Uschi Unsinn

Uwe Scherzer (30 September 1967 – 13 February 2022), better known as Uschi Unsinn, was a German drag queen, LGBTQ rights activist, and local politician.

Life Uschi Unsinn, born Uwe Scherzer, grew up with three older siblings in a Christian family. He initially trained as a retail salesman. Following his faith, he originally wanted to become a deacon and attended the School from 1986. For a preliminary internship, Scherzer went to Ansbach, where he first came into contact with gay men, acknowledged his own homosexuality, and subsequently had to give up his vocational training because of his coming out. From 2019, Uschi Unsinn was an honorary member of the CSD Nuremberg support association.

Uschi Unsinn campaigned for the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer people for over 30 years. In 2020, he co-organized the exhibition "Gay Suffering in the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp", which was shown in St. Giles' Church in Nuremberg. In 2021, Scherzer presented portraits of transgender people in another exhibition at St. Giles' Church. Uschi Unsinn's last public appearance was at the end of January 2022, alongside Ilse Aigner (President of the Bavarian State Parliament) and Karl Freller (Vice President of the Bavarian State Parliament), at the commemoration ceremony for the dedication of the memorial to homosexual victims of Nazi Germany at the Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial, for which she had campaigned.

Uschi Unsinn's commitment was also recognized beyond the region in messages of condolence and obituaries. In addition to Ilse Aigner and Karl Freller, those who expressed their condolences included Member of Parliament Tessa Ganserer, Nuremberg Mayor Marcus König, and Alexander Irmisch, Deputy Federal Chairman of SPDqueer. In honor of Uschi Unsinn, flags were flown at half-staff for three days at Nuremberg City Hall, and a book of condolence was opened.

Scherzer died in the late evening of 13 February 2022, at the age of 54. The public memorial service was held on 19 February 2022, at Christ Church in Nuremberg's southern district. His burial took place at Nuremberg's South Cemetery with over 400 mourners in attendance.