Project 100% human

Projekt 100% MENSCH (also written Projekt 100 % Mensch) is a non-profit education and human-rights organisation based in Stuttgart, Germany. It works for the full legal and social equality, equal rights and acceptance of all people regardless of sexual and romantic orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and physical characteristics (SOGIESC). The organisation describes itself as a queer education and LGBTIQA+ awareness body that combines education, art and culture. The project grew out of a song. In autumn 2013 the CSD Dresden asked the music cabaret artist and presenter Holger Edmaier to write a song for CSD 2014. On 30 May 2014 he released the song "100 % MENSCH" together with 31 artists, giving the LGBT community media visibility and voicing the community's then-current demands on federal politics. Because the song was a success, Edmaier founded Projekt 100 % Mensch on 10 February 2015. The organisation is legally structured as a gemeinnützige Unternehmergesellschaft (a non-profit entrepreneurial company). It also includes Enough is Enough, an organisation founded in August 2013. A central focus is the development and provision of queer teaching material for schools, kindergartens and social institutions. This educational material conveys age-appropriate, inclusive content to children and young people and supports teachers in implementing queer education in the classroom. Beyond schools, the project offers company workshops, lectures, exhibitions, rallies, information stands, panel discussions and empowerment work. It publishes campaign songs and the 100% MENSCH songs, and since 2017 has run the art exhibition WE ARE PART OF CULTURE. The organisation states that it has been active since 2014 (with the formal founding in 2015) and works throughout Germany from its Stuttgart base, speaking with people on the street, at eye level, directly and bluntly about love, partnership, sexual orientation and gender. Its stated goal is to inspire people for diversity and acceptance, to reduce fears and prejudices, and to anchor queer education and awareness in educational institutions, business and public discourse. Its campaigns have responded to German and international debates, including same-sex marriage, the 2017 federal election, hate violence, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The origins of Projekt 100 % Mensch lie in music. In autumn 2013 the CSD Dresden approached the music cabaret artist and presenter Holger Edmaier to write a song for CSD 2014. On 30 May 2014 Edmaier released the song "100 % MENSCH" together with 31 artists. The song was intended to give the LGBT community media presence and addressed the demands that the queer community was making on federal politics in 2014. Because the song was a success, Edmaier founded Projekt 100 % Mensch on 10 February 2015. The organisation is a gemeinnützige Unternehmergesellschaft (non-profit entrepreneurial company) and is based in Stuttgart. It also includes Enough is Enough, an organisation founded in August 2013. Three months after its founding, the project produced the song "77 (Love is Love)" to draw attention to the criminal prosecution of homosexuality in what were then 77 countries. Further campaign songs followed in the subsequent years: "Ich sage ja" (2016), released in the context of the debate on same-sex marriage and serving as the official campaign song of the #ehefüralle initiative; "Wir sind eins" (2017), released in the context of the federal election to oppose racism and queer hostility; "Say Something" (2019), the song for the campaign "Zeig sie an! – ein Leitfaden zur Anzeige von Hassgewalt"; "Pride Ride" (2021), a cover version of the classic "Car Wash" carrying demands of the LGBT community; and "NOT ALONE" (2022), released in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since 2017 the project has run the art exhibition WE ARE PART OF CULTURE. Alongside its music and exhibitions, the project has developed a broad educational programme. It produces and provides queer teaching material for schools, kindergartens and social institutions, designed to convey age-appropriate, inclusive content to children and young people and to support teachers in implementing queer education. It also offers company workshops, lectures, rallies, information stands and panel discussions, and describes itself as an empowerment-oriented non-profit human-rights organisation. The organisation states that it has existed since 2014 and works throughout Germany from Stuttgart, engaging people directly on the street about love, partnership, sexual orientation and gender. Its overarching goal is the complete legal and social equality, equal rights and acceptance of all people regardless of sexual and romantic orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and physical characteristics (SOGIESC).

• 2022

  Song "NOT ALONE" released in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• 2021

  Song "Pride Ride", a cover of "Car Wash", released with LGBT community demands.

• 2019

  Song "Say Something" released for the campaign "Zeig sie an! – ein Leitfaden zur Anzeige von Hassgewalt".

• 2017

  Campaign song "Wir sind eins" released in the context of the federal election against racism and queer hostility.

• 2017

  Art exhibition WE ARE PART OF CULTURE launched.

• 2016

  Campaign song "Ich sage ja" released in the context of the same-sex marriage debate and as official campaign song of #ehefüralle.

• 2015

  Projekt 100 % Mensch founded on 10 February 2015.

• 2015

  Song "77 (Love is Love)" produced three months after founding, highlighting criminal prosecution of homosexuality in 77 countries.

• 2014

  Song "100 % MENSCH" released on 30 May 2014 with 31 artists.

• 2013

  Enough is Enough organisation founded in August 2013.

• 2013

  CSD Dresden asks Holger Edmaier in autumn 2013 to write a song for CSD 2014.

Non-profit queer education and human-rights organisation combining education, art and culture to promote LGBTIQA+ acceptance and full equality.

• Queer educational and information material

  Age-appropriate, inclusive teaching material for schools, kindergartens and social institutions, supporting teachers in implementing queer education.

• Children's books

  Books for children as part of the organisation's educational output.

• Company workshops and lectures

  Workshops and talks for businesses and institutions on LGBTIQA+ awareness and inclusion.

• Exhibitions and information stands

  Public exhibitions and information stands, including the WE ARE PART OF CULTURE art exhibition since 2017.

• Campaign songs and 100% MENSCH songs

  Music releases used to open conversations and campaigns, such as "100 % MENSCH", "77 (Love is Love)", "Ich sage ja", "Wir sind eins", "Say Something", "Pride Ride" and "NOT ALONE".

1. 1Queere Bildung und LSBTIQA Aufklärung - Projekt 100% MENSCH100mensch.de
2. 2Über uns - Projekt 100% MENSCH100mensch.de
3. 3Project 100% human - Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4Projekt 100 % Mensch - Wikipediade.wikipedia.org