Overview
- Student bodies at Heinrich‑Heine‑Universität Düsseldorf issued a protest call Monday that described an upcoming developmental‑psychology lecture as arguing trans identities are not scientifically tenable and urged a simultaneous campus demonstration, cancellation of the lecture, a campus ban and the professor's dismissal.
- The lecture is scheduled to proceed and organizers asked protesters to bring Pride flags and placards and to attend the public session for a peaceful, critical exchange.
- The Ring Christlich‑Demokratischer Studenten later withdrew its support for the demonstration and said it backs the lecture taking place under the principle of freedom of research and teaching.
- Reporting notes the precise lecture text has not been independently verified because the university portal is restricted and most descriptions rely on student statements and social posts.
- The dispute has drawn outside comment from the Netzwerk Wissenschaftsfreiheit calling for a rectorate statement defending science and suggesting limited campus bans for aggressors and could force the university to clarify how it protects diversity while upholding academic freedom.