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Meet the Berlin Pride co-founder continuing the fight for LGBTQ+ rights

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 18:06:20 +0200

As Berlin gets ready to host its gay pride celebration on July 27th, The Local spoke to Bernd Gaiser, one of the founders of Christopher Street Day (CSD), to trace the roots of pride in Germany.

Same-sex couples traffic lights to come to Cologne

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:17:18 +0100

Traffic lights in the city of Cologne will be decked out with same-sex couples for Christopher Street Day (CSD), an annual celebration of the LGBTQ community.

Right-wing AfD second most popular party in Germany, poll finds

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:38:32 +0200

A poll published on Friday says Alternative for Germany (AfD) would take 18 per cent of the vote if there were Bundestag elections on Sunday, making them the the second-strongest party in the country after the Union.

AfD youth wing furious over Berlin pride parade ban

Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:29:08 +0200

The youth wing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has complained after being denied a stall at this year’s Berlin Pride event, Christopher Street Day (CSD), saying it has been unfairly excluded.

'I came to Berlin for Gay Pride six years ago, and never left'

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:16:35 +0200

American travel blogger Adam Groffman visited Berlin for Gay Pride in 2011. He never ended up leaving, and tells The Local why Christopher Street Day, as the celebration is known in Germany, is so special.

Gay pride parade draws more than a million

Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:13:00 +0200

More than a million people took to the streets in the west German city Cologne on Sunday for the Christopher Street Day gay pride parade. The celebrations went without a hitch as onlookers revelled in the sunny weather.

Election year pride parade gets political

Sat, 22 Jun 2013 18:47:00 +0200

About half a million people crowded into Berlin on Saturday to take part in the 35th annual Christopher Street Day (CSD) gay pride parade. Just months ahead of a general election, the event proved unusually political.

Pride parade shuns CDU over gay marriage

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:47:00 +0200

Organizers of Berlin's Christopher Street Day will not give Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) their normal float at this year's gay pride parade in protest against the party's opposition to same-sex marriage.

The Local's guide to Berlin's Pride Week

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:20:00 +0200

Nearly a million people are expected to participate in Berlin’s Pride Week, which is one of Europe’s biggest gay and lesbian events. The Local brings you the highlights including the Stadtfest festival and the Christopher Street Day parade.

Gay pride heroine says march too superficial and commercial

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:21:00 +0200

A philosopher and gender theorist rejected a prize for civil courage at Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin on Saturday, criticising the march as too superficial and commercial.

Berlin celebrates gay pride parade

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:11:00 +0200

Berlin’s Christopher Street Day parade drew thousands of people in Berlin on Saturday, as around 50 trucks and marchers round their way around the city to end up for the first time at the Brandenburg Gate.

CSD parade fills Berlin amid calls for gay rights

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:07:00 +0200

More than half a million people watched and took part in the Christopher Street Day gay pride parade in Berlin on Saturday, bringing large parts of the city to a halt.

Berlin celebrates 30th CSD gay pride parade

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:01:00 +0200

Berlin was in total party mode despite grey skies on Saturday, as the city celebrated the 30th edition of the popular gay pride Christopher Street Day Parade.