Respekt! Quiz Challenge 2021

In the meantime, the Respect! quiz challenge has ended. We would like to inform you all about the solutions. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the tips on the diversity of gender identities, which we would like to share as a follow-up to our solution mail for completion.

1. How many people in Germany do not describe their gender identity as cis*?

b. 60.000 – 100.000 and c. 100.000 – 250.000
(Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transidentität und Intersexualität (dgti) e.V (2020): https://www.dgti.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166)

What does "not cis*" mean?

Trans*

"There is no official figure on the number of trans* people living in Germany. Estimates range from 2.000 to 100.000 people. The German Society for Transidentity and Intersexuality (dgti) e.V. assumes 60.000 to 100.000 trans* persons in Germany. The reason for the strongly differing estimates are the different definitions of trans* persons: While legal and medical sources usually only cover people who have been diagnosed as transsexual and take steps to gender reassignment, trans* organizations also take into account those who do not have their bodies medically altered or examined."
(Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes (2021):
https://www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de/DE/ThemenUndForschung/
Geschlecht/trans/trans_node.html; own translation)

Inter*

"The term inter* is an umbrella term intended to include multiple intersex realities and physicalities. The diversity and meaning of the open self-designation is expressed by the asteriks (*) in the generic term inter*. Legally, since 2019, inter* persons have the option to indicate the third option "diverse" as their civil status, in addition to the gender entries "male" and "female," or to leave the entry blank. [...] There are no reliable figures or statistics on the number of inter* persons in Germany. Estimates vary from 8,000 to as many as 120,000 people. These are based on extrapolations, as there is no body that collects the data."
(Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes (2021): https://www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de/DE/ThemenUndForschung/
Geschlecht/inter/inter_node.html, own translation)

"Intersex people have different gender identities; for example, they may identify as female, male, non-binary, and/or intersex."
(Regenbogenportal, an initiative of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (2020):
https://www.regenbogenportal.de/glossar?tx_dpnglossary_glossary%5B%40widget_0%5D%5Bcharacter%5D=
I&cHash=98b4d30cb75e0eb1e71e0edd1428ef29, own translation)

Non-binary (expression of Inter*)

"Non-binary" or "genderqueer" are self-designations for a gender identity that cannot be described in terms of a man or a woman. This can mean a gender identity "between", "both/and", "neither/nor" or "beyond" male and female. At the same time, non-binary is also used as an umbrella term for various other gender identities that are not (only) female or (only) male (for example, "neutrois," "agender," "genderfluid"). Non-binary gender identities usually do not result from specific body characteristics, but from one's own sense of gender."
(Regenbogenportal, an initiative of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (2020): https://www.regenbogenportal.de/glossar?tx_dpnglossary_glossary%5B%40widget_0%5D%5Bcharacter%5D=
N&cHash=941da91dbaeb924b4854ec6d776492fd#g1, own translation)

What does "cis*" mean?

"Cis-gender" as a term is the counterpart to transgender and refers to people whose gender identity matches their physical sex.
This means that anyone who identifies with the gender recorded on their birth certificate as "male" or "female" and clearly says of themselves "I am a man" or "I am a woman“, is a cis person according to this category."
(Fachstelle Gender & Identität NRW (2021):
https://www.gender-nrw.de/cis-gender/; own translation)

Further information on the topic "cis*"

Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (2021): Cis*
https://www.liebesleben.de/fuer-alle/geschlechtsidentitaet/cis/

Further reading tip

jetzt (2020): „Transfeindlichkeit ist tief in unserer Gesellschaft verankert“
https://www.jetzt.de/gender/transfeindlichkeit-und-ihre-auswirkungen-
trans-menschen-erzaehlen

2. Which special day is on 3 December?

b. International Day of Persons with Disabilities

“The International Day of Persons with Disabilities, proclaimed by the United Nations in 1992, is intended to raise awareness of their concerns worldwide every year on December 3 and to promote commitment to their dignity and rights. In Germany, various institutions and associations have been campaigning for years for more participation and inclusion, such as the German Council for People with Disabilities, Aktion Mensch, Sozialhelden, the Sozialverband VdK and the Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to People with Disabilities. Many affected people are also organized there."
(Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (2019):
https://www.bpb.de/politik/hintergrund-aktuell/301408/internationaler-
tag-der-menschen-mit-behinderung; own translation)

Information on the other response options

World Mental Health Day, October 10

“The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.
The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.”
(WHO (2021):
https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day)

International Nurses Day, May 12

"The International Nurses Day is observed annually on May 12. The day commemorates the birthday of Florence Nightingale, a British nurse and pioneer of modern nursing."
(Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (2016): https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/presse/pressemitteilungen/
2016/2-quartal/internationaler-tag-der-pflege.html; own translation)

3. Which resistance groups did not exist in Germany during National Socialism?

b. “Mothers of May Square”

"The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo were the spokeswomen of a peaceful resistance movement in Argentina. It was directed against the repression of the military dictatorship, which disappeared and tortured political opponents."
(Europäisches Parlament (2021):
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sakharovprize/de/las-madres-de-plaza-de-
mayo-1992-argenti/products-details/20200330CAN54167; own translation)

"What began as a protest by mothers and wives against torture and kidnapping of relatives in Latin America developed into an extremely successful struggle for equal rights. [...] The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, who silently protested from week to week in front of the presidential palace in Buenos Aires during the Argentine military dictatorship (1976 - 1983), symbolize this awakening. For the protest against violence and oppression was also directed against patriarchal structures throughout South America."
(Deutsche Welle (2013):
https://www.dw.com/de/bye-bye-macho/a-16657794; own translation)

Information on the other response options

Red Chapel

"The so-called "Red Chapel" was one of the most important resistance networks in the Third Reich. Nevertheless, it did not play a major role in the national memory of the Federal Republic for a long time. December 22 [2017] marks the 75th anniversary of the execution of the resistance fighters. [...] The groups documented war crimes and distributed leaflets and sticky notes in Berlin. In them, they denounced Nazi mismanagement of their own country, millions of war dead, and German war crimes."
(Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (2017):
https://www.bpb.de/politik/hintergrund-aktuell/262160/rote-kapelle; own translation)

Edelweiß Pirates

"Among the best-known oppositional youth groups during Nazi rule were the "Edelweiß Pirates". After their distinctive mark - an edelweiss pin - various "wild cliques" were called "Edelweiß Pirates" by the National Socialists. [...] Their attitude towards the regime was, with few exceptions, apolitical. Essentially, they were [...] concerned with creating a free space that allowed them to live out their own youth culture and identity.”
(Lebendiges Museum online (2015):
https://www.dhm.de/lemo/kapitel/der-zweite-weltkrieg/widerstand/
edelweisspiraten.html; own translation)

We would like to thank all participants!