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Two months after a deadly attack on Berlin's Pride, voters in the capital made Die Linke the largest party for the first time. On the same day in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the far-right AfD took nearly two in five votes.
While the fatal Berlin Pride car-ramming made international headlines, a steady drip of smaller incidents — stolen flags in Mönchengladbach, torn-down banners in Prenzlauer Berg — tells its own story about the current climate for LGBTQ+ Germans.
Hamburg's Pride march went ahead under heavy security Saturday, with attendees in dark clothing and a Berlin float honoring victims of last weekend's terror attack.
With the suspect in Saturday's deadly Christopher Street Day attack dead and Berlin in mourning, queer Berliners and activists say their next fight is stopping the AfD from using the tragedy to win votes.
As Europe mourns the deadly attack at Berlin's Christopher Street Day, Amsterdam is adjusting security ahead of WorldPride 2026, which is expected to draw a million visitors starting next week.
A van rammed into crowds at Berlin's Christopher Street Day festivities Saturday night, followed by a bladed-weapon attack. German authorities are treating it as Islamist terrorism.
Bundestag President Julia Klöckner has limited the Reichstag's rainbow flag to a single day a year and withdrawn the parliament's administration from Berlin's CSD. As Germany's Pride season opens, the fight has shifted from winning rights to defending them.
Berlin's Christopher Street Day returns in July under the slogan 'Haltung ist hot,' framing visibility itself as the political act. A look at the theme, the date, and the German backdrop.
