The term ableism is borrowed from the English word for "ability" and originates from the US disability movement. It refers to the evaluation of people with disabilities based on their (ascribed) physical and mental abilities. This is associated with a reduction of the person solely to their impairment. The evaluation can be negative through devaluation, or supposedly positive through enhancement. The evaluation is based on the assumption that there is something like an idea of a normal physical and mental state, on the basis of which disability can be evaluated as a deviation.

If people with disabilities are treated unequally or disadvantaged on the basis of this assessment, this is →discrimination.

The underscore is also used in the language to make it clear that people are not disabled, but are made so by external circumstances, buildings and structures.

Accountability means taking (collective) responsibility. It is not only the perpetrator of violence who has to deal with the act of violence; the →community, individuals and the environment in which the act occurred also bear responsibility. The term was coined by a US-based network of feminists of color. It covers four areas: Safety and self-determination for the person affected, responsibility and transformation on the part of the person perpetrating the violence, change in the immediate environment and at a political, societal level. Community accountability is directed against the punitive state, against criminal justice feminism and against left-wing sanctions.

The two abbreviations AFAB and AMAB stand for "assigned female at birth" and "assigned male at birth". Doctors use the external genitalia to determine the gender of babies at birth. →gender of the person. Children with a penis are recorded as male on the birth certificate, children with a vulva as female. This forms the basis of many people's gender identities. The two terms AMAB/ AFAB are used to indicate that people are not born female/male, but are assigned their gender at birth.

However, the abbreviations are also problematic, as they still refer to the physical characteristics of the assigned gender at birth and are therefore also exclusionary for →intersex persons. They can be replaced by specific statements about a person, such as: menstruating persons; persons who produce sperm; persons with facial hair; persons with a deep/high voice; persons with →dysphoria due to a round breast.

Agender is a term that can literally be translated as "without gender". People either do not feel that they belong to any gender, cannot relate to the concept of gender, see themselves as gender-neutral or have an undefinable gender that cannot be assigned to binary or →non-binary gender identities.

The →AGG (General Equal Treatment Act) takes precedence over the house rules. When entering a →Club is a so-called mass transaction within the meaning of the AGG. A refusal of access at the club door may constitute a →discrimination within the meaning of the AGG or be a legally permissible exercise of domiciliary rights. House rules include drunkenness, aggressive behavior, inappropriate clothing, body odor, etc., the creation of a balanced gender ratio, special profile/customer groups (women-only nights, U 30, →LGBTQIA+ clubs) - in contrast to the AGG, where there is no individual exclusion based on personal characteristics (gender, age, social status, sexual orientation, disability, religion/belief and no exclusion of →BIPoC or by →racial discrimination is permitted.

All-gender-welcome toilets are toilets that can be used by people of all genders. Many people can benefit from these places, for example parents with children of different genders, people who are cared for by an assistant of a different gender, and →trans, →inter and →non-binary people. We find non-gendered toilets in many public places, for example on airplanes and trains, but also in many clubs and bars. Going to the toilet is a common need for all people. No one should have to worry about being looked down upon or even being verbally or physically attacked or expelled from the toilet. All-gender toilets are safer for trans, inter and non-binary people than binary-gendered toilets.

The term ally comes from the English language and translates directly as "ally". It refers to people who have their →privileges use their →privileges to →solidarity for marginalized groups. In other words, they ally themselves with a discriminated group even though they themselves are not affected. The term is particularly well known in the →LGBTQIA+ scene and through the →Black Lives Matter movement. An ally of the LGBTQIA+ community, for example, uses their more advantageous position as a hetero- and cisnormative individual to help other gender identities to be recognized in society. It's about actively supporting discriminated groups and not just talking about the fact that →oppression is wrong is not enough. In the club context, for example, allyship means when a white person cancels a gig because no →BIPoC are represented in the line-up.

The 2016 working definition of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), which is not legally binding, is: "Anti-Semitism is a particular perception of Jews that can be expressed as hatred towards Jews. Anti-Semitism is directed in word or deed against Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, as well as against Jewish communal institutions or religious organizations." The Federal Government has also adopted the following extension: "In addition, the State of Israel, which is understood as a Jewish collective, can also be the target of such attacks."

To guide the IHRA in its work, the following examples can serve as illustrations: Manifestations of antisemitism can also be directed against the state of Israel, which is understood as a Jewish collective. However, criticism of Israel that is comparable to that of other countries cannot be regarded as anti-Semitic. Anti-Semitism often includes the accusation that the Jews are running a conspiracy against humanity and are responsible for "things not going right". Anti-Semitism manifests itself in words, writing and images as well as in other forms of action, it uses sinister stereotypes and insinuates negative character traits. Anti-Semitism is a form of →racism, but it differs in that Jews are not only considered "inferior" like Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPoC), but are also stereotyped as being "rich", "greedy", "powerful", "elitist" or inherently "evil".

In April 2021, the non-legally binding "Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism" (JDA) was published as a possible alternative to the IHRA definition or as an aid to its interpretation: "Antisemitism is discrimination, prejudice, hostility or violence against Jews as Jews (or Jewish institutions as Jewish)." Together with a set of 15 guidelines for use, the JDA's core definition is intended to be a new proposal for differentiating the definition of antisemitism.

Ageism refers to the discrimination of individuals or groups on the basis of their age. Ageism and adultism are forms of age discrimination.

Adultism describes the →discrimination of younger children or adolescents due to an existing power imbalance between children and adolescents and adults. Adultism focuses on a frequently socially accepted dominance over children, which is seen as a given and is rarely questioned.

Ageism is a term used to describe the negative evaluation of people due to their advanced age. For older people, social and economic disadvantage in particular leads to more difficult participation in work and social life.

In a club context, for example, people can be excluded at the door because they are seen as either too old or too young/ immature based on their appearance alone. Neither the ascribed nor the actual age of a person says anything about their character, maturity or previous experience.

Awareness refers to the awareness of and attention to situations in which the boundaries of others are or have been crossed. All forms of →discrimination and →(sexualized) violence can play a role here, but it is also about sensitivity to a person's well-being.

Awareness work aims to ensure that all people can feel as comfortable, free and safe as possible, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, skin color, origin, appearance and physical abilities. Transgressive situations and →(sexualized) violence should be prevented in advance by raising awareness of structures and reflecting on them. If they do occur, there are trained staff to whom those affected can turn for advice, support and, if necessary, help.

Accessibility means that all areas of daily life are equally accessible to all people without assistance. This includes, for example, buildings, public spaces, homes, workplaces, transportation, services and access to information. In concrete terms, this means that ramps, elevators, interpreters for sign language or information in plain language are available. Absolute accessibility is hardly possible in all areas of life, which is why the term accessibility is often more appropriate.

Restriction means limiting the full enjoyment of human rights in practice. Restriction is the opposite of →equality of opportunity.

Complaint management is generally defined as the systematic handling of customer complaints and claims. In the club context, it refers to a defined, systematic process of a →club in dealing with →discrimination, boundary violations or complaints reported by guests. This procedure relates to the following questions: Where can the case be reported? How and by whom will it be dealt with during and after the event? How are those affected supported during and after the event? How are cases documented and evaluated? What measures are taken to minimize/prevent such cases in the future?

Every club, open air event or festival is free to develop and introduce a complaints management system. However, such a recurring procedure can increase the possibility of responsible treatment of guests affected by discrimination and prevent transgressions and assaults.

The work of those affected is committed to the interests of those affected and is essentially shaped and determined by them. As "experts in their own cause", their expertise is indispensable and must always be taken into account in discrimination-relevant decisions by non-affected persons according to the motto "nothing about us without us".

The binary (Western) gender system assumes that there are only two genders, namely male and female. It does not allow for any other genders or intermediate stages.

This applies to every area of society, e.g. the social roles associated with gender, gender identities and people's physical sexual characteristics.

This system ignores the existence of →intersexual, →non-binary and other people who do not fit into this system. The binary gender system is created again and again in everyday life through behavior, norms and rules. In cases of doubt, it is also violently enforced. For example, intersex people are subjected to unnecessary medical interventions so that they conform to a binary gender image. However, clubs offer a space to live out and try out different gender identities. However, people in the →club also encounter a binary gender order: for example, when checking bags, people who are read as female are usually assigned to another security person who is read as female. Of course, this is also justified. However, a person's gender identity cannot be determined by their appearance. To →misgendering the security staff should ask the guest who is to carry out the bag check.

Black, Indigenous, and People of Color - BIPoC for short - is a self-designation by and for people who have experienced racism. The term marks a political social position and sees itself as emancipatory and →solidarity. It positions itself against attempts at division through →racism and culturalization, as well as against discriminatory designations of others by the white majority society. Black, Indigenous and People of Color each experience different forms of discrimination and are therefore labeled separately. If people are only talking about a specific group of people in this group, only the people they are talking about should be named. The term PoC includes all people who are marked on the basis of skin color, language, name, origin and/or religion and →racist and/or →intersectional discriminated against. For →queer, →trans and →inter Black, Indigenous and People of Color, the abbreviation QTIBIPoC is used.

Black Lives Matter is a movement that originated in the United States and campaigns against violence against Black, Indigenous and People of Color (→BIPoC). Black Lives Matter regularly organizes protests against the killing of BIPoC by police officers and on other issues such as →racial profiling, →police violence and →racism. The movement began in 2013 with the use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media and has since become widespread outside the USA.

A club is a place that is played out of the context of a scene with a musical program and where people meet to dance, listen to music and exchange ideas in a protected setting.

Equal opportunities means the full enjoyment of human rights in practice without restriction. In the case of a restriction of human rights, one speaks of →restriction.

Cis is a Latin prefix and means "on this side". It means that a person lives in accordance with the gender assigned to them at birth. For example, a cis woman was assigned a female gender at birth and also identifies herself as a woman. Being cisgender corresponds to a social norm. This means that in our →heteronormative society, it is assumed that all people are cisgender. This assumption can lead to →trans hostility/cissexism cissexism.

Club culture describes a phenomenon in which people meet at events in protected locations to dance, produce, present and receive music and to socialize.

A community is a group of people who have something in common. The community can be defined by the common characteristics of the people in it and/or by the strength of the interpersonal connections and the sense of belonging. A community can exist for any common interest and smaller sub-communities can also emerge within communities. For example, the →LGBTQIA+ community has many smaller communities, often created due to animosities and "isms". New York's ballroom culture emerged due to the fact that →QTIBIPoC at →Drag-shows are only allowed to perform to a limited extent or not at all.

"The diversity approach problematizes social power relations in their →intersectionalitywhich is about norms, →discrimination and →privileges in connection with ascribed categories such as "skin color", origin, residence status, religion, →gendersexual orientation, disability, age and social origin or social status. Diversity therefore not only means variety or versatility, but also criticism of discrimination, power and norms, →empowerment and power sharing as well as an intersectional perspective."

The term DJ comes from the English and means "disc jockey". A disc jockey is a person who plays an individual selection of music stored on sound carriers (CJ, record, stick, SD card) in front of an audience, for which the term "DJing" is generally used.

As "disc jockey" is a gender-neutral term, the term "DJane", which is widely used in some parts of the world, makes no sense. The verb 'to jane' does not exist. 'To jockey' means to maneuver. You jockey the record to the right place/the right speed to mix it - gender is not necessary here.

"If we already have a gender-neutral term, we shouldn't ruin it by gendering it. As a self-designation, of course, it's something completely different - each person can decide that for themselves, but not for everyone else."

You can read more about the term "DJane" here:

https://www.frohfroh.de/35728/djane-nein-danke

The composition and concentration of drugs that are obtained illegally are unknown. This creates enormous risks for consumers. During drug checking, these drugs are tested for their ingredients. An integral part of drug checking is always the advice on effects and risks as well as health-promoting recommendations for action with regard to the tested substance.

There are various technical options for analyzing the substances. With some methods it is only possible to exclude certain ingredients. Others are used to determine the ingredients contained. Other methods even allow a quantitative determination, i.e. a determination of the quantities of the substances contained. In many European countries there are now state-funded drug checking projects implemented by drug aid organizations. The Berlin Senate is also funding such a project.

Dark rooms emerged in the US gay culture during the 1970s. They are rooms in bars with little to no lighting, →clubs or saunas and are used for practicing sexual acts. →Safer sex (condom compulsory) and →consensus are the top priority.

People have different emotional and physical boundaries The concept of defining power presupposes that →(sexualized) violence is anything that an affected person defines or names as such. What →discrimination or transgressions are decided by the person concerned. The focus should be on the person affected and not on the discriminator or the person perpetrating the violence. What should happen after a boundary has been crossed or discrimination has occurred should be based on the wishes and needs of the person concerned. The concept serves to create a →safer spaces and is active →solidarization.

Fatphobia arises from the assumption that people with a higher weight are physically, intellectually, morally and health-wise inferior. There is a belief that health can be controlled if people diet or eat in a certain way, and that you can control how long you will live (diet culture). Fat people usually have no control over their weight. In many cases, being fat is not self-inflicted, but the result of a congenital disease.

Discrimination means that "people are systematically prevented from exercising their human rights on the basis of individual or group characteristics. International law assigns three main characteristics to discrimination: unfavorable treatment based on an unlawful ground and lacking reasonable and objective justification."

The concept of discrimination under the →General Equal Treatment Act is based on the effect, not the motive. For the existence of discrimination, it does not matter whether the treatment is the result of a hostile or derogatory attitude or whether the disadvantage is simply the unintended consequence of a certain regulation. In practice, discrimination can take various forms:

• Differentiation - if, for example →BIPoC are systematically targeted by police checks.
• Exclusion - for example, when people are turned away at club doors because of their identity.
• Restriction - if, for example →LGBTQIA+ freedom of assembly is not granted.
• Preferential treatment - for example, when nationals are given preference in the allocation of housing.
• Separation - if, for example →Rom:nja children are systematically taught in separate schools or classes without taking their abilities and needs into account.
• Refusal of appropriate facilities - for example, if buildings are not wheelchair accessible.

Diversity-oriented organizational development is a strategy for institutions that do not adequately reflect social diversity. The aim is to, →equal opportunities for all members of the organization and to achieve (structural) →discrimination to counteract it. Diversity-oriented organizational development responds to the increasing need and necessity to anchor diversity as a cross-cutting issue in institutions. It combines approaches from anti-discrimination work with approaches from organizational development.

Source: https://diversity-arts-culture.berlin/woerterbuch/diversitaetsorientierte-organisationsentwicklung

The term drag comes from the US gay scene. The origin of the term is uncertain. However, it is assumed that drag stands for the abbreviation "Dressed Resembling A Girl/ Guy". In the past, it was mostly gay cis men who embodied drag queens. Nowadays, however, there are also →cis women/men, →trans women/men and →non-binary people as drag artists. This is why the →binary distinction between drag queen/ drag king is no longer made, but rather the term drag artist/ performer is used. Drag is generally about playing with gender roles and norms, parodying them and using them to →power structures to resist power structures. Drag not only reveals the performative character of gender, but is also an exemplary example of the cultural construction of →gender. Drag performance aims to destabilize the "truth" of gender identity through repetition.

Since the end of 2018, →intersex people have been able to have the third gender option "diverse" entered on their ID card. The third option "diverse" is an addition to "male" and "female". However, this has so far been determined solely on the basis of physical sex characteristics. Only those who have a so-called "variant of sex development", i.e. physical sex characteristics that do not clearly correspond to the medical categories "male" or "female", can claim the option "diverse". The law is therefore currently exclusive for →trans and →non-binary persons. However, people who do not yet meet the criteria for the third option can apply for a so-called →supplementary pass.

Drug literacy refers to the ability to assess the enjoyment and risks of drug use based on facts and to make responsible decisions on this basis. Consumers with drug literacy are qualified to choose pleasure-oriented and risk-minimized consumption habits in addition to uncontrolled consumption and total abstinence.

Dysphoria refers to a state of feeling unwell or an anxious, depressed and sad and irritable mood. An example of dysphoria is gender dysphoria. This dysphoria is an extreme discomfort caused by a discrepancy between the gender a person was assigned at birth(→AMAB/AFAB) and the gender they perceive themselves to be (affirmed gender). People with gender dysphoria feel uncomfortable because they feel 'trapped' in a body that does not match the gender that feels right to them.

The abbreviation stands for women, →intersex, →non-binary, →trans and →genderpeople. This refers to all people who are →patriarchy are discriminated against. There is also the abbreviation FLINTA*, but this was decided against here, as the abbreviation is not about sexual orientation, but gender identities. In feminist circles, the spelling "Frauen*" (women with an asterisk) or "womxn" is often used. However, these spellings are discussed critically. On the one hand, they can give the impression that trans women are not "normal" women and are therefore →trans-hostile be. On the other hand, non-binary, agender and inter people can also feel excluded and not addressed with this spelling. An →inclusive way is to clearly name the identities in question.

When a person's masculinity is fragile, it means that they are insecure in their masculinity. It is usually brought to light by men wanting something more masculine or denying something they perceive as not (enough) masculine.

Fragile masculinity refers to the particular anxiety of men who believe that they fall short of cultural standards of masculinity. Fragile masculinity can motivate compensatory attitudes/behaviors designed to restore the threatened status of being a "real" man.

Example: a man does not want to wear tight jeans or use a pink razor because he is afraid of not being perceived as masculine enough.

Feminism emerged in a world characterized by →cis society dominated by men, in which women had fewer rights than men, either legally or in most cases actually. Feminism has the goal, →oppressions and structural discrimination based on gender and thus to achieve equality. It stands up for all those who →patriarchyand is not only an individual experience, but also a structural one: for example, the income of women with the same qualifications in Germany is on average 21% lower than that of men and around 80% of those affected by violence are women.

There are different currents within feminism, for each of which feminism can have different definitions and prioritizations: →intersectionalecological, →queersocialist and deconstructionist feminism.

You can see what feminists still have to fight for today here.

In psychology, gaslighting is a form of psychological violence or abuse in which those affected are deliberately disoriented, manipulated and deeply unsettled and their sense of reality and self-awareness is distorted or destroyed so that they can no longer distinguish between truth and appearance. Gaslighting is an attack on one's own reality and is also part of many forms of discrimination. In contrast to gaslighting in relationships, it is not one person who repeatedly questions the reality of another. With →racist or →sexist gaslighting gaslighting, there are many who react according to the same pattern. It is not the actions of the perpetrators that are called into question, but the recipients and their condition (→perpetrator:in-victim reversal).

The term gatekeeping is used for people who are in a position to decide whether a person has access to, for example, resources, a →communityin the →club or to alcohol.

Gender refers to "social gender" and stands in contrast to biological gender (sex). Social gender describes the culturally constructed gender aspects of people, i.e. things that are usually considered typically female or typically male in a culture. This insight goes back to the feminist writer Simone de Beauvoir. In her book "The Other Sex" (1949), she put forward the thesis that one is not born a woman, but is made into a woman during life and that the supposed differences between women and men are not a product of nature, but a product of society.

Gender neutrality is the idea that politics, language and other social institutions should avoid differentiating roles according to people's sex or gender. This is done in order to →discrimination avoid discrimination. Gender neutrality can be increased, for example, by →gender-inclusive language and gender-neutral toilets (→all-gender toilets).

Gentrification refers to the socio-economic structural change of metropolitan neighborhoods through an increase in attractiveness in favor of more affluent owners and tenants than before and their subsequent influx. This is associated with the replacement or displacement of entire population groups and a reduction in the social mix.

In the German language, salutations and designations are often only used in the masculine variant / in the generic masculine. So that →FINTA* people also feel addressed, they should also be explicitly named and made visible. By addressing and naming people of all genders, stereotypical role models are eliminated. It is possible to use gender-neutral wording (example: technician -> technical specialist; companion -> person accompanying the way) or to make them visible using the gender star, the gender gap or the gender colon. We have opted for the gender colon on our website, as it refers to people who identify as neither a woman nor a man. This variant has the highest level of accessibility to date and makes reading easier.

Here there is a gender-appropriate or gender-neutral dictionary.

Weight discrimination refers to discrimination based on physical appearance and the fear and hatred of people who are too fat or too thin. People who are discriminated against and stigmatized are primarily those whose weight deviates upwards or downwards from what is defined as normal (keyword BMI, Body Mass Index). The consequences of weight discrimination are unemployment, lower pay, poor working conditions, violent insults or even rejection at the club door.

Equal treatment is the positive counterpart to preferential treatment (→privilege) and disadvantage (→discrimination). The term means that no person is preferred or disadvantaged on the basis of their skin color, origin, birth, religion, language, gender, sexual identity or physical ability.

Homonormativity results from the assumption that there are only two genders. Homosexuals reproduce classic ideas of masculinity and femininity and, in their political activities, strive above all for ideals of heterosexual lifestyles (marriage, children, home ownership, monogamy) instead of politically challenging and questioning established social norms and institutions. Although the implementation of gay marriage was celebrated, this →privileged way of life →heteronormative institutions are supported and maintained. Homonormativity has the consequence that others →queer identities, such as →non-binary and →trans persons are excluded.

Harm reduction refers to measures, programs and practices that aim to reduce the negative health, social and economic consequences of drug use, without necessarily pursuing the goal of reducing drug use. Harm reduction is based on justice and human rights. It focuses on positive change and working with people without judging, coercing, discriminating or demanding that they stop using drugs as a precondition for support. It is accepted that people make a conscious decision for or against substance use. Harm reduction pays particular attention to the framework conditions that support the target group in reducing or avoiding harm and taking advantage of health promotion services. Harm reduction regards substance users as self-determined and intelligent individuals and recognizes the bond that each person has with a substance. It promotes knowledge and strengthens the competence of substance users with the aim of minimizing risk. It refuses to stigmatize any substance and to shame users. Harm reduction also includes a social justice component with the aim of changing drug policy and opposing the (racist, imperialist) war on drugs. Harm reduction measures include, for example, safer use advice/information stands/materials, drug consumption rooms, awareness teams, drug checking, syringe exchange and vending machines.

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Hate speech is when people are devalued, attacked or incited to hatred or violence. It is often →racist, →anti-Semitic, →sexist or →trans-hostile comments that target certain people or groups. Hate speech is therefore an umbrella term for the phenomenon of group-related misanthropy or incitement to hatred on the internet and in social media spaces. The legal definition of the term is in a gray area that includes both punishable and non-punishable forms of expression.

Heteronormativity is caused by a →binarygender order and the assumption that all people identify as either →cis women or cis men and that all cis men are only sexually attracted to cis women - and vice versa. Heteronormativity is also the assumption that women and men have a certain nature, behaviors, tastes and preferences and adhere to these patterns. In other words, it is a socially established "norm" that only designates heterosexuality as the standard. All other lifestyles, such as homosexuality, are therefore considered deviant or exceptional. Other gender identities are ignored in this binary. We experience heteronormativity everywhere: for example in television, children's books, advertising and laws.

Heterosexism is the assumption that heterosexuality is the only natural and superior sexuality. Sexual orientations such as homosexuality, bisexuality, asexuality and pansexuality are seen as "not normal" and rejected. In some cases, people whose gender identity does not match their sex assigned at birth are also included in this devaluation (→trans and →non-binary persons).

Homophobia refers to discrimination against gay and lesbian people. It manifests itself, for example, through rejection, anger, intolerance, prejudice, discomfort or physical or psychological violence towards gay and lesbian people or people who are perceived as gay or lesbian. →Internalized Homophobia describes the fact that homophobia is directed against one's own sexual orientation and thus against oneself. This often happens in a homophobic environment and/or before one's own internal coming out.

We prefer the term "homophobia" because "homophobia" sounds as if it is not a free choice to discriminate against homosexual people. A phobia, on the other hand, is a diagnosis that is very difficult to combat.

Internalized experiences of discrimination resulting from social power relations are referred to as "internalized →oppression" is the term used. Internalization occurs when the negative beliefs of an identity group are internalized as if they were real.

• Internalized →racism: When the approval of white people is sought for work that is better than that of others →BIPoCthen this is internalized racism.
• Internalized →ClassismWhen a poor child imitates the clothes, mannerisms, attitudes and ambitions of rich children because it is unacceptable to be poor, this is internalized classism.
• Internalized →Trans hostility: When →trans people think that they are not a real man/woman, then this is internalized trans hostility.

Intersectionality refers to the interaction of discrimination categories such as gender, ethnic origin, class, sexual orientation, disability and many more. It is not just a matter of simply adding up the categories, but of understanding what concrete effects this multiple discrimination has on individuals and structures.

A woman belonging to an ethnic group, for example, can be affected in other ways by →discrimination than a man from the same marginalized group. In addition, other personal characteristics or circumstances, such as disability or level of education, influence an individual's vulnerability to becoming a victim of discrimination. The combination of different grounds of discrimination is also referred to as intersectional discrimination.

Identity politics refers to an attribution for political action that focuses on the needs of a specific group of people. The aim is to achieve greater recognition of the group, the reduction of (structural) →discriminationimprove their social position and strengthen their influence. Cultural, ethnic, social or sexual characteristics are used to identify the members of such a group.

Inclusion means that everyone belongs in society as a matter of course, is accepted and can participate in a self-determined way - regardless of "skin color", language, supposed ethnic origin, residence status or religion, →gendersexual orientation, disability, age and social origin or social status. An inclusive society explicitly understands diversity as enrichment - it is normal to be different.

People are referred to as intersex if they cannot be assigned a clear gender at birth. The congenital physical characteristics that do not fit into the binary social norm of male and female can be genetic, hormonal or anatomical. Intersexuality is not an illness and does not generally restrict health. Inter* organizations complain that intersex people continue to be operated on or treated with medication without consent, often as early as infancy or childhood, in order to make them "gender-ambiguous". International human rights organizations see this as a violation of the right to physical integrity and sexual self-determination.

Classism refers to the →discrimination on the basis of social origin and/or social and economic status. Classism is therefore not just about how much money a person has at their disposal, but also about their status and the financial and social circumstances in which they grew up. Classism is directed against people from the poor or working class, e.g. low-income or unemployed and homeless people, but also working-class children. The term was coined largely through the experiences of communities that suffer multiple forms of discrimination. The consequence of classism is often →precarization. The high admission prices for events in clubs, bars or at festivals are an example of classism. For many people, taking part in club culture has thus become a →privilege become a →privilege.

Consensus distinguishes, among other things, sex from →sexualized violence. In this context, consent means that all participants in a sexual act have freely decided to engage in it and can stop it at any time. The prerequisite for consent is the ability of all participants to give their consent. This is not the case for unconscious or sleeping people, for example, and can be impaired by dependency, alcohol and other drugs, etc.

The term cultural appropriation refers to the adaptation of a component of a mostly systematically suppressed culture by people of a mostly dominant, different culture or identity. The ethical dimension of cultural appropriation is the subject of controversial debate, especially when the appropriated culture belongs to a minority that is socially, politically, economically or militarily disadvantaged. Marginalized groups, such as BIPoC, are still treated unfairly because of their appearance or cultural traditions. At the same time, dominant social groups, predominantly white, enrich themselves with these very symbols of foreign cultures - also and because they do not have to fear discrimination and can always discard their appropriation.

Festivals, for example, are often the scene of cultural appropriation: many visitors make use of visual elements from different cultures to create outfits that are as eye-catching as possible. For example, festival participants decorate their clothing with feather ornaments from indigenous peoples in North America, paint bindis on their foreheads, which represent wisdom and spirituality in South Asia, or dress in dashikis from West Africa.

Critical masculinity deals with the visualization of images of masculinity, masculinity requirements, toxic behaviours of men and the directly associated →Sexism. However, it is important to adopt a power-critical perspective, which in particular →feminist issues seriously, points out male privileges and avoids stereotypes. Critical masculinity also has the task of supporting alternative images of masculinity, reducing the relevance of masculinity requirements and actively curbing sexist behavior by men.

The abbreviation stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, →trans, →queer, →intersex and asexual. The plus sign is representative of all other gender identities and sexual orientations and expresses the →inclusion of these.

Lookism is →discrimination based on appearance. It is the assumption that appearance is an indicator of a person's worth. It refers to the social construction of a beauty or body norm and the oppression through stereotypes and generalizations about people who conform to these norms and those who do not.

The term is used to describe the behavior of men sitting in public places with their legs spread apart. But even in clubs, it often happens that especially →cis male people generally take up a lot of space, especially when dancing, at the bar and when communicating.

Marginalization is a social process in which population groups are pushed to the "margins of society" and are therefore only able to participate to a limited extent in economic, cultural and political life. Marginalization is one of five factors that together characterize "social oppression" - along with injustice, violence, cultural imperialism and powerlessness.

Power is the ability to control others and to subordinate people to one's own opinions and views and to be able to achieve one's own goals despite resistance from others. It therefore creates structures that lead to unequal power structures and forms of oppression and exploitation. Whether a person experiences racism therefore depends on their own social position and the power structures behind it. What is required is a redistribution of power relations in favor of the disadvantaged and an end to the abuse of power.

Mansplaining is a phenomenon in which a man is confronted with a →FINTA* person against their will and/or in a know-it-all and condescending manner. The man usually assumes that he knows better than the FINTA* person, which of course is not necessarily the case. Irrespective of this, he is usually not interested in what the other person knows about the topic, so it is not an exchange (of knowledge). The phenomenon therefore illustrates →patriarchal power relations within communication.

Mental health encompasses our emotional, psychological and social well-being. It influences how we think, feel and act. It also contributes to how we deal with stress, relate to others and make healthy choices. The structural conditions in which people live or, for example, the degree to which they are affected by oppression from the prevailing conditions have an impact on both mental health and social well-being. →Mental Illness have a strong influence.

Mental illnesses are conditions that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood or behavior, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. Such conditions can be occasional or persistent (chronic) and affect a person's ability to relate to others and function on a daily basis.

Microaggressions are everyday expressions or actions that indirectly, subtly or unintentionally →marginalized discriminated against groups of people. The statements are usually perceived as offensive. In contrast to some other forms of →discrimination the person committing a microaggression may not even be aware that the behavior is harmful. Microaggressions are part of everyday discrimination and can be explained with the metaphor of a mosquito bite: Barely visible, endurable on an individual basis, but in high aggregate the pain becomes unbearable. Mosquito bites can be attacks and insults, ignorance, unconscious actions or the negation and denial of one's own perspective and experiences.

Examples of microaggressions are

• Contributions from the person concerned are ignored. In some cases, they are also dismissed as irrelevant or unimportant.
• The person's name is consistently mispronounced. In the worst cases, they are labeled as non-German and the pronunciation difficulty is explained as such.
• telling a thin person to eat more
• Addressing people with the wrong →pronoun on purpose

Misgendering means assigning a person to the wrong gender and/or referring to them with the wrong →pronoun is used. This can sometimes happen unintentionally. But it can also be intentional, e.g. as a devaluation or rejection. Misgendering mainly affects →trans and →non-binary people and can →dysphoria trigger.

Misogyny (from the Greek μĩσος misos "hatred" and gyne "woman") or misogyny is an abstract generic term for socio-cultural attitudes of the lower relevance or value of women or the higher relevance or value of men. It is internalized by both men and women themselves through psychosocial development (socialization, habitualization) and forms the basis for the hierarchizing gender habitus of masculinity and femininity. It is therefore the basis of hegemonic masculinity and →patriarchal relationship structures.

Neurotypical people think, feel and perceive things in a way that is considered "normal" by the general population. Neurodiverse people deviate from this norm.

Neurodiversity means neurological diversity. Autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia and learning disabilities are not disorders that need to be cured, but variations and differences that need to be respected and should be seen as natural human differences.

People who identify as non-binary see themselves as neither male nor female. The binary gender system does not apply to them and is rejected. Non-binary people can →trans or →cis or →inter be. They can be female, male, both, neither-nor, many, more, femme or →agender or something completely different. They can be feminine, masculine, →queer and political. They can be different, new or old, multiple, changing or none →pronouns use. They can have a wide variety of bodies, transition needs or experiences, or none of the above. As a variation, the term enby [non-binary = nb = enby] is often used as a self-designation.

Outing means revealing a person's gender identity and/or sexual orientation to another person, a group and/or the public. This usually happens without the consent or agreement of the person concerned. Coming out, on the other hand, is voluntary.

A panic attack is a single sudden physical and psychological alarm reaction that usually lasts only a few minutes and has no objective external cause. The associated physical reactions are often experienced as (life) threatening, which further increases the anxiety and panic. Symptoms include shortness of breath, palpitations, sweating, trembling, dizziness and anxious thoughts. Immediate help includes breathing exercises, consciously tensing and relaxing muscles, distraction/ having simple conversations with others and calling the emergency services in an emergency. Drugs can also be a →trigger for panic attacks.

Passing means that a person's social identity, such as gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion, class or physical/mental disability, is not recognized by others and the person is therefore not subject to the social expectations associated with this identity. The person has the →privilege - also known as the "passing privilege" - to "pass"/fit the respective norm. An example of passing is, for example, when a black person with very light skin is read as a white person or when a person is accepted or valued as a member of the gender with which they identify or which they show to the outside world. The concept of passing is often also understood as a form of →oppression. As people who pass are more protected from →discrimination, →hate speech and acts of violence, passing is actively involved in maintaining social norms.

The term patriarchy refers to a form of organization in which the power and privileges of men are represented in hierarchical positions. When we talk about patriarchal structures in institutions, we mean that a large number of (white) cis men in particular are represented in leadership positions and make decisions.

The English word peer means of the same age, equal. When we talk about peers, we are therefore referring to an environment of people who are of a similar age or similar mindset. A peer group is then a group with great influence to which an individual feels they belong.

The term police violence is used in criminology and the media to describe physical and psychological violence exercised by police officers. The use of force is only permitted by law under certain conditions and then only to a proportionate extent. If the conditions are met and the correct extent is maintained, it is lawful, otherwise it is unlawful. Those affected are often drug addicts, homeless people, sex workers, BIPoC or migrants, as well as demonstrators and journalists.

The Campaign for Victims of Racist Police Violence (KOP) is a political organization that strives to record racist attacks by the police and support those affected. The KOP was founded in 2002 by ReachOut, an advice centre for victims of racist, right-wing and anti-Semitic violence, and other organizations. Its aim is to expose racist structures in the police force and support victims of police violence. To this end, it informs victims and witnesses about their options and rights. It provides referrals to advice centers and offers financial support for legal proceedings through its legal aid fund.

From the root of the word, precarious means "insecure" or "not permanent". The term precarization refers to the uncertainty of living conditions - especially in the area of employment. Women and migrants are most affected, →BIPoC and →LGBTQIA+ persons. People with multiple discrimination usually live in even more precarious situations.

Privilege exists when people have structural privileges and advantages due to group affiliations or attributions (e.g. white, cis, male and/or heterosexual) that have not been acquired through their own performance or special qualifications. Conversely, these socially granted opportunities for action are denied or made more difficult for others. Privilege therefore always creates disadvantage for others. Privileged people shape the norm and are often unaware of their privilege.

Just as we generally have names that we use, we also tend to have pronouns that we want to be addressed with. The personal pronoun is a pronoun that designates the person involved in the speech situation or refers to a third party. In German, the most commonly used pronouns are "er/ sie". There is still no legally recognized third pronoun in the German language, as there is in English →"they/them" or in Swedish "hen". Alternative third, gender-neutral pronouns in German are "sier, xier, nin". If you meet someone you don't know, it's important to ask about the pronoun as well as the name: "What's your name? What pronouns do you use?" Even if you are talking about a person whose gender you don't know, the neutral option is the best. If you are talking about a person, you can simply use "the person" or the name instead of the third gender-neutral pronoun.

Pinkwashing refers to advertising strategies that are intended to create the impression that the company/club/collective/event identifies with the LGBTIQA+ community and stands up for its rights and goals. However, according to the criticism, such campaigns and the apparent solidarity are often rather superficial advertising measures. Pinkwashing primarily serves to present the companies/clubs/collectives/events in question as open-minded and progressive, rather than actually actively supporting and protecting the queer community and queer people.

In English, the word "queer" long referred to something strange, strange, deviant and was used as an insult - a bit like the German "pervers". In the meantime, however, it has become a positive word that people use to describe themselves.

Today, queer is an umbrella term for people who move outside of gender and sexual norms and also describes a political stance that also questions the prevailing norms in the lesbian, gay and bisexual scene. Queer is based on the fundamental assumptions that identities are not rigid but changeable and that sexuality and gender are not binary (divided into two).

However, queer is also a theoretical direction and a branch of science in which pigeonhole thinking is broken down, different forms of oppression are to be thought of as linked to each other and sexuality in particular is examined as a place of oppression.

Queer describes not only people, relationships and communities, but also actions: People "queer" something when they defy normality and the normative preconceptions of identity, behavior, appearance and relationships.

Queer politics criticizes the fact that equality politics leaves many out, the focus of the gay and lesbian movement on marriage, consumer culture and military service. Instead, it focuses on issues of queer groups that are most strongly →marginalized and are affected by violence, suicide, poverty and homelessness in their everyday lives.

Book recommendation: Barker, Meg-John; Scheele, Julia: Queer. An illustrated history. (Münster, 2018).

The term racial profiling refers to the actions of security, police and customs officers based on external characteristics towards →BIPoC. People are assessed as "suspicious" on the basis of racist stereotypes without any justification or concrete grounds for suspicion.

Racism means the discrimination, devaluation and exclusion of structurally disadvantaged groups or individuals on the basis of actual or ascribed physical or cultural characteristics (e.g. skin color, origin, language, religion). Racism makes it impossible for those affected to participate in society on an equal footing. The racist degradation of →BIPoC can lead to physical and psychological violence against them or even be used as a supposed justification for killings and genocides ("ethnic cleansing").

In addition to these offensively brutal forms of racism, subtle everyday racism (especially in the form of →microaggressions) is the daily reproduction of a racist system. This consists of constant reminders that the person concerned is different and does not "belong". This does not have to be intentional on the part of the discriminating person, but it is nevertheless marginalizing, hurtful, frustrating and provides a breeding ground for more extreme forms of racism. There are many forms of racism. A distinction is made, for example, between anti-Black, anti-Muslim and anti-Asian racism, →anti-Semitism and racist discrimination against Rom:nja and Sint:ezzi. Racism is a practice of social exclusion that manifests itself differently in different historical contexts. It hierarchizes, differentiates and devalues people by ascribing to them constructed, mostly negative group-specific characteristics and attributes. Specific forms of racism are "New Racism", "Colorblind Racism", "Cultural Racism" and "Aversive Racism".

Racialization (derived from race) refers to a process and a structure in which people are categorized, stereotyped and hierarchized according to racial characteristics (appearance, life forms or imaginary characteristics). In this process, racialized knowledge is created and the structure is based on this knowledge. While "race" in German is primarily associated with National Socialism and supposedly natural human categories, the word racialization emphasizes that these are constructed categories that have real effects(→racism).

Right-wing extremism refers to an attitude or behavior that assumes the inequality of people, constructs an ethnically homogeneous people and places the community above the individual. Added to this is the desire for a strong leader figure. Right-wing extremist orientations are contrary to the principle of equality in the general declarations of human rights. Violence is accepted and even practiced. For right-wing extremists, the "right of the strongest" should prevail, "weak" people are less valuable and less worthy of protection according to their ideology. Other components of right-wing extremism are racism, anti-Semitism, nationalism, social Darwinism, ableism, sexism and heteronormativity, the advocacy of authoritarian forms of rule, conspiracy ideologies and the trivialization of National Socialism.

The working definition of right-wing extremism also includes the assumption that right-wing extremism does not exist on the fringes of society, but is produced and increasingly normalized in the middle of society (see Mitte Study 2022/23). According to this study, significantly more people in Germany agree with an extreme right-wing world view in 2022/23. The far-right style of dress is characterized by an ambiguity that is referred to as the "new confusion". Right-wing extremists include right-wing esoterics/settlers, sovereignists and parties such as the AfD or Der Dritte Weg. Right-wing extremism manifests itself in mostly violent demonstrations and attacks in public as well as in hatred and hate speech on the internet.

Rom:nja and Sinti:zze is the self-designation of a highly differentiated population group in Germany comprising several hundred thousand members. They have been at home in Europe since the end of the 14th century and are recognized as a national minority in Germany.

The term encompasses various approaches, strategies and measures for the purpose of emancipatory health promotion in nightlife. The aim is the self-determined well-being of all participants and good cooperation in nightlife.

For this to succeed, the various →safer sex and →saferuse organizations and organizers must work well together. The aim is to create spaces in which the risk of →discrimination and violent assaults is reduced. Safer nightlife also includes acknowledging the realities of risky behaviour such as the use of intoxicating, sometimes illegalized, substances and dealing with them appropriately. Event organizers should therefore develop strategies on how to deal with the issue - even in emergencies.

The term "safer sex" refers to sexual intercourse in which partners use condoms or licks to reduce the risk of infection with sexually transmitted infections. Taking PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is another measure to protect against infection.

Safe Spaces are spaces in which people who →marginalized or discriminated against can come together without being exposed to harassment. People who have negative experiences in everyday life due to their identity should be able to move around and exchange ideas undisturbed. Nevertheless, it is almost impossible to create absolute safety. This is why the term "safer space" or "intentional space" (i.e. by and for those affected) is usually used. Constant efforts and reflection on structures and processes are required in order to maintain safe spaces. Clubs have an important function as a safe space for their communities.

Safer use refers to actions and strategies that make the consumption of psychoactive substances as low-risk as possible. On the one hand, this involves avoiding undesirable effects and overdosing. On the other hand, safer use practices serve to avoid the risk of transmitting infections. Drug use is never risk-free. However, certain safer use practices can greatly minimize the associated risks.

Black is a self-designation of and for Black people who have African or Afro-diasporic references. Being Black does not refer to skin color, but is a construct that creates a common identity and mutual →solidarity based on shared experiences with →racism and colonialism and recognizes the structurally disadvantaged position within the racist →power relationship denotes. To emphasize that Black is a self-designation, the term is capitalized.

Self-determined going out is a term that generally refers to all those affected by →discriminationdiscrimination, but pays particular attention to the often non-existent self-determination of people with disabilities. This is primarily about access to →clubs and the necessary level of accessibility and the actual or presumed liability and risk prevention of club operators, for example with regard to fire protection, safety measures or necessary evacuations. Club operators or door staff often attribute a higher safety risk or need for support to people with disabilities and refuse access accordingly. The aim should be for self-determined going out to become a matter of course for everyone, as well as to support it and, due to the →AGG to guarantee it.

Sensitization means creating awareness for individuals, groups or topics. Example: The →Club culture must be made aware of topics that →non-binary and →trans people must be made even more aware of these issues.

Sexism refers to various forms of positive and negative →discrimination of people based on their ascribed gender. At the same time, the term stands for the ideology underlying this phenomenon, which defines and hierarchizes gender roles. Men are positively discriminated against by sexism, i.e. privileged, while women are negatively discriminated against by sexism, i.e. devalued. The manifestations of sexism are culturally and historically determined. Sexism is particularly evident in the →marginalization of women, trans, non-binary and inter people.

Sexualized violence includes all sexual acts that are imposed or forced on people. It is an act of aggression and abuse of power, not the result of uncontrollable sexual urges. Sexualized violence ranges from the sexual harassment or rape of adult women to the sexual abuse of children.

The term "sexualized" is intended to make it clear that sexual acts are used to exert violence and power. Examples of sexualized violence include unwanted touching, sexual harassment, the unwanted display and visible attachment of pornographic images, verbal innuendo and even sexual abuse, sexual coercion and rape. Unnecessary physical contact, unwanted sexualized remarks and comments or jokes about the appearance of employees are also considered sexual harassment within the meaning of the →AGG to be designated. In contrast to harassment, the creation of a hostile environment is not a prerequisite.

In our society, sex is associated with a lot of norms, regulations and shame and is often a taboo subject that is often kept private. Sex positivity, on the other hand, is an attitude towards sex that focuses on personal agency and preferences, minimizes moral judgments and maximizes freedom. The sex positivity movement is not supposed to embody a big orgy that is all about public sex. It is about celebrating one's own body image in the way that each person wants. The body positivity aspect is therefore an important part of sex positivity. Some collectives and clubs also define their parties as sex-positive. This means that people are given a →safer space and a kind of "permission" to celebrate sexuality and naked bodies and to perform sexual acts freely and publicly. These parties usually result in strict curation at the club door and →Consensus is the top priority. However, sex positivity can mean different things to different people. For some people, it is dancing naked at parties or having sex in the →darkroom or on the dance floor, for others it means talking shamelessly about their own sex life, masturbation or the desire for changing sexual partners without any emotional attachment.

Silencing is a practice of turning empty, of silencing and is based on a power relationship and therefore also suppression. Silencing is used to →marginalized people and people who draw attention to realities, violence and discrimination and to deny the legitimacy of the accusation - usually out of fear of reputational damage. For example, DJs accused of sexual abuse who are confronted counter with claims that being confronted for inappropriate behavior will damage their career or reputation. The aim is to imply that the person who committed the offense is the person affected by the whole situation, not the person who was violated. Often the silencing tactic includes the "you are hurting the community" counter.

Slut-shaming describes when a person is shamed for being too sexually provocative/exuberant or is perceived as having no control over their own sexual behavior and not expressing their sexuality as expected in patriarchal society. Putting aside all the negative meanings of the word, a "slut" is simply a person, often a woman, who has sex with multiple partners. The term is used to control and limit female sexuality and to de-normalize high levels of sexual activity among women.

Coming from the USA, the term social justice cannot simply be translated as "social justice". The term social justice, on the other hand, encompasses the demand for and promotion of recognition justice and distributive justice and thus remains untranslated as a proper noun. On the way there, different →oppression and →forms of discrimination must be thought of together and interwoven as structural power relations.

Solidarity means joining forces with people/groups of people with similar interests and goals and helping each other.

We speak of spiking when legalized or illegalized substances are administered to victims unknowingly or without their consent. A distinction can be made between "drink spiking" and "needle spiking". In drink spiking, the offender slips substances into the victim's drink unnoticed. This can be (additional) alcohol in an alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink or prescription or illegalized substances. These are often referred to as knockout drops. In needle spiking, the victim is unintentionally injected with a substance. In drink spiking, the motivation in most cases is control. Sexual abuse or robbery is the intention. This is why narcotic substances are usually used in this case. Spiking is generally a criminal offense under §223 of the German Criminal Code (StGB).
Lubricant spiking: A substance is mixed with water-based lubricant in lubricant applicators or syringes and applied before or during sexual intercourse.

SWERF stands for Sexwork Exclusionary Radical Feminist, i.e. radical feminists who exclude sex workers. Hostility towards sex workers often goes hand in hand with →trans hostility, especially in feminist movements.

Perpetrator:victim reversal, also known as "victim blaming", describes an approach in which responsibility and blame for a (criminal) act is sought in the victim and attributed to him/her. In this case, victims are not met with understanding, support, validation and comfort. Instead, attempts are made to shift responsibility and blame from the perpetrator to the victim and to absolve the perpetrator of guilt. This form of defense/justification also exists for (criminal) acts with a racist background. Perpetrator-victim reversal is therefore used, for example, to justify →racism and racist acts against black people. Similar dynamics occur in everyday life when a person mentions that they have been treated in a discriminatory way. This is often followed by an attack on the discriminated person, claiming that they themselves are (partly) to blame for the situation for various reasons. In general, victims are blamed if the injustice they perceive is so intolerable that justice can only be restored in the world through a (partial) perpetrator:victim reversal.

The abbreviation TERF stands for"Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminism". As the name implies, these are radical feminists who exclude trans and non-binary people(→transmisogyny). Not only do they refuse to be politically active with trans and non-binary people, but they also deny their identity and existence. This is because they take the position that there are only two genders -(→cis female and cis male. TERF is an ascription and is not used by TERFs as a self-designation, but is perceived as a misogynistic insult.

They/ Them are gender-neutral pronouns in the English language. The preference for these pronouns is not synonymous with being →non-binary . The pronoun used to address a person says nothing about how the person actually defines themselves. Names and pronouns are usually shared publicly because they are part of the language commonly used to refer to people. Identities, however, are more private.

An application example is: "They are a Berlin based DJ and producer".

The pronoun here refers to a single person, but the verbs are always conjugated in the plural.

Tokenism is derived from the English word "token" and means "symbolic gesture". Token people only take on symbolic positions in companies or at events. Tokenism is less about the individual or the abilities of an individual, but rather about representing a category and being reduced to it. They are misused externally as "figureheads" (keyword "token black", "token woman"). The aim is not the socio-political equality of disadvantaged groups, but rather to maintain discrimination mechanisms by concealing them and to avert possible criticism of discriminatory structures within the company or the collective. To the outside world, the impression of "fairness" and →"equal opportunities"is created, which is why token persons tend to serve as "showcase objects" and have little chance of promotion. Struggles are therefore only used to polish up the image. Tokenism can affect all groups that are marginalized by society. →marginalized by society are marginalized by society.

Tone policing is a personal attack and applied anti-debate tactic or deflection strategy based on criticizing a person for expressing emotion. Tone policing distracts from the validity, logic and strength of a statement by attacking the tone of voice rather than the argument itself. The phrase "angry black woman" is a harmful stereotype that can →racism perpetuates racism against women of color. Based on this stereotype, women of color are often portrayed as aggressive, hostile, and threatening.

Trans (lat. beyond, beyond) is an umbrella term for people who challenge the boundaries of sex and gender and do not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. The opposite is →cis. Trans people can identify either as a binary:r trans man/trans woman or as a →non-binary, →gendergenderqueer, →queer, genderfluid, bigender, androgynous or others. Not all trans people choose to have surgery or take hormones, but some do.

Trans hostility and cissexism refer to the discrimination of →trans people. This is expressed, for example, through rejection, exclusion, anger, intolerance, prejudice, discomfort or physical or psychological violence towards trans people or people who are perceived as trans. In contrast to trans hostility, cissexism is also intended to emphasize the violent nature and systemic anchoring of the two-gender system and also the specifics of the rejection of trans in comparison to →sexism make clear. Cissexism also means that people do not consider that trans people exist. An example of cissexism is the statement "I only date cis women".

Trans misogyny is a specific against →trans women directed against trans women. This can manifest itself, for example, in the fact that →TERFs exclude trans women from feminist spaces, that they cannot use services for women such as night cabs even though they are also at risk at night, or that they are required to dress and behave in a certain way that is not accepted by →cis women. →cis women are not required to do. It can happen, for example, that a trans woman (also in →feminist or →queer circles) may not be accepted as a woman if she wears jogging bottoms, short hair and no make-up or does not shave her legs, whereas this is usually considered okay for cis women.

A person can be triggered when they are confronted with a situation that brings up negative feelings or memories. Warnings are often given in the form of "trigger warnings" to protect people who have experienced life-threatening or traumatizing situations from an unwanted memory of the stressful situation.

In many Berlin clubs, admission is regulated by the respective door policy of the organizer or operator. These are predetermined selection criteria based on which potential guests are granted or denied entry. This form of curating and organizing the audience of an event is used, for example, to protect spaces from intrusive people, to regulate the number of people, to create a free space for a specific community at their party or to achieve a more balanced gender ratio. In order to create a specific atmosphere or mix in a club, people are sometimes also turned away based on other criteria, which can often be very random. It is important to →prevent discriminationand ensure that people are not selected or excluded on the basis of ascribed characteristics. For example →Racism at club doors is a very common problem. However, appearance and other ascribed characteristics such as age, origin, class, physical or mental disability, gender and/or sexual orientation can also be common exclusion criteria that lead to discrimination. The door policy falls under the →house law of a club and is in tension with the →AGGwhich is legally superior in any case.

Oppression refers to a process in which a person or an entire social group is oppressed. Oppression usually results from violence, abuse of power and arbitrariness. This can grow into systematic oppression. Oppression arises from the general, even unconscious, assumption that a certain group of people is inferior or without rights. Individuals can also become victims of oppression if they are denied the →solidarization of a social group.

A prejudice is a preconceived opinion about people, groups or certain facts without any direct experience, but rather arises through generalization.

Voguing is a dance style that emerged in the 1970s in the ballroom scene in the Afro and Latin American homo- and trans subculture in New York. The dance is considered to be very expressive and physical and is characterized above all by typically strictly linear and right-angled arm and leg movements based on poses and postures. Voguing is a form of self-expression and →empowerment of →queer communities to express freedom and acceptance beyond social rules as well as diversity and individuality. However, due to the hype and commercialization of voguing, →culturalappropriation also occurs in many cases.

Whiteness is a social position that is associated with unquestioned →privileges. Here, as with →BIPoC, it is not the skin color that is meant, but the →power relations in which being whiteis always advantageous compared to BIPoC. For example, white people often have better access to the job and housing market, the healthcare system and social participation than →BIPoC. Being white is taken for granted as the norm, which means that white people themselves remain unmarked. White is often written in lowercase and/or italics to indicate this unjustified position of power.

There are two different types of white spaces. Firstly, racial spaces, in which mainly white people reside. These spaces are created by overt and subtle, mostly historically and structurally determined social exclusion mechanisms. In such white spaces, white people are very rarely confronted with "race-based stress", i.e. they do not have to deal with →racism and their own →privileges to deal with. Because white people are thus shielded from confrontation with race-based stress by white spaces, they perceive any confrontation with the issues of racism and privilege as extreme stress. →BIPoC are not expected in such white spaces, are very conspicuous in these spaces, are exposed to racism and feel discriminated against and uncomfortable because of this and in general.

On the other hand, spaces and workshops on critical whiteness have developed in which white people get together and want to take anti-racist action. The aim here is to take responsibility for one's own privileges and to deal with them as reflectively as possible. In particular, the aim is to unlearn learned racism and to understand how everyone experiences and triggers their own privileges. It is important that these white spaces are not characterized by →BIPoC is not expected to provide emotional education, but that white people educate each other with existing resources.

You can read an article on "Racism in white-dominatedqueer scenes" here here.

White fragility refers to feelings of discomfort and defensiveness that a white person experiences when they are part of a discussion about racial inequality and injustice. However, white fragility should not only be named as a defense mechanism, but also as a means to reinforce white supremacy. Discussions about →racism can lead to the following emotions and reactions in white people: Anger, fear, guilt, argumentation, silence, leaving the stressful situation. Through this behavior, white people prevent →BIPoC from trying to talk to them about racism.

Xenophobia means xenophobia and is an attitude that aggressively rejects people from another country or culture. This rejection is based on social, religious, economic, cultural or linguistic differences. These differences are seen as a threat. Xenophobia is often a manifestation of nationalism, →racism or regionalism. It promotes the unequal treatment and discrimination of foreigners in society.