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Pride Week in Bad Freienwalde: Police protection after attacks on diversity!

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On the occasion of the Pride Week at the Berthold-Brecht-Gymnasium in Bad Freienwalde, students and parents are concerned after attacks.

Anlässlich der Pride Week am Berthold-Brecht-Gymnasium in Bad Freienwalde sind Schüler und Eltern nach Angriffen besorgt, aber entschlossen.
On the occasion of the Pride Week at the Berthold-Brecht-Gymnasium in Bad Freienwalde, students and parents are concerned after attacks.
Last weekend, the participants of the variety of "Bad Freienwalde is colorful" were the goal of an attack that has put the already worrying situation for queer people in Germany again. Students and parents of the Berthold Brecht-Gymnasium, which opened the second Pride Week, were eyewitnesses of the incidents that made the beginning of this week of action under police protection. According to rbb24 took place with a film demonstration on Monday, despite the shocking Events to set a sign of diversity and counterculture.

The school management and parent representatives informed about the necessary security measures after a parent spokesman reported a punch by an attacker. Many of those present, including the student Viktoria, were concerned about the incidents. Viktoria emphasized that police protection was important to ensure the security of all participants during the Pride Week.

queer hostility as a social challenge

The attacks on queer events are not isolated incidents, but part of a growing problem in Germany. Didine, a representative of the queer community, indicates that attacks at CSD events have to be seen as attacks on democracy itself. She emphasizes that a variety of people are afraid of changes in language, technology and social norms, and that these fears often lead to violence against queer people. Real variety that access to health care for LGBTIQ*is difficult, which further tightens the already tense situation.

These developments illustrate the urgency not only to consider the protection of minorities as an individual task. They are a social responsibility that must be borne by everyone. Without effective measures against discrimination and prejudices, freedom and equality in society could be at risk.

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