Federal Government Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity
{{Short description|German federal office tasked with safeguarding LGBT rights}}
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| post = Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity
| body = the Government of Germany
| insignia = DEgov-BReg-Logo en.svg
| insigniasize = 230px
| image= Sven Lehmann MdB.jpg
| imagesize = 230px
| incumbent = Sven Lehmann
| formation = 2021
| inaugural = Sven Lehmann
| website = [https://www.bmfsfj.de/bmfsfj bmfsfj.de]
| commons =
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The Federal Government Commissioner for the Acceptance of Sexual and Gender Diversity (known as Commissioner for LGBTIQ+ Equality for short and informally nicknamed the "Queer Commissioner") is an office in the federal Government of Germany that is tasked with promoting and defending LGBTIQ+ rights and fighting anti-LGBTIQ+ hate.
The office was created by the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz in 2021. The inaugural holder of the office is Sven Lehmann of the Alliance 90/The Greens, who concurrently holds the office of Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.{{cite web |title=LGBTQ+ rights: Germany appoints first 'commissioner for queer affairs' |url=https://www.dw.com/en/lgbtq-rights-germany-appoints-first-commissioner-for-queer-affairs/a-60351173 |work=Deutsche Welle |access-date=28 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=Germany gives proudly queer MP crucial government role defending LGBT+ rights and fighting hate |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/07/germany-lgbt-commissioner-sven-lehmann/ |work=PinkNews |access-date=28 August 2022}}{{cite web |title=Sven Lehmann ist neuer Queer-Beauftragter |url=https://www.bmfsfj.de/bmfsfj/aktuelles/alle-meldungen/sven-lehmann-ist-neuer-queer-beauftragter-191544 |publisher=Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth |access-date=5 November 2022}} In November 2022 the federal cabinet adopted a new strategy to promote LGBTIQ+ rights and combat anti-LGBTIQ+ hate.{{cite web |title=Bundeskabinett beschließt Aktionsplan "Queer leben" |url=https://www.bmfsfj.de/bmfsfj/aktuelles/alle-meldungen/bundeskabinett-beschliesst-aktionsplan-queer-leben--204942?view= |publisher=Government of Germany |access-date=20 November 2022}}