Multigenerational Gay Housing Project Starts in Germany

A multigenerational living project aimed at gays and lesbians got one step closer to being realized when organizers laid a ground stone for the building this week.

Organizers of the building project Villa Anders — which translates in English as ‘A Different Kind of Villa’ — say it is a unique pioneer project in Germany.

Under a rainbow-colored logo and the motto “Better living — we just went ahead and did it,” the project is realizing its plan to build multigenerational, mixed-income living spaces for gay, lesbian and transgender singles, couples and “rainbow” families.

The idea is to live in individual homes “but still have community,” said Stefan Juengst, a spokesman for the project. So far, half of the 34 apartments, due to be completed in the autumn of 2009, have been sold.

Multigenerational Gay Housing Project Starts in Germany
Deutsche Welle, Germany