Overview
- The Verwaltungsgericht Hannover rejected the complaint against Hildesheim’s same‑sex pedestrian light motifs as inadmissible, leaving the installations in place.
- Presiding judge Arne Gonschior said no rights were infringed and described the motifs as reflecting societal reality.
- The court found no applicable violation of the Straßenverkehrsordnung because its provisions do not protect the plaintiff individually.
- The plaintiff, a city councillor who did not attend the hearing, may apply for permission to appeal to the Oberverwaltungsgericht Lüneburg.
- Hildesheim’s council approved the change in June 2023, and about 14 pedestrian lights at three locations have shown the new motifs since mid‑June 2025.