Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer criticised for ‘disrespectful comment at carnival eventShe was sold as a mini Merkel”,a centrist in the same liberal mould as her predecessor as leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union. But Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has worked tough to court the conservative wing of her party since taking the top job, leading to controversy over comments she made approximately gender-neutral bathrooms.
Entertaining an audience at a carnival event in Baden-Württemberg final Thursday, or Kramp-Karrenbauer – who was voted “Miss Homophobia 2018 by an LGBT group final year – said such bathrooms were “for the men who don’t know if they are still allowed to stand or already have to sit down when they pee”. Related: Who is Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer,the unusual leader of Germany's CDU? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com