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 Hundreds of thousands celebrated Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Berlin under the motto "Never silent again" and demonstrated for the rights of LGBTQ+ people. https://www.thelocal.de/20250727/in-pictures-hundreds-of-thousands-march-at-berlin-pride-demonstration Sun, 27 Jul 2025 14:21:50 +0200 in-pictures-hundreds-of-thousands-march-at-berlin-pride-demonstration The new German government under Chancellor Olaf Scholz has named the country's first-ever commissioner for LGBTQ affairs. https://www.thelocal.de/20220106/germany-appoints-first-lgbtq-issues-official Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:39:43 +0100 germany-appoints-first-lgbtq-issues-official Gay Pride in Berlin welcomed thousands of people on Saturday, among them a Syrian transgender refugee, Katia, who now calls the famously open-minded city a safe haven. https://www.thelocal.de/20180729/transgender-syrian-katia-finds-refuge-in-berlin Sun, 29 Jul 2018 11:46:25 +0200 transgender-syrian-katia-finds-refuge-in-berlin Through rain or shine, gay pride in Germany is always guaranteed to pull in a big crowd. As Berlin gets ready to stage its 40th Christopher Street Day (CSD) demonstration on Saturday, The Local looked back at how Germany has marked pride in recent years. https://www.thelocal.de/20180724/moments-of-pride-across-germany Tue, 24 Jul 2018 17:05:44 +0200 moments-of-pride-across-germany