Berlin Pride
Pride party truck (2007), Berlin
BeginsJune 30, 1979 (1979-06-30)
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Berlin, Germany
Websitewww.csd-berlin.de

The Berlin Pride Celebration, also known as Christopher Street Day Berlin,[1] or CSD Berlin,[2] is a pride parade and festival held in the second half of July each year in Berlin, Germany to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people and their allies. Since 1979, the event has been held each year. Berlin Pride is one of the largest gay and lesbian organized events in Germany and one of the biggest in Europe. Its aim is to demonstrate for equal rights and equal treatment for LGBT people, as well as celebrate the pride in Gay and Lesbian Culture.

History

The CSD is held in memory of the Stonewall Riots, the first big uprising of LGBTQ people against police assaults on June 27, 1969. These took place in Christopher Street, in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village in New York City, New York.[3]

The first CSD in Berlin took place on June 30, 1979, and since then has taken place every year.[4][5] In 2012, around 700,000 people attended the CSD Parade, and 500,000 people were present at the final parade location at the Brandenburg Gate, making it into one of the largest events in Berlin as well as one of the largest Pride Events in the world.

Events

CSD Berlin comprises several events, taking place within the framework of the month-long Pride Festival, usually starting at the end of May. Pride Week is the final week of the festival, ending with the CSD Parade. The CSD Gala has been taking place since 2011, and is organised in co-operation with the Friedrichstadt Show Palace.

In the same month both Kreuzberg Pride and Gay Night at the Zoo are held. More gay festivals in Berlin include Easter in Berlin.

Organization

All CSD events are organised by the Berliner CSD e.V. (Berlin LGBT Pride Association). The organization was formed at the end of 1999. The association was meant to relieve the three previous coordinators: the "Sonntags-Club", "LSVD" and "Mann-o-Meter", who had been organizing the "CSD Berlin" from 1994 to 1999.[6]

Each year, the theme, motto and political demands of the CSD Parade are determined in so-called Pride Forums. These are open meetings that can be attended by anyone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "65.000 Menschen ziehen durch Europas "Regenbogenhauptstadt" Berlin". www.rbb24.de (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 2021-07-24. Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Route, Programm, Alternativen – alle Infos zur CSD-Parade am Samstag". Tagesspiegel.de (in German). 2021-07-24. Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  3. ↑ "Christopher Street Day". Berlin.de. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  4. ↑ "Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl". www.zeit.de. Archived from the original on 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  5. ↑ Zander, Peter (2019-07-27). "40 Jahre Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Berlin: Flagge zeigen, Farbe bekennen". www.morgenpost.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. ↑ "Der Berliner CSD e.V." Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
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