Book Presentation and Discussion in Cologne

03/26/2026

11 May, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m., Alte Feuerwache, Cologne

Buchvorstellung und Diskussion:
Book launch and discussion:
On the road to normality? LGBTQ+ families and their struggle for recognition
https://www.campus.de/e-books/wissenschaft/auf_dem_weg_zur_normalitaet-18841.html (in german)

in cooperation with the Network for Women's and Gender Studies in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Time and Place: 11 May, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m., Alte Feuerwache, Cologne

How do queer families live today—between a new normal and intensified discrimination? Despite “marriage for all” and the Self-Determination Act, legal loopholes, structural barriers, and hostility from the right continue to shape their daily lives. We will discuss how LGBTQ+ families experience this reality—and how family can be reimagined and reshaped in a way that is based on solidarity, diversity, and beyond traditional notions.

Following the book presentation by Julia Teschlade, Mona Motakef, and Christine Wimbauer, Susanne Völker (University of Cologne) as well as Charlotte Dionisius and Ines-Paul Baumann (rubicon Cologne) will provide insights, moderated by Diana Lengersdorf (University of Bielefeld), and we will engage in a discussion with the interested public.

Poster for the book launch of “On the Road to Normality? LGBTQ+ Families and Their Struggle for Recognition” by Julia Teschlade, Mona Motakef and Christine Wimbauer. Date: 11 May 2026, 6–7.30 pm, Alte Feuerwache, Cologne. Designed in purple and pink, featuring the book cover and a pomegranate graphic on it.

Poster featuring the speakers at the book event: Julia Teschlade (HU Berlin), Mona Motakef (TU Dortmund), Christine Wimbauer (HU Berlin), Susanne Völker (GeStiK, University of Cologne), Sarah Dionisius and Ines-Paul Baumann (rubicon Cologne). Moderator: Diana Lengersdorf (University of Bielefeld). Logos of the participating institutions at the bottom. Purple background with green text.