New vertebrae for diversity policy: Sophie Koch becomes a queer officer!

New vertebrae for diversity policy: Sophie Koch becomes a queer officer!

Dresden, Deutschland - The Federal Government continued to design the ideological Shadow Ministry for “Diversity”. Sophie Koch has been appointed the new representative for sexual and gender diversity, as Our Central Europe . Koch, which has a left -wing activist past and represents a very critical attitude towards the CDU, expressed the desire for the downfall of the CDU and described their politics as a departure from the democratic center. On her Facebook profile she propagates the slogan "Antifascism is manual work".

The appointment of Koch is part of a major restructuring in the Federal Cabinet, which on May 28, 2025, named a number of commissioned and at the same time stroked 25 jobs, such as Tagesschau In addition to Koch, virologist Hendrik Streeck was also named by the CDU as the new drug representative, he follows Burkhard Blienert from the SPD and emphasizes that addiction and drugs are relevant topics that affect millions of people.

role and criticism of Koch's appointment

The newly founded position of the queer officers is closely bound to the “Office for Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity” initiated in 2022. Critics describe this office as an ideological experiment box, which is financed by tax money and acts without adequate control. At a time when many voters of the CDU are calling for a clear line and representation for their interests, the occupation of such posts raises questions. Critics complain that the CDU does not abolish such places and use staff who act against their own party.

In addition to the role of Koch, there are also other changes in the cabinet: Katrin Staffler from the CSU becomes a nursing authority and follows Claudia Moll from the SPD. She plans to make courageous decisions in nursing and to work for people with care needs. Stefan Schwartze from the SPD remains a patient representative and wants to strengthen patient rights and participation. Thomas Rachel from the CDU takes over the office of religious freedom and Lars Castellucci from the SPD becomes the new human rights officer.

action plan "Queer Live"

The representative for sexual and gender diversity has the central task of implementing the "Queer Life" action plan decided in November 2022. This includes several fields of action, including legal recognition, participation, security, health and strengthening the consulting and community structures. The office receives support from the Federal Service Center Queeres Life in the Federal Office for Family and Civil Society.

of 140 associations and initiatives that had applied for cooperation in the working group process were selected. The budget for the action plan was 342,245 euros in 2023; However, no projects are planned for 2024. The evaluation of the plan is estimated at 210,000 euros and is to be established in early 2025 in order to be able to evaluate the progress, as in wikipedia is shown in detail.