https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A rainbow-coloured bench installed at the site of a deadly jihadist attack which targeted revellers at Berlin's Pride march in July has been vandalised, police said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20260901/berlin-rainbow-bench-commemorating-pride-attack-victims-vandalised Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:31:38 +0200 berlin-rainbow-bench-commemorating-pride-attack-victims-vandalised People were blocked from entering a shopping mall with rainbow flags during Hamburg's CSD celebration. Other similar incidents suggest that 'Pride' symbols are increasingly met with hostility in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20260803/why-are-rainbow-pride-flags-being-banned-in-germany Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:41:54 +0200 why-are-rainbow-pride-flags-being-banned-in-germany Some 300,000 people took part in a Pride march in Germany's northern city of Hamburg on Saturday, a week after a jihadist attack on a similar march in Berlin left one dead and several dozen injured. https://www.thelocal.de/20260802/pride-march-draws-hundreds-of-thousands-in-germany-week-after-attack Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:03:35 +0200 pride-march-draws-hundreds-of-thousands-in-germany-week-after-attack Germany is reeling after Berlin's largest Pride event, Christopher Street Day, was targeted in a terror attack that left one person dead and dozens injured. The Local spoke to Berliners and visitors to see how the city is coping in the aftermath. https://www.thelocal.de/20260727/the-fight-continues-how-berlin-is-reacting-to-the-deadly-pride-attack Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:08:59 +0200 the-fight-continues-how-berlin-is-reacting-to-the-deadly-pride-attack On Monday the German capital was mourning a fatal attack that occurred at the city's biggest annual Pride celebration over the weekend. Here's what we know about the crime, the attacker and how events unfolded. https://www.thelocal.de/20260727/latest-everything-we-know-about-the-deadly-attack-on-berlins-pride-parade Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:04:22 +0200 latest-everything-we-know-about-the-deadly-attack-on-berlins-pride-parade Did you know there's a new queer-friendly travel pass available in Berlin and Cologne, and it's actually cheaper than the standard tourist transport tickets? https://www.thelocal.de/20260528/queercitypass-what-to-know-about-germanys-newest-discount-travel-ticket Thu, 28 May 2026 16:41:15 +0200 queercitypass-what-to-know-about-germanys-newest-discount-travel-ticket A ban on gendered language in schools in a German state has prevented an American graduate student from completing their degree programme. Speaking to The Local, they share how policy changes in Germany and the US threaten their life here. https://www.thelocal.de/20250911/laugh-to-keep-from-crying-how-german-gender-politics-threaten-an-americans-ability-to-stay Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:05:40 +0200 laugh-to-keep-from-crying-how-german-gender-politics-threaten-an-americans-ability-to-stay Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Cologne on Sunday for Christopher Street Day (CSD), the city's annual celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. https://www.thelocal.de/20250706/hundreds-of-thousands-at-christopher-street-day-pride-parade-in-cologne Sun, 06 Jul 2025 19:08:57 +0200 hundreds-of-thousands-at-christopher-street-day-pride-parade-in-cologne At the beginning of Pride Month, Germany's Christopher Street Day association warns about an increase in the number of hate crimes and calls for better reporting. https://www.thelocal.de/20250606/germanys-pride-parades-exposed-to-increasing-extremist-threats Fri, 06 Jun 2025 12:39:35 +0200 germanys-pride-parades-exposed-to-increasing-extremist-threats Germans will be able to change their legal gender more easily from Friday thanks to a new law hailed as a "historic" step for the LGBTQ community. https://www.thelocal.de/20241101/german-law-easing-legal-gender-change-comes-into-force Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:09:11 +0100 german-law-easing-legal-gender-change-comes-into-force Bright colours, rainbow flags and glitter: around 250,000 people demonstrated for tolerance and gender diversity at Christopher Street Day in Berlin on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20240729/in-pictures-berlins-csd-pride-parade-brings-colour-to-a-rainy-day Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:51:54 +0200 in-pictures-berlins-csd-pride-parade-brings-colour-to-a-rainy-day Hundreds of thousands of people are expected in Cologne again this year for Christopher Street Day (CSD) on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20240721/hundreds-of-thousands-expected-for-christopher-street-day-in-cologne Sun, 21 Jul 2024 09:16:34 +0200 hundreds-of-thousands-expected-for-christopher-street-day-in-cologne LGBTQ+ celebrations are taking place across Germany this summer. Here's a guide to pride events you won't want to miss in some of Germany's large cities. https://www.thelocal.de/20240701/csd-in-germany-the-pride-events-you-wont-want-to-miss-this-summer Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:09:12 +0200 csd-in-germany-the-pride-events-you-wont-want-to-miss-this-summer To change their gender in Germany's registry offices, people navigate high hurdles. The government has changed this with a new law on self-determination, which the Bundestag passed on Friday.  https://www.thelocal.de/20240412/how-germanys-self-determination-law-will-make-it-easier-for-people-to-change-their-gender Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:49:05 +0200 how-germanys-self-determination-law-will-make-it-easier-for-people-to-change-their-gender An unidentified vandal defaced a memorial to the LGBT victims of the Nazis in central Berlin with homophobic flyers and attempted to set fire to it, police said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20230815/monument-to-gay-victims-of-nazis-vandalised-in-berlin Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:18:52 +0200 monument-to-gay-victims-of-nazis-vandalised-in-berlin With celebrations of Gay Pride taking place across Germany this July, we look at the past and the future of rights for the LGBTQ+ community in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190708/from-persecution-to-pride-the-history-of-lgbtq-rights-in-germany Mon, 08 Jul 2019 19:04:35 +0200 from-persecution-to-pride-the-history-of-lgbtq-rights-in-germany The German parliament on Friday dedicated its annual Holocaust commemorations for the first time to people killed for their sexual or gender identity, and acknowledged decades of post-war persecution. https://www.thelocal.de/20230127/german-parliament-spotlights-nazis-lgbtq-victims-for-first-time Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:28:32 +0100 german-parliament-spotlights-nazis-lgbtq-victims-for-first-time Germany is renowned for its social safety net and for welcoming refugees in 2015. But just how liberal or conservative are Germans about certain hot-button issues – from dual citizenship to cannabis legalisation, abortion and guns? https://www.thelocal.de/20230110/how-conservative-or-liberal-are-germans Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:10:44 +0100 how-conservative-or-liberal-are-germans The German parliament will for the first time next year commemorate victims of the Nazi regime, who were persecuted and killed for their sexual or gender identity, the Bundestag president said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20220723/german-parliament-to-commemorate-lgbt-victims-of-nazis Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:43:21 +0200 german-parliament-to-commemorate-lgbt-victims-of-nazis A mosque in Berlin on Friday became the first in Germany to fly a rainbow flag in support of the LGBT community, ahead of two major gay pride events in the city this month. https://www.thelocal.de/20220701/berlin-mosque-flies-rainbow-flag-for-pride-month Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:27:53 +0200 berlin-mosque-flies-rainbow-flag-for-pride-month