A Rainbow Bundestag? An Intersectional Analysis of LGBTI Representation in Angela Merkel’s Germany

Figures & data

Table 1. Overview of Merkel governments and milestones for LGBTI rights from 22-01-2005–01-04-2020 (n = 385).

	2005–2009	2009–2013	2013–2017	2017–2021*
Governing Coalition	16th Bundestag CDU/CSU/SPD	17th Bundestag CDU/CSU/FDP	18th Bundestag CDU/CSU/SPD	19th Bundestag CDU/CSU/SPD
Opposition parties	FDP, Die Linke, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	SDP, Die Linke, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	Die Linke, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen	AfD, FDP, Die Linke, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
Milestones	General Act on Equal Treatment (2006)	Stepchild adoption of adopted child (2013)	Marriage equality (2017)	Ban on conversion therapy (2020)
	Amendment Transsexual Law (2008)	Reform Transsexual Law (2011)	Convictions §175 overturned (2016)	Third’ option for registering legal sex (2017)
Number of parliamentary questions submitted	73	62	139	111

Figure 1. Overview of most prominent LGBTI themes found in minor interpellations (Kleine Anfragen) and written questions (Schriftliche Fragen) during the four legislative periods of the Merkel era from 22-01-2005–01-04-2020 (n = 385).