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Taiwan Pride parade attracts 150,000 marchers | Taiwan News | Oct. 31, 2026 17:53
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CSD Salzwedel set to return in 2027 after a two-year hiatus: The umbrella organization CSD Saxony-Anhalt confirms renewed interest in a Salzwedel CSD ...
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Winter CSD on Saturday in Ansbach: Right-wing extremists announce counter-protest - | what is known
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Queer expectations of the Red-Green-Red coalition: "A stance remains indispensable"
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The rainbow bench commemorating the attack at the CSD (Christopher Street Day) has been damaged several times. Now Berlin cultural institutions are taking a ... Show more
National CSD Conference 2026: Queer associations in Recklinghausen: Queer associations will meet from October 16-18 in Recklinghausen for the CSD conference ...
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CSD Recklinghausen: Photo gallery of the queer party at Altstadtschmiede: Queer party at Altstadtschmiede: After the CSD conference in Recklinghausen ...
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National Taiwan University students explore identity at campus Pride march | Taiwan News | Oct. 20, 2026 19:29
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Paid articlePaywall After the CSD attack in Berlin: Will Potsdam get a rainbow crosswalk?: A rainbow crosswalk is intended to be a sign of solidarity and a declaration of support ...
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Paid articlePaywall Cloppenburg Pride: Another cancellation threatens - | volunteers wanted: The Cloppenburg Pride is threatened with cancellation again in 2027 due to a lack of ...
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Four incidents of damage in five weeks - | CSD bench as the scene of a "culture war"
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One man’s efforts are challenging deep-rooted stigma around queer identities in Kashmir. From facing backlash and threats to building a space for acceptance ... Show more
Rare police raid of Taipei gay bar sparks angry protest: Taipei police took in 51 people in for questioning and arrested the bar's owner.
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+ Traffic management for CSD + This coming Saturday, traffic disruptions are expected in downtown Landshut due to Christopher Street Day ... Show more
Rainbow bench in Tiergarten vandalized
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Sunny sky, rainbows light up Space Coast Pride parade 2026. Gallery: The 2026 Space Coast Pride parade rolled through downtown Melbourne on Sept. 26 ...
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Döbeln: CSD marches through the city with 300 people - | Police report six offenses
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Former Regina man guilty of promoting hate at Toronto Pride Parade: Bill Whatcott dressed up in a green spandex leotard and rainbow cape to hand out homophobic ...
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Paid articlePaywall Fourth Christopher Street Day in Remscheid: Demonstrators are not intimidated by violence
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Sister Lucretia immediately catches the eye at the CSD in Regensburg: glitter, frills, a pink beard, and a white face. But there's more to the drag nun ... Show more
CSD attack in Berlin: Memorial bench at the site of the CSD attack damaged again: For the second time, a bench erected in memory of the victims of the CSD attack ...
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Key FactsRainbow Memorial Bench Damaged Again After Berlin CSD Attack
Sep 25, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zeit.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zeit.de
- Police found in Tiergarten that unknown individuals had removed one wooden slat and damaged two others.
- State security authorities took over the investigation into repeated damage to the rainbow memorial bench in Berlin’s Tiergarten.
- An initial rainbow bench was installed in August, badly damaged and removed in early September; the new one was installed mid-September.
- An Islamist attack on Berlin’s CSD on July 25 killed one woman and left 31 others partly seriously injured.
I'm really just stunned right now. What's wrong with people?— Alfonso Pantisano, Berlin's Queer Commissioner (SPD), on Instagram after the first incident
Memorial after CSD attack: Destroyed rainbow bench in Berlin's Tiergarten re-erected
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Russian River Pride fills downtown Guerneville with color, music and celebration: The Russian River Pride Parade filled downtown Guerneville with rainbow flags ...
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Remscheid CSD 2026: Pictures from the rally at the town hall: At noon, a demonstration march set off for the festival area in the city park: The fourth edition ...
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After the Christopher Street Day attack, the debate was often one-sided. Mehmed König is gay and Muslim and speaks out against both religious fundamentalists ... Show more
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CSD in Döbeln: Hundreds demonstrate for queer rights - | six criminal offenses: In Döbeln, several hundred people demonstrated for queer rights and diversity at ...
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Symbol of diversity uprooted: Unknown perpetrators tear out memorial tree for CSD attack victims
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Key FactsMemorial tree uprooted in Berlin’s Tiergarten
Sep 6, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: n-tv.de
- Police discovered the damage at around 1:20 a.m.; the maple had been torn from the ground.
- The maple had been planted in early August at the site of the alleged Islamist-motivated attack.
- One woman from Poland died in the July 25 attack, while 31 other people were injured.
- Berlin police’s State Security Department is investigating property damage involving unknown perpetrators and took over the tree investigation.
We will plant this tree again. As often as necessary.— Werner Graf, Berlin Greens parliamentary group leader, after the attack on the Christopher Street Day and the destruction of the memorial tree.
CSD demos in Halle and Wismar: Diverse majority against the AfD: After the AfD's victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the CSD in Halle is four times larger than in 2025 ...
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Absage an Regenbogenfahne von Freilassings Bürgermeister – „Begründung schwach und inhaltsfrei“
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Hundreds of people make a statement for diversity at Pride demo in Kaufbeuren: At Allgäu Pride, around 400 people made a statement against hate and ...
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Colorful protest for diversity: This is how the CSD in Vechta was: Colorful protest for diversity: This is how the CSD in Vechta was
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CSD in Bad Kreuznach: Colorful festival in a tense situation: A diverse mix of music and participants: Christopher Street Day has been held in Bad Kreuznach ...
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Paid articlePaywall Christopher Street Day: “We won’t enter into coalition talks with the AfD,” emphasizes the BSW candidate at the CSD in Halle
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Berlin: Tree uprooted at CSD memorial: In Berlin's Tiergarten park, a maple tree serves as a reminder of the terrorist attack on Christopher Street Day ...
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CSD Vechta demonstrates for equal rights for queer people: The CSD Vechta will once again demonstrate on September 12 for the equality of queer people and ...
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Click through pictures: Koblenz CSD was so colorful: Around 7,000 people formed the rainbow parade for Christopher Street Day in Koblenz's old town on ...
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Paid articlePaywall Drag show, choir and DJ sets: This is planned for the first CSD in Schorndorf: Drag show, choir and DJ sets: This is planned for the first CSD in Schorndorf - | ...
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Authorities knew young Islamist: Youth welfare office was not informed about the threat classification of CSD attacker Abdul B.
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Anschlag beim CSD Berlin: Polizei findet offenbar IS-Bekennervideo auf Handy von Abdul Ballout
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Key FactsBerlin’s Response to CSD Attack: Security and Social Impact
Jul 28, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: tagesspiegel.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: tagesspiegel.de
- Investigators discovered an IS allegiance video on Abdul Ballout’s phone and reconstructed his escape path through central Berlin.
- Security agencies monitored Ballout before the attack but eased surveillance due to lack of imminent threat signs.
- The Khadija Mosque in Berlin is hosting events against Islamism, while CDU and CSU advocate stricter controls on extremist groups and monitoring methods.
- The attack sparked widespread solidarity and is expected to influence political dynamics ahead of upcoming regional elections.
"That Islam has been instrumentalized for this atrocious act fills us with double grief. It is all the more important now to decisively confront extremism and not allow extremists to dictate the interpretation of Islam," is quoted Imam Scharjil Khalid in a statement.— Imam Scharjil Khalid, in a statement
Pride Parade Starts in Fulda - | Hundreds March Through the City Center: The parade for the fifth Christopher Street Day in the baroque city of Fulda has begun ...
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Paid articlePaywall Second Rotenburg CSD: More demonstration than party: High Heels, Glitzer, Perücken, Hundemasken und viele Regenbogenflaggen - so bunt zeigt sich der Rotenburger ...
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Fulda wird wieder bunt: Tausende Besucher zum fünften Christopher-Street-Day erwartet
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250 people on the street at Christopher Street Day in Bad Hersfeld: The "Colorful Instead of Brown" alliance invited people to the CSD in Bad Hersfeld ...
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Key FactsMore Than 250 People Attend CSD in Bad Hersfeld
Aug 23, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: hna.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: hna.de
- More than 250 people marched through central Bad Hersfeld on Saturday carrying rainbow flags.
- The speakers addressed the attack on Berlin’s CSD, everyday discrimination, and questions surrounding fear and safety.
- Mayor Anke Hofmann and pastor Frank Nico Jaeger spoke in favor of diversity, respect, tolerance, freedom, and human dignity.
- County executive candidate Line Bratenstein reported that threats of violence during the election campaign had led to police protection and called for greater visibility and human rights.
Whoever intends to intimidate people because they live openly and freely as queer must attack freedom and human dignity. Whoever seeks to spread fear should never have the last word.— Pastor Frank Nico Jaeger of the Evangelical City and St. John's Church parish, Bad Hersfeld, said this at the CSD rally.
Over 1,000 people at the first CSD in Arnsberg: These are the best photos: Over 1,000 people participated in the first CSD in Arnsberg-Neheim.
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"This exceeded my expectations": CSD team in Iserlohn rejoices: The first "Pride Beach" at the Iserlohn "Culture Station" was a complete success ...
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CSD Saxony 2026: All dates and locations at a glance: More than 15 CSD demonstrations are being prepared in the Free State this year - | from May to September ...
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Colorful, loud, and "radically queer": That's how Lucerne's first CSD was
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OpinionBenefit concert after CSD attack: Baran Kok, Ikkimel and Grönemeyer twerk for solidarity
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Key FactsBerlin Benefit Concert Responds to CSD Attack
Aug 19, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: taz.de
- The evening, organized by Baran Kok, responded to the Islamist attack at Berlin’s CSD on July 25, in which 31 people were injured and a 65-year-old woman died.
- Tickets for the solidarity concert had sold out within a few hours of going on sale.
- Sixteen artists performed that evening, and ticket donations went to Schwulenberatung Berlin and CSD organizers from rural eastern Germany.
- Herbert Grönemeyer, Ikkimel and Baran Kok danced and twerked onstage, while Kok spoke about his coming out for the first time at the end of the evening.
Solidarity is not divisible.— Gloria Viagra, a drag performer at the benefit concert, said this during the evening's solidarity call extending beyond LGBTQIA+ issues
First CSD in Uelzen: 1000 participants instead of expected 300: The first Christopher Street Day took place in Uelzen on Saturday. Organizer Kjell Boyken had ...
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“Love instead of hate”: CSD parade in Königs Wusterhausen defies right-wing counter-demonstration
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Key FactsTwo CSDs planned for August 29; counter-protest announced in KW
Aug 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: maz-online.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: maz-online.de
- The CSD in Königs Wusterhausen starts at 3 p.m. at the railway station and should reach the Nottekanal festival around 5 p.m.
- At least 500 participants are expected for the premiere; twelve stalls, speeches, and live music are planned.
- At the same time, the far-right-classified Jägertruppe Berlin-Brandenburg is mobilizing for an announced counter-protest.
- Ludwigsfelde’s second CSD is expected to draw more than the approximately 300 people in 2025; no counter-event is known there.
The mobilization far exceeds anything we’ve known so far.— André-Eike Schwalbach, on the Ludwigsfelde CSD organizing team
Hate comments because of rainbow flag in Neukirchen-Vluyn: “We are shocked”: Johannes Bär, Anja Bibby, Rüdiger Eichholtz, Christian Pelikan, Karin Fetzer ...
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State should regulate it by law: Petition from Koblenz: Continuously promote queer projects
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Around 700 people made a statement for diversity, queer rights, and solidarity at the second Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Bocholt ... Show more
Tens of thousands show their support for queer life at Bremen Pride: Once again, tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Bremen on Saturday for ...
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Christopher Street Day in Regen: Organizers cancel planned counter-event: After it was announced on Thursday that a counter-event was planned for Christopher ...
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Paid articlePaywall Homophobia in Islam: Why we must name problems: The Islamist attack on Christopher Street Day in Berlin has brought the question of queerphobia in Islam into ...
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Oldenburg activist on CSD attack: "I tried to swallow my fear": Julie Lüpkes was present at the attack on the CSD in Berlin and had to flee with thousands of ...
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Paid articlePaywall Social psychologist on male perpetrators: How do we prevent our sons from becoming violent?
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Crimes with a queerphobic background: High number of unreported cases: Almost 300 people took to the streets in Bad Hersfeld for queer rights at Christopher ...
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Christopher Street Day in Bad Hersfeld: Around 300 people demonstrate peacefully for queer rights
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Paid articlePaywall Social psychologist on male perpetrators: How do we prevent our sons from becoming violent?
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CSD attack: Government's Queer Commissioner wants better protection for the community
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OpinionFelix Banaszak finds clear words on Islamism: Islamism is in the spotlight on Markus Lanz's show: It is pointless to always resort to factors unrelated to ...
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More participants at CSD: Large rainbow demonstration proceeds peacefully through Koblenz
rhein-zeitung.de/lokales/koblenz-region/grosse-regenbogen-demo-laeuft-friedlich-durch-koblenz_arid-4147909.html
CSD with rally in Eschwege: Approximately 60 supporters came to the Obermarkt in Eschwege on Saturday (August 15) to participate in Christopher Street Day.
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Photo gallery: Our best impressions from the first Christopher Street Day in Uelzen
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Christopher Street Day Bocholt: 700 celebrate diversity & tolerance: The Christopher Street Day in Bocholt was held under the motto "Boundless pride - | never ...
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Commitment to diversity: Several thousand people at CSD in Koblenz: The CSD in Koblenz experienced a huge turnout on Saturday. The parade was peaceful and ...
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