Some rainbows will be seen in Geretsried from July 3rd to 11th.
The city takes part in “Pride Week” - a sign against exclusion and discrimination.
Geretsried - A rainbow flag will be blowing in the wind at the town hall from July 3rd to 11th this year.
In addition, some sidewalks will be painted in the appropriate colors and an awareness program will be initiated in schools.
The city council decided that by a majority.
In this case, the rainbow serves as a symbol for the LGBTQIA + community, which includes all people who do not conform to hetero-normativity, e.g. gays and lesbians.
The rainbow is shown in Geretsried on the occasion of Munich's “Pride Week”, which frames Christopher Street Day, and is intended to set an example against exclusion and discrimination.
Felix Leipold (Free Voters) and Peter Curtius (Greens) had the idea for this.
As reported, they introduced a corresponding motion to the city council.
It was discussed at its most recent meeting.
Leipold and Curtius suggested hanging a rainbow flag on the city flagpole and painting selected crosswalks with washable paint.
"It is a shame that in 2021 we are still not taking it for granted that everyone can be as they want," said Leipold. The suicide risk of lesbians and gays between the ages of 12 and 25 is four to seven times higher than that of young people in general. This also affects adolescents in Geretsried schools and households. "The city of Geretsried is a colorful city," said the FW city council. Countless nationalities and many compatriots would live here, “who enrich our social coexistence, unless there is a pandemic. These are cultures - and these include people who are queer. So love same-sex or belong to the movement. "
For city councilor Heidi Dodenhöft (Free Voters) it is part of such an action to explain what the whole thing is about.
She therefore suggested talking to schools and initiating an accompanying program.
Andreas Rottmüller (CSU) agreed with her: "If it is explained, I see a meaning behind it."
The city council approved the accompanying program and the rainbow flag.
Christos Saridis (CSU) and Dr.
Detlev Ringer (Greens) voted against.
Even if it doesn't make himself popular, Ringer explained, “but I've reached an age where I no longer have to conform to the zeitgeist.
We're not in the Glockenbachviertel in Munich. ”He takes the tolerance requirement seriously, says Ringer, but for him the matter is too personal.
Setting an example here is not the job of the city.
The committee voted separately on the subject of floor painting.
Mayor Michael Müller considered it problematic in terms of traffic law to paint zebra crossings.
That is why Kerstin Halba (SPD) suggested using sidewalks.
Curtius and Leipold could live with this change.
Müller asked not to entrust the building yard with this, but hopes for the support of the youth council.
In the absence of a meeting, the youth councils could not be asked beforehand, which apparently led to dissenting votes.
In addition to Christos Saridis, Sabine Lorenz and Franz Wirtensohn (all CSU) were against the use of street chalk.
Arthur Wolfseher (SPD) and Gerhard Meinl (CSU) were not in the room when the item on the agenda was dealt with.
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