6 hours agoGerman Chancellor refused to wave the rainbow flag: Bundestag is not a circus tent
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been sharply criticised by leftist parties after rejecting calls to wave the rainbow flag over Bundestag on 26 July, on Christopher Street Day. In an interview for public television ARD on Tuesday, Merz backed the previous decision by Bundestag chairman Julia Klöckner to reject this request. [...]
In an interview for public television ARD on Tuesday, Merz backed the previous decision by Bundestag chairman Julia Klöckner to reject this request.
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He added that the rainbow flag should be displayed only on May 17th, on International Day Against Homophobia, writes euronews.
All other days are waved only by the German and European flag, and this is the right decision,”, he stressed.
The Chancellor's statements provoked indignation on opposition deputies. Sophie Koch, government commissioner for LGBT and Social Democrat Party deputy, accused Merzin of implying that the LGBT community is treated as “circus animals”.
Green Party Chairman Katharina Dröge said that the rainbow flag “represents a group that is increasingly facing hostility, violence and hatred” and deserves seat in parliament.
The Green MPs staged a silent protest in the Bundestag hall wearing rainbow-colored clothing.
In recent years, Bundestag waved the flag during the events dedicated to the community, and earlier Chancellors attended Christopher Street Day celebrations a German tradition stemming from the riots in Stonewall in New York in 1969. /Periscopi/
