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Vienna has traditionally been more progressive than the rest of Austria.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-19 |title=Vienna Pride: ‘There is still work to be done’ |url=https://www.thelocal.at/20160619/vienna-pride-there-is-still-work-to-be-done/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=The Local Austria |language=en-US}}</ref> Some first anti-discrimination laws were passed in 1996 and 1997,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Größte Erfolge {{!}} Rechtskomitee Lambda |url=https://www.rklambda.at/index.php/de/groesste-erfolge |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=www.rklambda.at |language=de-de}}</ref> and activism already had garnered the support of then-mayor [[Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner]] as early as 1982, when homosexuality was still criminalized widely in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-22 |title=25 Jahre andersrum. Die Rosa Lila Villa an der Linken Wienzeile 102 — IG Kultur |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422024202/http://kulturrisse.at/ausgaben/022007/oppositionen/25-jahre-andersrum.-die-rosa-lila-villa-an-der-linken-wienzeile-102/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |
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In December 2014, Vienna joined the [[Rainbow Cities Network]] by declaring itself a [[Human Rights City]]. Most efforts by the city against queerphobia are led by the Viennese Antidiscrimination Unit for lesbian, gay, transgender and intersex issues ([[WASt]]), which was founded in 1998. These efforts are organised on a five-year action plan basis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vienna |url=https://www.rainbowcities.com/cities/vienna/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=Rainbow Cities Network |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 2015, the city of Vienna introduced traffic lights with same-sex couples before hosting the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] that year, which attracted media attention internationally.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Vienna’s traffic lights are now gay-themed |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/05/12/viennas-traffic-lights-are-now-gay-themed/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=m53grj |title=Diversity-themed traffic lights in Vienna |url=https://www.wien.gv.at/english/transportation-urbanplanning/diversity-themed-traffic-lights.html |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=www.wien.gv.at |language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2016, the city of Vienna started handing out honorary awards to LGBT activists: [[Helmut Graupner]] received the {{lien|Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Land Wien}} award in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mader |first=Herwig Hakan |date=2016-11-14 |title=Wiener Verdienstzeichen für Helmut Graupner und Andreas Brunner |url=https://www.ggg.at/2016/11/14/wiener-verdienstzeichen-fuer-helmut-graupner-und-andreas-brunner/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=GGG.at |language=de-DE}}</ref> |
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The city has a memorial for gay concentration camp survivors,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Vienna is promoting LGBTIQ rights {{!}} Interview with Mayor Michael Ludwig |url=https://pes.cor.europa.eu/article/vienna-promoting-lgbtiq-rights-interview-mayor-michael-ludwig |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions |language=en}}</ref> most notably Josef Kohout, situated in Heinz-Heger-Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heinz-Heger-Park |url=https://www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Heinz-Heger-Park |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at |language=de-formal}}</ref> There is also a monument to the victims of persecution of homosexuals in the Nazi era in Ressel Park.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Vienna became a fast-track city in the fight against [[HIV/AIDS]] in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-14 |title=Fast Track City Wien – Kampf gegen HIV/Aids |url=https://gesundheitsziele.wien.gv.at/fast-track-city-kampf-gegen-hiv-aids/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=Gemeinsam aktiv |language=de-DE}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:45, 7 August 2022
Geography
Demographics
Politics
Queerphobia in Vienna
City politics
Vienna has traditionally been more progressive than the rest of Austria.[1] Some first anti-discrimination laws were passed in 1996 and 1997,[2] and activism already had garnered the support of then-mayor Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner as early as 1982, when homosexuality was still criminalized widely in the country.[3]
In December 2014, Vienna joined the Rainbow Cities Network by declaring itself a Human Rights City. Most efforts by the city against queerphobia are led by the Viennese Antidiscrimination Unit for lesbian, gay, transgender and intersex issues (WASt), which was founded in 1998. These efforts are organised on a five-year action plan basis.[4]
In 2015, the city of Vienna introduced traffic lights with same-sex couples before hosting the Eurovision Song Contest that year, which attracted media attention internationally.[5][6]
In 2016, the city of Vienna started handing out honorary awards to LGBT activists: Helmut Graupner received the Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Land Wien award in 2016.[7]
The city has a memorial for gay concentration camp survivors,[8] most notably Josef Kohout, situated in Heinz-Heger-Park.[9] There is also a monument to the victims of persecution of homosexuals in the Nazi era in Ressel Park.[8]
Vienna became a fast-track city in the fight against HIV/AIDS in June 2017.[10]
- ^ "Vienna Pride: 'There is still work to be done'". The Local Austria. 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Größte Erfolge | Rechtskomitee Lambda". www.rklambda.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "25 Jahre andersrum. Die Rosa Lila Villa an der Linken Wienzeile 102 — IG Kultur". web.archive.org. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Vienna". Rainbow Cities Network. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Vienna's traffic lights are now gay-themed". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ m53grj. "Diversity-themed traffic lights in Vienna". www.wien.gv.at. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Mader, Herwig Hakan (2016-11-14). "Wiener Verdienstzeichen für Helmut Graupner und Andreas Brunner". GGG.at (in German). Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ a b "Vienna is promoting LGBTIQ rights | Interview with Mayor Michael Ludwig". PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Heinz-Heger-Park". www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at (in German (formal address)). Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "Fast Track City Wien – Kampf gegen HIV/Aids". Gemeinsam aktiv (in German). 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2022-08-07.