Germany is still reeling from the weekend's car attack on its Berlin Pride celebration. Politicians are deep in discussion over which consequences the country should draw.
The center-left Social Democrats (SPD) are now mounting another effort to have LGBTQ+ rights enshrined in the German constitution, known as the Basic Law. Article 3 of the Basic Law addresses equality before the law, and currently states that, "no person shall be favored or disfavored because of sex, parentage, race, language, homeland and origin, faith or religious or political opinions. No person shall be disfavored because of disability."
But no mention is made of gender identity or sexual orientation. The SPD wants to change that. Calls for political consequences after Berlin Pride attackTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
Germany: progressive, but with gaps
Germany still has areas in which queer people — that is, individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, asexual, non-binary, pangender and otherwise — are not yet fully equal under the law. In addition to the lack of constitutional protection, parentage law is a concern as well.
