AfD is transphobic and homophobic – Fact Check

Her comments coincide with a fresh poll by Insa for the Bild am Sonntag weekly newspaper, which puts the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a party that has drawn criticism for taking swipes at LGBTQ+ rights, at a record 22%.

Berlin: (hib/SAS) Die AfD-Fraktion will das „Transsexuellengesetz erhalten und den Schutz von Menschen mit Geschlechtsdysphorie verbessern“. In einem entsprechend betitelten Antrag (20/8203(Dokument, öffnet ein neues Fenster)) fordert sie ...

In August and September 2026, a popular meme claimed to show the alleged contradictory positions of Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right German political party Alternative for Germany, known in Germany by the abbreviation AfD. The meme states that Weidel is anti-immigration yet has an immigrant wife, supports anti-LGBTQ+ policies but is a lesbian, and opposes adoption for LGBTQ+ families despite having adopted two children.

For years, rights campaigners have come up against the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and its opposition to marriage equality, safe community spaces and access to healthcare and reproductive justice.

Her comments coincide with a fresh poll by Insa for the Bild am Sonntag weekly newspaper, which puts the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a party that has drawn criticism for taking swipes at LGBTQ rights, at a record 22%.

In Berlin, AfD leaders have said they do not oppose gay rights or Pride events. Kristin Brinker, the AfD leader in Berlin who released the statement calling for Berlin’s protection “from violent Islamists,” said in an interview that the ...

Alice Weidel says rightwing nationalist party is a ‘liberal-conservative’ force

... In Alice Weidel stellt die AfD eine lesbische Kanzlerkandidatin – und dennoch fiel die Partei immer wieder mit homophoben Aussagen und Ansichten auf. Laut dem Verband "Queere Vielfalt" verfolgt die AfD sogar eine zutiefst homophobe Politik.

30 candidates claimed to tolerate right-wing friends in their profile or were themselves members of groups associated with such people; others said that they mourned the German Reich or used their symbols. In 2018 Tino Chrupalla, the current co-leader of AfD, gave an interview to holocaust denier, antisemite ...

LGBTQ slogans are catchphrases or slogans which express support for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities and LGBTQ rights. ... 1 2 Hudson, David (2018-08-10). "What does 'Be Gay, Do Crime' mean?". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on 2021-06-05.

Alice Weidel resolves the paradox of being a chairwoman of the queer-hostile AfD by distinguishing between ‘homosexual’ and ‘queer’. Divisions are also opening up within the queer community.

Angesichts der hohen Umfragewerte für die AfD warnt Gabriel Nox Koenig vor den Folgen nicht nur für Trans- und nicht-binäre Menschen, sondern auch für andere marginalisierte Gruppen. "Alle Fortschritte, die in den letzten Jahrzehnten gegen Diskriminierungsformen wie Sexismus, Homophobie, Transphobie oder Rassismus hart erkämpft wurden, würden von der AfD rückgängig gemacht, entsprechende Gesetze abgeschafft.