Federal Government Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity

The Federal Government Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity (known as Commissioner for LGBTIQ+ Equality for short and informally nicknamed the "Queer Commissioner") is an office in the federal Government of Germany that is tasked with promoting and defending LGBTIQ+ rights and fighting anti-LGBTIQ+ hate.

The office was created by the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz in 2021.

The inaugural holder of the office is Sven Lehmann of the Alliance 90/The Greens, who concurrently holds the office of Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.

[1][2][3] In November 2022 the federal cabinet adopted a new strategy to promote LGBTIQ+ rights and combat anti-LGBTIQ+ hate.

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