Where does Friedrich Merz stand on LGBTIQ rights?

[Translate to German:]

Wie steht Friedrich Merz zu LSBTIQ-Rechten? (Dr. Constantin Wurthmann im The Telegraph)

Medium: The Telegraph
URL of Source: Link The Telegraph

(...) As early as 2020, he [Friedrich Merz] caused irritation when he stated in an interview that a person's homosexuality did not matter to him — as long as the law was respected and `children were not involved`. He is certainly not a frontrunner when it comes to LGBTIQ rights." (...)

People mentioned: Constantin Wurthmann