Rainbow bench unveiled on Curt-Mezger-Platz in Munich

A new bench painted in the colours of the rainbow has been installed on Curt-Mezger-Platz in Munich. It was presented by Mayor Mona Fuchs and Dr.-Ing. Jeanne-Marie Ehbauer, head of the city's building department, together with Ariane Rüdiger of the board of the Forum Queeres Archiv München e.V.

The bench represents the LGBTIQ* community. The city describes it as a clearly visible and friendly signal to Munich's residents that diversity, equality and anti-discrimination are important concerns for the city.

Mona Fuchs said: "With the rainbow bench on Curt-Mezger-Platz, we are making a visible statement for acceptance and solidarity. Munich is a city where people can be who they are and where they feel welcome and respected, regardless of whom they love or how they live. The bench therefore stands for something that defines our city: diversity, openness and getting along well together. And it is right that this should be seen in the cityscape."

The bench was donated by the Forum Queeres Archiv München e.V. It commemorates the writer Christa Reinig, who died in Munich in 2008.