QueerBw

QueerBw
legal form	non-profit registered association
founding	March 2, 2002
Seat	Berlin
purpose	Representation of the interests of homosexual, bisexual, transgender, intersex and other sexually oriented members of the Bundeswehr
Chair	Sven Bäring
Members	250
Website	www.queerbw.de

QueerBw (formerly the working group for homosexual members of the Bundeswehr e.V .; AHsAB ) represents the interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual , trans and intersex members of the Bundeswehr ( soldiers , civil servants , judges and employees ). It is registered as a registered association at the Charlottenburg District Court and has its seat in Berlin .

activity

The association establishes contacts with military and civilian executives in order to reduce discrimination and to offer a contact point for all queer members of the Bundeswehr . He operates a free 24-hour hotline for advice and questions on the subject of homosexuality in the Bundeswehr . QueerBw regularly takes part in Bundeswehr Day, the Federal Government's Open Day in Berlin and Christopher Street Days . He issues a public newsletter. A support agreement was signed with the Bundeswehr-Sozialwerk in September 2019. The association issues opinions on current events and has joined the Diversity Charter .

history

Old logo before renaming

The association was founded on March 2, 2002 under the name Arbeitskreis Homosexueller Mit der Bundeswehr e.V. V (AHsAB) founded. On February 29, 2020, the 20th ordinary general meeting decided to change the name of the association to QueerBw and the new logo.

requirements

On the basis of the General Equal Treatment Act ( AGG ), QueerBw calls for a further development of the previous participation system into a diversity management in which the various representatives and contact points within the Bundeswehr are brought together. This should provide competent contact points for queer members of the Bundeswehr in order to reduce discrimination and hostile attitudes towards queer members of the Bundeswehr. Another demand is the rehabilitation of male soldiers who have been disadvantaged because of their homosexuality. In a conversation with the QueerBw board on March 2, 2020, the Federal Minister of Defense , Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer , announced that she would instruct her house to identify possibilities for rehabilitation.

membership

Ordinary members can only be natural persons who are members of the Bundeswehr or who were former members of the German armed forces, who declare their willingness to support the association's work, agree to the program and recognize the statutes. Other legal or natural persons who declare their willingness to support the association's work, agree to the program and acknowledge the statutes can become sponsoring members .

organs

The bodies of the Association are the General Meeting and the Executive Board.

General meeting

An ordinary general meeting takes place at least once a year. The 20th general meeting took place on February 29, 2020.

Board

The board of directors consists of at least three and a maximum of five full members as well as assessors . The board represents the association in and out of court. Two of its members are authorized to represent. The board consists of:

Chairman: Sven Baering, Oberfähnrich
Deputy Chairperson: Anastasia Biefang , Lieutenant Colonel
Press spokesman : Frank Gertz
Membership administration and finances: Rainer Friedrich Rose, Oberstabsfeldwebel

Regional supervisors

The regional supervisors and their deputies are appointed by the board. You have the right to attend board meetings, but you are not entitled to vote. Regional supervisors are:

Regional supervisor north: Kai Donnerhak
deputy Regional supervisor north: Katharina Busch, chief boatman ; Ronald Bednarzik, Fahnenjunker
Regional supervisor west: Damian Lang, Obermaat ( BA )
deputy Regional supervisor west: Peter Ehrle
Regional Manager East: David Blackwell, Government Secretary and Lieutenant in the Reserve
deputy Regional supervisor east: Franziska Siegel and Mike Salobir
Regional supervisor south: Arthur Leonardo Mertens, ensign
deputy Regional supervisor south: Patrizia Winter, Oberstabsgefreiter

Contact person

The contact persons of the association for special topics are:

Contact person for trans * and inter * : Anastasia Biefang
Contact person for cooperation and networking: Anastasia Biefang
Contact person for queer health ( HIV , AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases ): Frank Gertz
Contact person for rainbow families : Alvin Heidenfelder-Fritz
Contact person for women in the Bundeswehr : Paula Kaufmann
Contact person for legal questions : Jan Wippermann

Web links

Old homepage of the association. In: ahsab-ev.de. Retrieved March 30, 2020
AHSaB's Facebook profile. Retrieved March 30, 2020
Dettmann, Dietrich: Interview - "We want soldiers in uniform at the CSD". Jens Marschner from the Working Group for Homosexual Members of the German Armed Forces (AHsAB) on the goals of the association and his demands on Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. In: queer.de. September 8, 2019 .; accessed on October 20, 2019

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Articles of Association. In: AHsAB. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Board of Directors. In: AHsAB. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
↑ Homepage of the association - "What do we offer". In: ahsab-ev.de. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c press. In: AHsAB. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
↑ Newsletter. In: AHsAB. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
↑ Mutual support agreed - Bundeswehr Social Work and Working Group for Homosexual Members of the Bundeswehr sign support agreement. In: bundeswehr-sozialwerk.de. September 17, 2019, accessed October 20, 2019 .
↑ Response to the interview with the President of the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich on the subject of “Diversity” for WELT-online on November 15, 2018. (PDF) In: ahsab-ev.de. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
^ Working group homosexual members of the Bundeswehr e. V. (AHsAB e.V.) - Signatory to the Diversity Charter. In: charta-der-vielfalt.de. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
↑ Home. In: AHsAB. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
↑ press. In: AHsAB. Retrieved on March 30, 2020 (on the old QueerBw homepage it says February 3, but March 2 is correct).
↑ Diversity in the BMVg: Every individual is valued. In: BMVg. March 3, 2020, accessed March 30, 2020 .
↑ Regional supervisors . In: AHsAB. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .
↑ contact person. In: AHsAB. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .

[Satzung-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Articles of Association. In: AHsAB. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .

[Vorstand-2] Board of Directors. In: AHsAB. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .

[3] Homepage of the association - "What do we offer". In: ahsab-ev.de. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .

[Presse-4] press. In: AHsAB. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .

[5] Newsletter. In: AHsAB. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .

[6] Mutual support agreed - Bundeswehr Social Work and Working Group for Homosexual Members of the Bundeswehr sign support agreement. In: bundeswehr-sozialwerk.de. September 17, 2019, accessed October 20, 2019 .

[7] Response to the interview with the President of the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich on the subject of “Diversity” for WELT-online on November 15, 2018. (PDF) In: ahsab-ev.de. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .

[8] Working group homosexual members of the Bundeswehr e. V. (AHsAB e.V.) - Signatory to the Diversity Charter. In: charta-der-vielfalt.de. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .

[9] Home. In: AHsAB. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .

[Presse2-10] press. In: AHsAB. Retrieved on March 30, 2020 (on the old QueerBw homepage it says February 3, but March 2 is correct).

[11] Diversity in the BMVg: Every individual is valued. In: BMVg. March 3, 2020, accessed March 30, 2020 .

[Regionalbetreuer-12] Regional supervisors . In: AHsAB. Retrieved March 30, 2020 .

[13] contact person. In: AHsAB. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .