At the behest of UEFA, the stadium in Munich is not allowed to shine in rainbow colors for the Germany game. The reactions to the ban are all the more colorful – the police, fire brigade and railways show solidarity.
Munich – After the rainbow lighting was banned at the Munich EM arena, numerous institutions and companies have known their color on Twitter.
The profile picture of the Munich fire brigade shone in rainbow colors on Tuesday evening, as did that of the Munich Trade Fair Center, which described it as a symbol “from a city of zest for life, tolerance and cosmopolitanism”. Deutsche Bahn published a picture of a colorful train with colorful hearts.
❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 for #Regenbogenfarben & @DB_Cargo pic.twitter.com/j4J7lIL6iI
– Deutsche Bahn AG (@DB_Presse) June 22, 2021
The Munich police posted a colorful picture on Monday. “For solidarity, tolerance and acceptance, not just today,” the officials wrote.
We show color. For solidarity, tolerance and acceptance, not just today. # PrideMonth2021 # PolizeiMünchen # WirFürEuch pic.twitter.com/7obxpj7OO3
– Police Munich (@PolizeiMuenchen) June 21, 2021
Mainzelmännchen paints rainbows
On Tuesday evening, ZDF posted a Mainzelmännchen painting a rainbow on a window pane. Previously, the station ProSieben announced that it would have its logo shining in the rainbow colors.
We woke up this morning with a rainbow, that’s how we go to bed, and that’s how we get up tomorrow. GuNa! 🌈 pic.twitter.com/s300zdEcv5
– ZDF (@ZDF) June 22, 2021
The European Football Union UEFA decided on Tuesday that the stadium in Munich should not shine in rainbow colors as a symbol of tolerance and equality during the group final of the German national team against Hungary. The city had made an official application for rainbow lighting.
The background to this is a law that restricts young people’s right to information about homosexuality and transsexuality in Hungary and was approved by the Hungarian parliament last week. dpa
