Other space

Shop window with the stickers love , queer , bi , trans , gay and lesbian

The gay choir Vox Homana at the opening ceremony

The Andersraum (also Andersr (a) um) is a meeting place for lesbians , gays , bisexuals , transsexuals and transident people and others. The premises at Asternstrasse 2 / corner Engelbosteler Damm in Hanover 's Nordstadt district are supported by the Verein Vielfaltzentrale eV and funded by the state of Lower Saxony , the state capital of Hanover and the Hanover region .

Club goals

Aims of the sponsoring association Diversity Center e. V. are

• the strengthening of "gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans *" self-help
• Networking of existing initiatives and self-help activities
• Reducing discrimination
• Help with coming out and going public
• Increase the visibility of same-sex lovers and transgender people
• Help for self-help (empowerment)
• Strengthening the " health of LGBTIQ * "
• easy access to information about the scene

For this purpose, the Andersraum, as the central meeting place of the Hanover region, should be open for discussions, advice and various events, also for people who are merely interested in the topic of “Queer Theory” and “Queer Politics”.

history

Pastor Hans-Jürgen Meyer and Anne Hagenberg in the Andersrau at a reading of Love - Suffering - Laughing. A gay pastor tells

The other room can be used as a follow-up project of the end of 2010 closed Infoladen sticking point - to be considered - with a completely different concept and significantly extended audience, however. The opening of Andersr (a) um , which should be understood as a play on words with the term Andersrum , was on March 3, 2012. Around 250 people attended the opening celebrations. After contributions by the gay choir Vox Homana , various speeches were given, including the deputy regional president Doris Klawunde , the gender equality spokeswoman for the Hanover region, Friederike Kampf , and Councilwoman Selin Arikoglu , the Hanover human resources manager and head of the control and human resources department , for the gender equality committee and the migration committee and Central Services , Harald Härke , the SPD councilor Martin Hanske , the author Kirsten Plötz and the chairman of the Federal Conference on Gay and Lesbian Networks , Thomas Wilde .

Numerous celebrities were also represented, such as the gay representative of the State of Lower Saxony, Hans Hengelein , the historian Rainer Hoffschildt or the managing director of the Stiftung Leben & Umwelt - Heinrich Böll Stiftung Niedersachsen , Renate Steinhoff and others.

Fonts

• Kirsten Plötz: For a diverse life in Hanover. The Andersra (u) m celebrates 1st birthday , ed. from Diversity Center eV , funded by the City of Hanover and the Hanover Region, Hanover: self-published, March 3, 2013

Web links

Commons : Andersraum (Hannover)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Diversity Center eV : Andersr (a) um - A place for diverse life in Hanover , current website
• queer.de : Hanover: Center for Diversity will open next year , news from December 21, 2012
• NN : Diversity Center Hanover - because there is more than "Boy loves Girls" ... , outdated website of the "Diversity Center" planning group

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Information according to the first leaflet andersraum: A place for diverse life in Hanover
2. ↑ ^{a b} N.N. (private): Hanover's new LGBT center Andersr (a) um opened on March 8, 2012
3. ↑ Diversity Center eV: http://www.andersraum.de A place for diverse life in Hanover
4. ↑ ^{a b} see the photos of the opening event under Commons in the Web Links section

Coordinates: 52 ° 23 '7.5 "  N , 9 ° 43' 26.1"  E