Nach dem Rosa Winkel: Queere Rechte auf dem Prüfstand – Podiumsgespräch am Vorabend der Bundestagswahl

In the organizer's words:

On the eve of the 2025 federal elections, the final presentation of the intensive theater workshop "Nach dem Rosa Winkel" will be followed by a panel discussion entitled "Nach dem Rosa Winkel: Queere Rechte auf dem Prüfstand". The event starts on February 22 at around 9 pm at the Theatermuseum Düsseldorf. Guests include queer experts from administration, activism, history and art. Free admission, registration is not required.

Participants in the panel discussion:

Marina Friemelt
Marina Friemelt is a diversity management officer with a focus on LGBTIQ+ at the Office for Equality and Anti-Discrimination of the state capital Düsseldorf. She is a historian and previously worked for five years in a service center for anti-discrimination work with a focus on anti-Semitism and anti-discrimination.

Jana Hansjürgen
Jana Hansjürgen has been head of the blick* regional office for LGBTIQ* structures in rural areas since May 2022. Previously, she set up and managed queer youth facilities in Gelsenkirchen and Düsseldorf and worked as a diversity officer for the state capital Düsseldorf with a focus on LGBTIQ*.

Marcus Velke-Schmidt
Marcus Velke-Schmidt is a historian and chairman of the Centrum Schwule Geschichte Köln. He researches displaced persons and homeless foreigners in Germany as well as the history of the repression and emancipation of same-sex lifestyles. He also curates exhibitions, most recently "In the name of the people! § 175 StGB through the ages", and conducted interviews with contemporary witnesses for the Magnus Hirschfeld Federal Foundation.

Marvin Wittiber
Marvin Wittiber is a director and author. He studied social sciences at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and is particularly interested in the reciprocal relationship between the individual and society in his work. Projects with young, queer people are a particular focus - most recently in "Der queere Chor" in Weimar and currently in the Rosa Winkel trilogy in Düsseldorf.

Simon Pycha (moderator)
Simon Pycha is a freelance journalist who analyzes internet phenomena and media trends. He studied linguistics and data science. His reporting sheds light on structural developments in our society from a queer perspective.

An event organized by DüsselDrama in cooperation with Theatermuseum Düsseldorf and Demokratie leben! Düsseldorf. Media partner: Düsseldorf Queer.