Of course, says Jakob Schneider. The chairman of the lesbians and gays in the Union on the criticism of the drag queen reading, the queer action plan and Söder’s balancing act in the fight against “Wokeness”.
Jakob Schneider, 34, was a bit surprised that nobody asked his opinion recently. He is the state chair of the Lesbian and Gay Union (LSU). LSU aims to strengthen the rights of queer people and eliminate discrimination. From the CSU there was recently strong criticism of a drag queen reading for children in Munich – on the other hand, Prime Minister and party leader Markus Söder announced a queer action plan to protect gender and sexual diversity. How does the CSU feel about diversity?