Hamburg (dpa) – Extra folks than ever earlier than took to the streets of Hamburg to face up for the rights and safety of queer folks. “Round 260,000 folks have been in and across the parade,” a police spokesperson instructed the German Press Company (dpa).
The organisers of the Christopher Avenue Day (CSD) demonstration have been overwhelmed by the turnout. “This was the biggest CSD parade in Hamburg’s historical past. We’re extremely proud to have despatched such a robust message for queer visibility in the present day and really feel really supported by Hamburg’s city group,” spokesperson Manuel Opitz instructed dpa.
Hamburg’s mayor Peter Tschentscher additionally joined the CSD parade, together with many different native politicians. This yr’s motto was: “We’re right here to remain. Shield queer folks.” The phrase queer is an umbrella time period used to explain people who find themselves not heterosexual and/or who don’t determine strictly as male or feminine.
This was Hamburg’s forty fifth CSD parade. Over 60 vehicles from associations, political events, corporations and church teams took half. A complete of 120 teams had registered for the route, which stretches roughly 4.3 kilometres.
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