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CSD Berlin 2025: Thousands demand rainbow flags despite resistance!
On July 26, 2025, Berlin celebrates Christopher Street Day with dozens of trucks and activists, despite political controversy.
CSD Berlin 2025: Thousands demand rainbow flags despite resistance!
On July 24, 2025, Berlin is preparing for one of the largest and most important Christopher Street Days (CSD) of recent years. On Saturday, July 26th, dozens of trucks and about 100 groups are expected, which are under the guiding principle "We don't stop until everyone is heard!" Draw through the city. The event is not only a festival, but also an important protest against statements by Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and a controversial decision by Bundestag President Julia Klöckner.
The decision of Klöckner not to reduce the rainbow flag on the Reichstag building, ensures massive protests and has become the central point of discussions in the run -up to the CSD. Merz defended this decision, which is strictly criticized by many activists. These plan to raise a 400 square meter rainbow flag in front of the Reichstag building in order to set a clear sign of the visibility of the LGBTQ+community.
protests and demonstrations
Already on July 20, several hundred people gathered on the Republic Square to demonstrate the rainbow flag on the Bundestag. The organizers from the “Grandomas against Right” initiative emphasized that the rainbow flag stands for the fundamental rights of all people, just like the Bundestag itself. They criticized the withdrawal of the Bundestag administration from a participation in the CSD as a wrong signal against the queer visibility.
The decision of Klöckner to only raise the rainbow flag against homophobia on the international day is also encountered within her own party. Politicians of the Greens and Left protested in the Bundestag with colorful sweaters, while Sönke Siegmann, the head of the lesbian and gay association in the CDU, criticized Klöckner's decision.
safety precautions and the course of the CSD
The CSD will be accompanied by a large security requirement this year. A total of 1,300 police officers and 1,000 private security forces will be deployed to protect the participants and ensure a peaceful course of the event. The organizers are prepared for possible hostilities of right -wing extremists, as attacks on similar events have already occurred in the past. In addition, 280 doctors and paramedics have made available for the CSD.
The route of the CSD leads over Leipziger Platz, Potsdamer Platz, Schöneberg, the street of June 17th and ends at the Brandenburg Gate with a final rally in the Tiergarten, which includes live music and political statements.
The BVG has designed the subway station at the Bundestag in bright colors to support the anticipation for the event, although the weather forecast Schauer announces for the Saturday morning. However, organizers emphasize that the CSD will take place independently of the weather unless there are storm warnings or other dangerous weather conditions.
The Christopher Street Day not only commemorates the arguments of the queer community with the police in New York Christopher Street 1969, but also gained in topicality through the current political decisions and discussions about visibility and rights of the LGBTQ+community in Germany.
The overall atmosphere in Berlin is characterized by a mixed balance of pride in the progress of the queer movement and the determination of standing up for the remaining challenges.
In summary, the CSD 2025 in Berlin will be both a place of celebration and protest, and the announcements related to the rainbow flag in the Bundestag will certainly continue to ensure heated discussions and diverse reactions in public. rbb24 reports that ...
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