Vienna Rainbow Crosswalk and Non-Binary Gender Recognition

What is located in downtown Vienna between the City Hall and the Burgtheater? A a big rainbow flag B a rainbow crosswalk C a traffic light in rainbow colors D a trans crosswalk

Solution B: a rainbow crosswalk Design 2019 on the occasion of EuroPride Source: Facebook/Stadt Wien, published on derstandard.at/story/2000104455943/wiener-zebrastreifen- erstrahlt-als-regenbogen But there are also trans colored crosswalks in blue-pink-white, e.g. between Museumsquartier and Volkstheater.

There is no traffic light in rainbow colors, but one can find traffic light couples in Vienna (for the first time on the occasion of the Eurovision Song Contest and the Life Ball in May 2015). Traffic light: same sex couples Sources: wien.gv.at/verkehr/ampeln/neue-ampelsymbole.html; derstandard.at/story/2000112595148/wiener- ampelpaerchen-shop-sperrt-zu (translated by EfEU) Photo by J nos Korom: flickr.com/photos/korom/17824646812

Rainbow flags can be found every year during Pride Month (June) on Viennese tramways and on public buildings. Source photo: facebook.com/wienerlinien/posts/pfbid0ix9LiD1bwf4bsbgqYvKEG28Ys6g2pp3MXrcq7qCnMrkSVdbs8y6JfMZm x65HWu9Hl

In some states, a gender other than male or female is recognized by law. In which of the following states is this NOT the case (as of 2023)? A Iceland B India C Austria D Switzerland

Solution D: Switzerland Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_recognition_of_non-binary_gender For Austria: Previously, people were registered in the civil status register as either female' or 'male'. Since 01/2019, in addition to 'female' and 'male', the gender entry 'diverse' is also possible, and since 09/2020, 'inter', 'open' as well as a deletion of the entry are also possible. So there are now a total of 6 possible entries in the personal status category 'gender'. Source: vimoe.at/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-10-QA_Dritte_Option.pdf (translated by EfEU)

For India: Hij s have been officially recognized as a third gender in India since 2014. Hindu culture has known a third gender for thousands of years. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_recognition_of_non-binary_gender; kontrapunkte.hypotheses.org/3201 (translated by EfEU) Source photo: flickr.com/photos/rahul3/2233987158 (picture by R Barraez D Lucca)

For Iceland: Until now, it was valid that surnames of sons ended in -son , those of daughters in -dottir . Since 2019, there is a third option: Now, the ending -bur is additionally possible, which stands for child . This gender neutral option will only be available to Icelanders who are officially registered as neither male not female. Source: derstandard.de/story/2000105797968/island-lockert-sein-strenges-namensrecht (translated by EfEU)

In the song Bullet in My Heart, which musician addresses their own coming out as trans? A Mavi Phoenix B Conchita Wurst C Kerosin95 D AYMZ

Solution A: Mavi Phoenix With the song Bullet in My Heart, as part of the album Boys Toys (2020), the musician Mavi Phoenix, who grew up in Linz, came out as a trans man. His new civil name is Marlon Nader the title of the current album Marlon (2022) also refers to this. Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavi_Phoenix (translated by EfEU) Album cover Boys Toys: jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/mavi-phoenix-boys-toys/hnum/9686851 Album cover Marlon: jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/mavi-phoenix-marlon/hnum/10767694

More from and about Mavi Phoenix Music video Bullet in My Heart: youtube.com/watch?v=jXKg7SzH2Io Mavi did a voice update while transitioning: youtube.com/watch?v=zhCXVQWaV3Q Picture: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:3._CC_BY-SA_Tereza_Mundilova.jpg

Conchita Wurst In 2014, Thomas Neuwirth won the 59th Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen as the artificial character Conchita Wurst with the track Rise Like a Phoenix. Neuwirth has additionally been performing under the stage name WURST since March 2019. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conchita_Wurst Source photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ESC2014_- _Austria_02_%28cropped%29.jpg Kerosin95 With the EP Trans Agenda Dynasty released in 2022, Kerosin95, trans, denounces queer and trans hostility and draws attention to the injustices trans people face every day. Source: mzee.com/2022/12/kerosin95-ein-gespraech-ueber- queerfeindlichkeit (translated by EfEU) Source photo (cropped): de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerosin95#/media/Datei:My_Ugly_Clementine _Popfest_Wien_2019_32.jpg

AYMZ AYMZ became known as Amy Wald, singer/songwriter from Salzburg. With the outing as non-binary, the solo project is renamed AYMZ; musically, AYMZ also reinvents theirself and returns from pop to rock. Source: ardkultur.de/doku-aymz-non-binary-100 (translated by EfEU) ... In the interview, they discuss non-binary and what that can mean, among other things. A photo can be found on: musicexport.at/artist/aymz

What happened on Sunday, April 16, 2023 in Vienna? A a kiss-in in front of a Viennese caf B the reading Drag Storytime 4 Kids C the unveiling of a monument for homosexuals persecuted under National Socialism D the opening of a queer youth center

Solution B: the reading Drag Storytime 4 Kids took place in T rkis Rosa Lila Villa After the announcement by right-wing extremists and Christian fundamentalists that they would hold a protest rally against the reading of children's books by a Drag Queen, the anti-protest rally Drag is not a crime was quickly organized and took place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Together with numerous other organizations such as Queerbase and HOSI, a broad alliance joined forces to protect the T rkis Rosa Lila Villa from the attacks of right-wingers and conservatives. Source: derstandard.at/story/2000145543473/grossanlegte-demo-und-polizeiaufgebot-gegen-dragqueen-lesung- in-wien (translated by EfEU) Photo: instagram.com/p/CrESvIyMEm3/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y

For A) Prckel Kiss-in: A kissing lesbian couple was expelled from the Viennese caf Pr ckel in January 2015. As a result, a kiss-in was held in front of the caf , which was also intended to draw attention to the lack of protection against discrimination for LGBTIAQ* people in the private sphere. Same- sex couples currently have no legal means against being kicked out of places based on sexual preference. Discrimination protection does exist in the workplace (for example, it would not be permissible to refuse to be served by a lesbian waitress), but so far not in other areas of life. Source: derstandard.at/story/2000010319661/tausende-demo-zusagen-nach-rauswurf-eines-lesbischen-paares (translated by EfEU) For C) The monument Arcus - Shadow of a Rainbow designed by Sarah Ortmeyer and Karl Kolbitz was opened on June 5, 2023. The memorial is intended to keep alive the memory of those who were discriminated against, persecuted and murdered as homosexuals. Location: 1040 Wien, Resselpark (Access: U1 / U4 Karlsplatz) Source: koer.or.at/projekte/arcus-schatten-eines-regenbogens (translated by EfEU); photo: Renate Tanzberger For D) A queer youth center does not yet exist, but one is in the planning phase and is to open its doors in Vienna by 2024 at the latest. Source: wien.gv.at/freizeit/bildungjugend/jugend/queeres-jugendzentrum.html (translated by EfEU)

What can be found in the House of Austrian History? A the passport of an inter* person B an umbrella in rainbow colors with Pride imprint C costumes of the Life Ball D a wedding photo of the first same-sex couple in Austria

Solution A: the passport of an inter* person In 2018, Alex J rgen achieved before the Constitutional Court the issuance of a passport, that is, a document that has been distributed millions of times. But this one is a milestone, because Alex J rgen has thus enforced the official recognition of intersex people. The passport of the Republic of Austria for Alex J rgen was the first official document of its kind. Source: hdgoe.at/pass_alex_juergen_podcast (translated by EfEU) Photo by Lorenz Paulus/hdg , cc by-nc 4.0 on hdgoe.at/pass_alex_juergen_podcast

The first Life Ball took place on May 29, 1993. Until 2019 (with the exception of 2016), the ball was celebrated annually at the Rathausplatz in Vienna. The proceeds from the Life Ball were used to support NGOs working for HIV- positive people and those suffering from AIDS; it was also intended to raise public awareness about HIV/AIDS. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Ball According to a ruling by the Austrian Constitutional Court, marriage has been open to everyone since 2019. The Registered Partnership Act has been in force since 2010: it allows same-sex couples to enter into a civil partnership. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage The picture on the right shows how the umbrella looks like. The picture on the left shows the Pride imprint. Photos: Renate Tanzberger Umbrella Parade 97

Since when do trans people in Austria no longer have to have their primary sex characteristics surgically removed for legal recognition of their lived gender (change of civil status)? A 1971 B 1991 C 2010 D 2022

Solution C: 2010 1971: Punishment of same-sex sexuality is removed from the penal code. However, homosexuality is discriminated against by four new paragraphs. Source: kontrast.at/paragraph-209-oesterreich (translated by EfEU) 1991: The disease diagnosis homosexuality as an illness is deleted from the Austrian diagnosis code. Source: homopoliticus.at/1991/10/22/homosexualitaet-ist-in-oesterreich-keine-krankheit-mehr (translated by EfEU) 2022: Homosexual persons are allowed to donate blood. Source: orf.at/stories/3266979 (translated by EfEU)

How many people participated in EuroPride 2019 in Vienna? A appr. 50.000 B appr. 100.000 C appr. 250.000 D appr. 500.000

Solution D: appr. 500.000 EuroPride has been held every summer in a different European city since 1992. In 2001 and 2019, EuroPride was held in Vienna in 2019 with a record number of half a million participants. For the first time in the history of the event, a reigning head of state made an appearance. Alexander Van der Bellen emphasized that LGBTIQ rights are human rights . Source: bundespraesident.at/aktuelles/detail/abschlusskundgebung-von-europride-vienna-2019; wien.orf.at/stories/3000508 (translated by EfEU) Source photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rege nbogen_Parade,_Vienna_2019.jpg

In 1996, the first rainbow parade marched along Vienna's Ringstra e; at that time, it was called the First LesBiGay and Transgender Procession. Source: derstandard.at/story/2000081431940/wozu- braucht-es-die-regenbogenparade (translated by EfEU) Source photo: Zentrum QWIEN published on derstandard.at/story/2000081431940/wozu-braucht-es- die-regenbogenparade

Which of the following people is/was openly bisexual? A Mariette Lydis B Johanna Dohnal C Oliver Egger D Helga Pankratz

Solution A: Mariette Lydis Mariette Lydis (born 1887 in Baden, died 1970 in Buenos Aires) was an Austro- Argentine painter and illustrator who lived openly bisexual. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariette_Lydis Painings by Mariette Lydis can be found at the website artnet.de/k%C3%BCnstler/mariette-lydis, for example Photo: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:De_Oo stenrijkse_kunstenaresse_Mariette_Lydi s_%281887- 1970%29_aan_haar_tekentafel,_55,_Be standdeelnr_191-0553.jpg

Ad B: Johanna Dohnal, ne Diez (1939-2010) In 1979, Johanna Dohnal became State Secretary for General Women's Issues in the Federal Chancellery. During her time as State Secretary, Johanna Dohnal set sustainable initiatives in family law, sexual criminal law and social law. In 1990, Johanna Dohnal became Federal Minister for Women's Affairs in the Federal Chancellery. She ended her marriage to Franz Dohnal in 1976 after 19 years. In early 2010, Johanna Dohnal and her long-time partner Annemarie Aufreiter entered into a registered partnership. Source: geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Johanna_Dohnal (translated by EfEU) Die Dohnal (The Dohnal) a film by Sabine Derflinger Trailer (with English subtitles): filmhaus.at/film/die-dohnal-english-subs Source picture: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johanna_Dohnal.jpg

Ad Oliver Egger: Oliver Egger is a Styrian soccer player who came out as gay in 2016. Source (a photo can also be found there): derstandard.at/story/2000104985441/ich-wollte-mich-keine-sekunde- laenger-verstecken (translated by EfEU) Ad Helga Pankratz (1959-2014): Author, activist of the Homosexual Initiative (HOSI). Published, among others: Aus lesbischer Sicht. Glossen und Kommentare zum Zeitgeschehen. Vienna, Milena Verlag 2002. (From a Lesbian Perspective. Glosses and commentaries on current events, Milena publishing house). In 2021 a square in Vienna was named after Helga Pankratz. Source: geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at/Helga_Pankratz (translated by EfEU) Photo: hosiwien.at/hosi-wien-trauert- um-ihre-langjaehre-aktivistin-helga- pankratz

Which organization offers a buddy system to support queer people who have fled their home country? A Rosa Lila PantherInnen B Queer Base C Afro Rainbow Austria D Queerconnexion

Solution B: Queer Base Queer Base, located in the T rkis Rosa Lila Villa, supports LGBTIAQ* persons who have fled to Austria. The association offers, among other things, legal and social counseling, support in medical and psychological matters, and networking within the community. Source: queerbase.at

The association Queerconnexion works together with young people in interactive workshops on sexual, romantic and gender diversity. The workshop leaders share their own life stories and address personal questions. Source: queerconnexion.at (translated by EfEU) Afro Rainbow Austria is the first association in Austria by and for LGBTIAQ* migrants from African countries. The association draws attention to the racism and queer hostility of mainstream society and advocates for change. Source: afrorainbow.at/about-us

The Rosa Lila PantherInnen are a LGBTIQ advocacy group in Styria. Among other things, they have counseling services, hold workshops at schools, organize meetings of/for trans people, rainbow families, and queer people of faith, have a queer soccer and choir project, and organize the CSD in Graz. Source: homo.at (translated by EfEU)

Who wrote the book Aime and Jaguar (1994)? A Erica Fischer B J rgen Pettinger C Illi Anna Heger D Ines Rieder and Diana Voigt

Solution A: Erica Fischer Erica Fischer wrote about the love relationship between two women during the Nazi era. The book deals with the relationship between a non-Jewish woman, Lilly Wust and a Jewish woman, Felice Schragenheim. Erica Fischer had the then 80-year-old Lilly Wust tell her the story and then turned it into an impressive novel, which was published in 1994. The film version, directed by Max F rberb ck, was released in German cinemas in 1999. Source: kiwi-verlag.de/buch/erica-fischer-aimee-und-jaguar- 9783462307634 (translated by EfEU) Trailer (in English): youtube.com/watch?v=4GzVeNXMfx0

Jrgen Pettinger wrote a novel about Franz Doms, who was executed in 1944, at the age of 21 in the Vienna District Court for his homosexuality. Franz Doms fate represents the discrimination, persecution, imprisonment and killing of thousands of queer people during the Nazi era. Sources: queer.de/detail.php?article_id=33769, loewenherz.at/index_lw_nr.php?LWNR=20334 A court photo can be found here: queer.de/detail.php?article_id=33769 Book cover: loewenherz.at/index_lw_nr.php?LWNR=20334

Illi Anna Heger scripts and draws queer-feminist webcomics that tell personal life stories, document events, analyze social structures and make theory understandable. Illi Anna Heger has been working on alternative German pronouns, such as xier , since 2009. Source: annaheger.de/ueber Cover Queer Comic Conversations : annaheger.de/qcc

Ines Rieder and Diana Voigt published Die Geschichte der Sidonie C. (The Story of Sidonie C.) (2012), a biographical novel about Sidonie Csillag, whose real name was Margarete Csonka. She had been sent by her parents to Sigmund Freud who was supposed to cure her of her homosexuality . The life of Margarete Csonka spanned almost a century and provides important insights into the lives of lesbian women in the early 20th century. Source: zentralbuchhandlung.de/shop/i/die- geschichte-der-sidonie-c-9783902902016-3378.html (translated by EfEU) Book cover: zaglossus.biz/Die_Geschichte_der_Sidonie_C.htm

Which bookstore is co-organizer of the Queer Film Night Wien? A Frauenzimmer B ChickLit C L wenherz D o*books

Solution C: Lwenherz In cooperation with the bookstore L wenherz, the Votiv cinema in Vienna has shown a queer film each month since 2020. The bookstore L wenherz is located in the 9th district and was opened in 1993, as the first gay-lesbian bookstore in Vienna. Sources: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berg_und_L wenherz; loewenherz.at (translated by EfEU) Photo: facebook.com/buchhandlungloewenherz/photos/pb.100064669902474.- 2207520000/3832138480198098/?type=3

ChickLit is a feminist bookstore in Vienna's 1st district. ChickLit is supported by the Association for the Promotion of Feminist Projects, which published the women's magazine AUF for over 30 years. ChickLit is now located in the former editorial offices of AUF. Sources: oe1.orf.at/artikel/296713/ChickLit-in-Wien; chicklit.at/de (translated by EfEU) The bookstore o*books, with a focus on feminist, queer and Austrian reading material, opened in 2021, in Vienna's Nordbahnviertel. Source: o-books.at (translated by EfEU)

In 1977, feminist activists of the 2nd Women's Movement founded the first women's bookstore, the Frauenzimmer, and the first women's caf , located in Vienna's 8th district. From the beginning, the bookstore carried lesbian literature and was an important place of communication for lesbians. It moved in 2000, but then had to close in 2007. The Frauencaf was renamed Flinte in 2018, and today sees itself as a queer- feminist association, a collectively organized space for projects & events . Sources: flinteverein.business.site; de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinte_und_Frauenzimmer (translated by EfEU) Photo: facebook.com/flinteverein

Resources: Explainer video Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (English, 7'02): youtube.com/watch?v=xCMmZUu07IQ&feature=youtu.be ILGA Europe Rainbow Map: rainbow-europe.org For Austria see rainbow- europe.org/#8621/0/0

Idea and realization of the Millionaire Quiz: Renate Tanzberger, Rosemarie Ortner, Naomi Lobnig / EfEU Association Artwork Jess Gaspar Millionaire Quiz Game Guide: efeu.or.at/seiten/download/LGBTIAQ_Quiz_EfEU_2023.pdf Sponsored by the Vienna Anti-Discrimination Office for LGBTIQ Affairs (WASt) Vienna, June 2023