Saxony election: Queer youth fears intolerance and attacks!

Saxony election: Queer youth fears intolerance and attacks!

The state elections in Saxony have made the Queere Community on alert. With a shocking election result of 34 percent for the AfD, a party that is open to queer and transfers, the concerns about a "climate of rejection and intolerance" on the streets have grown. In the constituency of Bautzen, especially 49.1 percent voted for the AfD. "A terrible sign," says Jonas Löschau, co -founder of the Queernetz youth group. The likely increase in right -wing aggression gives many queer people reason to worry that they will feel more insecure in the future.

The statistics are alarming: A survey shows that 57 percent of the LSBTIQ*people have been verbally harassed or threatened in the past twelve months. After the last elections, attacks on queer people increased - for example, a group of neo -Nazis was attacked by the CSD in Bautzen. The fear of more visibility is increasing, but a positive turn could be the possible government coalition: the possibility that the AfD is not involved in power could offer the Queeren Community a small ray of hope, although the governing parties are not necessarily an ally. "The Situation remains tense," said Löschau, while he pointed out the impending danger of right -wing networks and political uncertainties. Further details are here find.