This year, Hamburg’s Christopher Street Day was once again relocated to bicycles. The participants weren’t frightened. Around 8,500 people came – including political celebrities.
Hamburg – Thousands of people cycled through the city in Hamburg for the rights of gays and lesbians.
According to the police, took part in the bicycle demonstration on Saturday under the motto “Keep on fighting. Together ”around 8,500 women and men took part. Apart from significant traffic obstructions, there were no problems whatsoever. The rolling Christopher Street Day (CSD) was organized by the Hamburg Pride Association.
Among the participants were Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) as well as the Second Mayor and Equal Opportunities Senator Katharina Fegebank (Greens). The publicist and actress Peggy Parnass also took part in the demo. The 93-year-old was most recently made an honorary member by the German PEN Center.
Bicycle demo for the first time in the Corona year 2020
In Hamburg, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets for the rights of schools and lesbians every year since 1980. Because of the corona pandemic, the move was converted into a bicycle demo through St. Pauli and Altona last year.
Christopher Street Day commemorates June 28, 1969, when police officers stormed the New York gay and lesbian bar “Stonewall Inn” on Christopher Street, triggering protests by gays, lesbians and transsexuals that lasted several days. The CSD aims to draw attention to the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, intersexual and queer people. dpa
