{"id":4514,"date":"2025-10-30T11:21:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/good-practice\/queering-the-city\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T07:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T07:52:06","slug":"queering-the-city","status":"publish","type":"goodpractice-projekt","link":"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/en\/good-practice\/queering-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Queering the City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vimeo-embed-placeholder\" data-vimeo-id=\"1219191550\">\n                    <div class=\"vimeo-embed-placeholder-content\">\n                        <p>To play this video, you must agree to the use of Vimeo cookies.<\/p>\n                        <button class=\"cookies-consent-settings-button cookies-consent-button\" aria-label=\"Manage cookie settings for the Vimeo video 1219191550\">Manage Settings<\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Potential Impacts<\/strong> <strong>\u2013 What makes this project an example of good practice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 9, 2024, the potential impacts of <em>\u201cQueering the City\u201d<\/em> were analyzed using the Map\/ing Sustainability method by an interdisciplinary group of cultural studies scholars, designers, artists, and experts in the fields of urban design, gender equality, and anti-discrimination. The two initiators were present to present the project and participate in the discussion. Some of the participants were already familiar with the project\u2014for example, they had taken part in one of the city walks, were familiar with the city map, or had supervised the project in a university setting.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"gp-diagramm-block_eb240b469d4cfdef5f0704e048228d17\" class=\"block-gp-diagramm\" style=\"container-type: inline-size;\">\n    <div class=\"gp-diagramm-grid\">\n        <figure class=\"gp-diagramm-content-figure\">\n            <div class=\"gp-diagramm-content\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/themes\/transformnrw-theme\/graphics\/Mapping-Sustainability_Grafik_250923.webp\" alt=\"Graphical model of the &quot;Map\/ing Sustainability&quot; method featuring concentric circles and selected SDG icons. It illustrates the Map\/ing Sustainability analytical approach, which visualizes potential sustainability impacts using the interconnected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The concentric circles represent the causal chains of impact resulting from a good practice project: Input, Activities, Outputs, Outcomes, and Impacts. The diagram relies on the Wuppertal Institute&#039;s three-tier model as a framework: individual SDGs are mapped to these tiers, highlighting that sustainability impacts are not viewed in isolation, but through their interdependencies across environmental, social, and economic dimensions. The graphic serves as a reference model for the collaborative analysis of products, business models, infrastructures, performances, or works of art.\" style=\"width:100%; height:100%;\" \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/themes\/transformnrw-theme\/graphics\/Mapping-Sustainability_Grafik_250923_EN.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"width:100%; height:100%;\" \/>\n                <div class=\"gp-diagramm-slideshow\" style=\"position:absolute; top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%; pointer-events:none;\">\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gp-slide\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Queering-the-City-1-1.svg\"\n                                alt=\"\"\n                                style=\"position:absolute; width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:contain; display:block;\" \/>\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gp-slide\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Queering-the-City-2-1.svg\"\n                                alt=\"\"\n                                style=\"position:absolute; 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width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:contain; display:none;\" \/>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"gp-diagramm-zoom-button\" aria-label=\"Enlarge graphic\"><\/button>\n\n                <div class=\"gp-diagramm-overlay\" id=\"gp-diagramm-block_eb240b469d4cfdef5f0704e048228d17-overlay\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"gp-diagramm-block_eb240b469d4cfdef5f0704e048228d17-overlay-title\" hidden>\n                    <div class=\"gp-diagramm-overlay__inner\">\n                        <span id=\"gp-diagramm-block_eb240b469d4cfdef5f0704e048228d17-overlay-title\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">Enlarge graphic<\/span>\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"gp-diagramm-overlay__close\" aria-label=\"Close overlay\"><\/button>\n                        <div class=\"gp-diagramm-overlay__viewport\" aria-label=\"Zoomable graphic\">\n                                                        <div class=\"gp-diagramm-image-map\" data-src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/themes\/transformnrw-theme\/graphics\/Mapping-Sustainability_Grafik_250923.webp\" data-mid-src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/themes\/transformnrw-theme\/graphics\/Mapping-Sustainability_Grafik_250923_EN.svg\" data-overlay-src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Queering-the-City-5-1.svg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Diagram (enlargeable)\"><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"gp-diagramm-overlay__controls\" aria-label=\"Zoom control\">\n                            <button type=\"button\" class=\"gp-zoom-in\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\">+<\/button>\n                            <button type=\"button\" class=\"gp-zoom-out\" aria-label=\"Minimize\">\u2212<\/button>\n                            <button type=\"button\" class=\"gp-zoom-reset\" aria-label=\"Reset\">\u27f2<\/button>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <figcaption class=\"gp-figcaption\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/en\/methode\/map-ing-sustainability\/\">Map\/ing Sustainability<\/a>: Analysis of the impact potential of the project with regard to the SDGs            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n        <!-- Die Slideshow-Logik wurde nach src\/js\/div\/div.js ausgelagert und wird in src\/index.js in der Single-Project-View initialisiert. -->\n\n        <figure class=\"d3-netzwerk-mini-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"d3-netzwerk-mini\" data-svg-alt=\"Graphical three-level model with three stacked, color-highlighted ovals. Bottom: natural resources; middle: provisioning systems; top: well-being. The levels are connected by double arrows; within each level, the corresponding icons of selected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are shown.\">\n                <a class=\"gp-diagramm-mini-fullscreen-button\" href=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/en\/sdg-model\/?id=4514\" aria-label=\"Open in the SDG model\"><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n            <figcaption class=\"gp-figcaption\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/en\/sdg-model\/?id=4514\">SDG Model<\/a>: Categorization of the identified sustainability goals into three levels: Natural Resources, Provisioning Systems, and Well-being            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Well-being<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project\u2019s role in raising awareness and fostering understanding was highlighted as a key aspect. It succeeded in making social diversity visible and addressing \u201cinequality in urban design\u201d in an accessible and respectful manner. Participants praised the initiators\u2019 gentle, insight-oriented approach. The focus was exclusively on imparting knowledge and opening up new perspectives, without imposing their own convictions on others.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through the interactive usability of the map\u2014available in both print and digital formats\u2014diversity becomes a natural part of everyday urban life. This helps reduce inequalities and promotes an inclusive understanding of the city (SDG 10). At the same time, the project raises awareness of gender equality by \u201cmaking all gender identities visible\u201d and sparking a discourse on equality \u201cin a very positive and open way\u201d (SDG 5).As a space for learning and experience, <em>Queering the City<\/em> also contributes to quality education (SDG 4): It enables informal learning, promotes \u201ccognitive flexibility,\u201d and encourages people to question their own perspectives. Through encounters, conversation, and shared urban experiences, education is understood here as a social process that strengthens empathy and openness. <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Provisioning Systems<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants viewed the <em>\u201cQueering the City\u201d<\/em> project as an effective platform for networking and collaboration. They highlighted as particularly compelling the fact that working together with queer spaces and raising their visibility specifically brings together people who are active in this field. According to the project initiators, these individuals are often not sufficiently connected with one another. The project has fostered new partnerships and structures for exchange that could endure beyond the project itself (SDG 17).   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This open and accessible form of collaboration makes it possible not only for people who are already active in organizations or serve on committees to have their voices heard, but also to reach new target groups and engage them in interaction. Through formats such as participatory exhibitions, city tours, and communication about the project via social media, broader citizen participation can be fostered. At the same time, a different narrative is established that places greater emphasis on the topic of equitable urban design. In this way, it could find its way into local political and municipal administrative structures and have an impact there (SDG 11).   <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Provisioning Systems<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No direct connection to the issue of Natural Resources was made during the discussion. Nevertheless, based on the project\u2019s activities, one can surmise corresponding potential impacts\u2014for example, by creating an urban environment free of unsafe spaces, which enables more people to forego the additional benefit of a car as a protected space and instead travel on foot or by public transportation (SDG 13). <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_5_MarieKessels-693x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The organizers of Queering the City lead participants on a walking tour of Wuppertal.\" class=\"wp-image-1406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_5_MarieKessels-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_5_MarieKessels-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_5_MarieKessels-768x1136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_5_MarieKessels-1039x1536.jpg 1039w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_5_MarieKessels.jpg 1385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Marie Kessels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1404\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_7_MarieKessels-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Itinerary for the Queering the City city tour, including a map and stops in Wuppertal.\" class=\"wp-image-1404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_7_MarieKessels-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_7_MarieKessels-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_7_MarieKessels-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_7_MarieKessels-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_7_MarieKessels.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Marie Kessels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"4425\" src=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_4_LarsJendrek-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Participants in a city walk as part of &quot;Queering the City&quot; on a public street in Wuppertal.\" class=\"wp-image-4425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_4_LarsJendrek-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_4_LarsJendrek-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_4_LarsJendrek-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_4_LarsJendrek-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/transform.nrw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/queeringthecity_4_LarsJendrek-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9Lars Jendrek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Queering the City&#8221; by Anna Nill and Kira Sandrock challenges heteronormative and patriarchal structures in Wuppertal\u2019s urban design. The project began with a city map that highlights over 60 queer-feminist locations, provides orientation, and connects community members. This led to city walks in Elberfeld that address gender-equitable urban planning and inequalities in public spaces. Accompanied by a participatory exhibition in the city center and interactive formats, the project invites citizens to learn about personal stories and structural contexts and to develop ideas for an inclusive city.   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