGBTQIA+ people persecuted throughout history
On May 17, 2025, a memorial created by artist Jean-Luc Verna was inaugurated in Paris. The project was led by the organization “Les Oublié·e·s de la Mémoire”, which has worked to raise awareness and ensure recognition of deportation based on homosexuality in France and beyond since 2003. For this memorial, the organization collaborated with an inter-association LGBTQIA+…
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40 years of LGBT movement in Slovenia
In 2024, we were celebrating the 40th anniversary of the LGBT+ movement in Slovenia. Throughout the entire year, events have taken place to commemorate this, many of them during Pride month: exhibitions, LGBT city tours, cabaret shows, community brunch, workshops, international conference, discussions, seminars, concerts, theatre performances, drag shows, and of course stands, the march,…
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Exhibition: “Who´s Afraid of Stardust? Positions of Contemporary Queer Art”
The Kunsthaus and Kunsthalle Nürnberg were collaborating to present the international group exhibition ‘Who’s Afraid of Stardust? Positions of Contemporary Queer Art’. The exhibition features works by 30 artists who address aspects of queer life and so make substantial contributions to the current debate on diversity with their individual perspectives on societal power structures. More…
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Focusing on Queer History
To coincide with International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, the city of Heidelberg presented the exhibition “Broken Connections Ravensbrück – The Paths of Women-Loving Women into Resistance and Deportation” in the foyer of Heidelberg City Hall from January 9 to February 9, 2024. Exhibition and programme were organized by the Institute for History and…