The German government of Olaf Scholz adopted on Friday November 18 a vast action plan aimed at combating the discrimination suffered by the LGBT+ community, providing in particular for a specific anchoring of their rights in the Constitution.
"
It's a historic day because for the first time in the history of the Federal Republic
", a government has adopted a strategy for the acceptance and protection of LGBT+ people (namely lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans , queer, intersex and asexual), government official Sven Lehmann said at a press conference.
“Creating momentum”
The catalog of measures provides in particular for the prohibition of discrimination against them to be included in the Constitution, which will require a two-thirds majority vote in parliament.
If the support of the parties of the coalition, the SPD of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Greens and the liberals of the FDP is according to him acquired, it is different from the conservative opposition CDU / CSU, he recognized.
“
I hope we can create a momentum to achieve this two-thirds majority.
Discussions are ongoing, but I believe further discussions will be needed
,” said Sven Lehmann.
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As transgender people are increasingly discriminated against in many countries, such as Russia, Turkey and Hungary, it is all the more essential that their rights be enshrined in the Basic Law, he said. underline.
“
We absolutely must use the next three years to anchor the legal provisions
” in this area, he insisted.
The action plan also recommends separate recording of crimes against transgender people, while according to official statistics, they suffer "
3 to 4 attacks a day
", but the number of undeclared cases "
is much higher
", he said.
Added to this is the recognition of the administrative rights of “
rainbow
” families or the culmination of the reform of the “
law on self-determination
”, which dates from the 1980s, for people wishing to change gender.
Psychiatric expertise "contrary to human dignity"
The procedure, which must be filed in court, can last several years, cost up to 2,000 euros, and includes psychiatric expertise "
contrary to human dignity
", had declared to AFP Tessa Ganserer, one of the two transgender MPs entered the Bundestag after last year's elections.
The new law could be completed "
in mid-2023
", judged Sven Lehmann.
This firm commitment by the German executive in favor of LGBT + people comes two days before the launch of the World Cup in Qatar, criticized for its repressive policy against them.