It was better on gay rights until reunification, even though social acceptance was polled lower than in the west. Trans rights were about as bad as in the FRG (lots of hurdles, need recommendations from multiple doctors who might be anti trans, a lot of out of pocket expenses, but not impossible). Women’s rights were better in the GDR than in the FRG up until the 80s.
I misremembered the worker’s rights thing it seems.
But I am pretty sure the GDR had good women’s and queer rights in comparison to other states at the time.
I am also not trying to glorify the state as a wholr as it did have a lot of bad things like mass surbeillance etc.
It was better on gay rights until reunification, even though social acceptance was polled lower than in the west. Trans rights were about as bad as in the FRG (lots of hurdles, need recommendations from multiple doctors who might be anti trans, a lot of out of pocket expenses, but not impossible). Women’s rights were better in the GDR than in the FRG up until the 80s.