FDP on equality and diversity

The FDP wants to fight discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people. The equality article of the Basic Law (the German constitution) would be extended to include sexual identity. Police would record hate crimes against these groups the same way everywhere.

The FDP wants to protect queer people better. Queer people are, for example, lesbian, gay and trans people. The constitution should name their protection clearly. Police should count and pursue hate crimes against them the same way everywhere.

The platform sees equal treatment of all citizens as a fixed part of democracy. The national action plan "Queer leben" would be implemented. The Magnus Hirschfeld federal foundation would receive more funding. Anti-LGBTI crimes would be recorded and prosecuted by uniform standards nationwide.

The FDP wants more accessibility and an inclusive education system from daycare through vocational training. Special-needs schools would be kept at the same time. A permanent disability would only have to be proven once.

The FDP wants fewer barriers for people with disabilities. Children with and without disabilities should be able to learn together. Special-needs schools should still exist. A permanent disability only has to be proven once.

Special-education content would become part of basic teacher training. The platform calls special-needs schools indispensable because disabilities vary widely. People with disabilities should become more visible. Practical support and job placement would improve their prospects in the regular labor market.

The FDP wants women's shelters to be adequately funded and free places to be visible online nationwide. Medical care is also to be better tailored to women, and women's rights strengthened worldwide.

The FDP wants more money for women's shelters. Women find protection from violence there. A website should show free places right away. Doctors should do more research on women's illnesses.

The platform sees the states and municipalities as responsible for funding shelter places. A nationwide platform is to show in real time where places are available. Research on endometriosis, PCOS, lipedema and breast cancer, and on sex differences in cardiovascular disease, is to be stepped up. Internationally, the FDP wants to fight forced marriage and genital mutilation, have sexual violence in wars prosecuted more effectively, and involve women more in peace negotiations.

The FDP wants to improve care for women with unwanted pregnancies and make it possible for all women to have the cost of an abortion covered. The next Bundestag is to debate a reform of the criminal provisions without party discipline.

The FDP wants to give more help to women with an unwanted pregnancy. All women should be able to have the costs of an abortion covered. Doctors should learn the procedure in training. Parliament should decide freely on the criminal law.

Abortion is to become part of gynecological training in every state. Medication-based methods are to be easier to access, including with support from medical staff and midwives. Changes to sections 218 and 218a of the Criminal Code are to be handled through cross-party group motions, with every member voting according to conscience.

The FDP wants to abolish tax classes 3 and 5 and make childcare costs and maintenance payments more deductible. More women are to start businesses, and couples are to split pension points to reduce old-age poverty among women.

The FDP wants to end tax classes 3 and 5. Parents should deduct more childcare costs from their taxes. More women should start companies. Couples should share pension points.

In the platform's view, abolishing the two tax classes would increase women's financial freedom. Families and single parents are to get relief through better deductions for childcare costs and statutory maintenance. Girls are to be encouraged in school toward STEM subjects and entrepreneurship, and women are to get easier access to venture capital from state development banks. When one partner pauses paid work for care work, splitting pension points is to be offered as a standard option.