happy lesbian visibility day
Journalist 28 year old Ulli Köppe took advantage of the opportunity to ask Angela Merkel a question at a live panel at Berlin’s Maxim Gorki Theater.
He asked: “When will I be able to call my boyfriend my husband?”
The question was posed four days before German lawmakers were due to vote for marriage equality – a vote that would result in triumph for LGBTQ Germans and their advocates.
His voice sent ripples through the LGBTQ community in Germany, making Köppe something of a local celebrity.
He says his proudest moment came on Christopher Street Day. He says, ““My mom was here with my sister, and she was so proud because there was one big sign that was on the TV that said, ‘Thanks, Ulli.’”
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