Osnabrück is the city of the Peace of Westphalia. The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Year’s War with the conclusion of two peace treaties. In this city we want to pursue the question: What consequences and lessons can be drawn from the historically significant religious peace for queer people all over the world? [The word queer is a self-designation. For example, gay men, lesbian women, bisexual people, trans people and inter people use it for themselves]. The issue is a pressing question in our time, as queer-hostile churches are on the rise around the world. Together we ask: Can there be religious peace for queer people? Do we need a new work fostering peace that declares war on religious queer hostility? How can we do that? What good examples are there?
The event is a Panel discussion with, among others, Prof. Dr. Margit Eckholt, Dr. Regina Elsner, Barbara Schirmel, Rev. Dr. Dennis T. Solon, Helle Døssing and Dr. Lutz van Dijk und Davis Mac-Iyalla. More information on the event Veranstaltungs-Website.
Please register here for the theme day.
A joint event of Gay in May e.V. , Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and the Hirschfeld-Eddy Foundation. Details of the theme day will be published in due course.
The contribution by Gay in May e.V. is part of the group exhibition Bist du bereit?.