Overview

• Kroymann says private broadcasters such as RTL and ProSieben did more for recognition of queer people, particularly through reality formats.
• She argues so‑called trash television surfaced stories absent from public channels, citing an all‑women edition of Die Bachelorette.
• She recalls first hearing a trans person speak at length on RTL’s Dschungelcamp roughly 20 years ago, with host Dirk Bach facilitating the segment.
• She notes early queer-presenting jurors on private shows, naming Jorge González, Bruce Darnell, and earlier Hella von Sinnen, as filling a gap left by ARD and ZDF.
• Season 7 of Kroymann airs on Das Erste on Friday, 22 August at 23:55 and will be available the same day in the ARD Mediathek.