We are committed to ensuring that all public buildings in the city have gender-neutral premises, including toilets and, where necessary, changing rooms. For many people in the LGBTQIA* community, this means visible recognition, security and self-determination: They can use facilities without fear of discrimination, hostility or unpleasant situations. Such spaces are a concrete sign of inclusion and respect and promote an open, diverse coexistence in administration, schools, cultural and sports facilities.

We secure the financial support of the Christopher Street Day in Wiesbaden. The CSD recalls the historic struggle of the LGBTQIA* community for equality and against discrimination – a global symbol of visibility, recognition and diversity since the Stonewall riots in 1969. Particularly in the face of a social shift to the right, it is important for the city to show its attitude and support the community – even if some companies are stepping down as sponsors. By providing reliable support, we are sending a strong signal of solidarity, human rights and social participation.

We support queer counselling and support services such as SCHLAU Wiesbaden. They are important contact points against discrimination and for empowerment. Suicide rates among queer young people are still significantly higher – here we want to actively counteract. That is why we are committed to ensuring prevention and self-help offers and promote school education initiatives. Through these measures, we create security, shelters and prospects for queer young people and strengthen their social participation.

We create safe spaces in which queer young people can spend their free time, receive advice and develop in a self-determined way. Such spaces are crucial for empowerment, self-confidence and social participation, especially at a time when queer young people are still experiencing discrimination and exclusion. Together with the local community, we want to develop offers that are tailored to the needs of the young people in Wiesbaden. In this way, we promote acceptance from a young age and give young people the security of being themselves.

Education projects can help schools to reduce prejudice against people from the queer community and thus prevent long-term violence against queer people. At the same time, such projects can help queer young people to find suitable consulting services in the city society.

Queer life should become even more visible in the cityscape, so we campaigned for the raising of the rainbow flag on public buildings and want to create a higher representation in the Wiesbaden cityscape by, for example, queer pairs of traffic lights, rainbow benches and rainbow zebra stripes. In addition, we are committed to ensuring that urban publications and advertising campaigns also depict the realities of LGBTQIA* people's lives, regardless of the topic.

Associations and associations do indispensable work, for example in advising, preventing and accompanying people living with HIV and AIDS and their families. They are a one-stop-shop for the LGBTQIA* community and fulfil important social tasks. We GRÜNE are committed to continuous and reliable financial support for these organizations, such as Pro Familia e.V. and AIDS-Hilfe Wiesbaden.

Older people in the LGBTQIA* community have often struggled hard for acceptance and visibility. They grew up in an environment that, in addition to social stigma, also limited them by laws. Often this rejection has an effect to this day and ensures that older queer people hide their identity. Together with the Senior Citizens' Advisory Board, queer associations and the LSBT*IQ Coordination Centre, we want to develop concepts that strengthen and make visible queer people in old age. In addition, employees in urban care facilities are to be specifically trained in dealing with queer realities of life in old age.

We have established a queer network in the Wiesbaden city administration. It promotes the exchange of LGBTQIA* employees, supports the implementation of inclusive measures and ensures that queer concerns are included in all decisions. In doing so, we create a visible, non-discriminatory working environment and strengthen the rights and recognition of queer people in the administration. This network is a clear success for diversity, equality and participation in Wiesbaden.

We increased the budget of the Christopher Street Day in 2025 to cover the increased costs and thus contributed to the fact that despite dropped sponsors of the CSD in Wiesbaden could take place. By providing reliable support, we are sending a strong signal of solidarity, human rights and social participation.

We have secured and financially supported the implementation of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) in Wiesbaden. The event makes the interests of the LGBTQIA+ community visible, sends a clear signal against discrimination and promotes recognition, diversity and social participation. With our support, IDAHOBIT has become a permanent public forum that enables empowerment, exchange and awareness-raising in urban society.

We supported the work of Warmes Wiesbaden e.V. so that queer young people in the ‘Birds of Pride’ youth group can exchange ideas, receive support and develop their identity freely. Our political support ensured the necessary framework conditions and resources. In this way, we create a protected space for empowerment, networking and participation and strengthen the visibility and acceptance of queer young people in Wiesbaden.

We have provided Queeren Zentrum Wiesbaden (QZ e.V.) with an interim solution and made it possible to move to the final rooms by the end of 2025. The center offers a safe place for advice, leisure, networking and empowerment of the queer community. Through our political support, rooms, equipment and operation could be secured. In this way, we create visible, protected contact points, strengthen the participation of queer people and promote a diverse, open Wiesbaden.

We have enforced and filled the second position in the LGBT*IQ Coordination Unit. As a result, concerns of the queer community can be dealt with more quickly, measures implemented and protection, visibility and participation sustainably ensured.

We have set up a round table LSBT*IQ on a quarterly basis. Here, administration, politics and the community exchange information on current topics and jointly develop measures to improve visibility, protection and equality.

We have initiated a symposium on violence against LGBTQIA* people. Professionals and organisations exchange views to improve protection measures and strengthen the prevention of violence and discrimination.

We have ensured that queer refugees in Wiesbaden are visibly supported and well integrated. Through political decisions, we have promoted cooperation between the city, AIDS-Hilfe Hessen and other organisations. The Rainbow Refugee Support project provides counselling, support in asylum procedures, psychosocial support and group offers to prevent isolation. We Greens have created the framework for queer refugees to experience protection, empowerment and participation in our city.

We have set signs: A rainbow zebra strip and a rainbow circle make the diversity of our city visible. They are concrete symbols of acceptance, visibility and equality and show that Wiesbaden is an open city for LGBTQIA* people. These permanently visible signs strengthen the self-confidence of the community and sensitize the entire city society.