"Our city is colorful, diverse and tolerant. People of different origins, cultures, religions, lifestyles and sexual orientations are part of our urban society. This diversity enriches Salzgitter and that is precisely why the two rainbow flags are flying in Lebenstedt and Salzgitter-Bad," emphasizes Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel.

The date of the IDAHOBIT was chosen to commemorate May 17, 1990, when the World Health Organization (WHO) decided to remove homosexuality from its diagnostic code for diseases. At its meeting on February 22, 2022, the Salzgitter City Council decided by a large majority that the rainbow flag will be hoisted annually on IDAHOBIT.