- Approximately 22,000 individuals celebrated Christopher Street Day in Bremen.
Around 22,000 individuals participated in the Christopher Street Day (CSD) event in Bremen, as per police records. The significant annual march advocating for the rights of lesbian, gay, and non-binary individuals this year carried the theme, "What do we desire now? To be blatantly obvious, to live in an evident manner!"
On a Friday, Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte once more projected a six-story high rainbow flag onto the Wesertower. The SPD politician declared, "Bremen is a welcoming city for all individuals, irrespective of their sexual orientation." However, the symbolism behind the CSD rainbow flag transcends the LGBTQ+ community: "It influences our societal approach to diversity in numerous ways."
Countless Bremen politicians joined the city-center procession. The gatherings and vehicles began their journey at Altenwall and headed towards the main station.
CSD's Background
The CSD honors the uprisings of the LGBTQ+ community on Christopher Street in New York City (USA) in 1969 and champions the visibility and equality of LGBTQ+ individuals. In numerous locations, alternative names for the now-annual CSD demonstrations are considered "Pride Parade" or "Gay Pride." The first CSD in Germany was held 45 years ago in Bremen.
CSD Bremen
The six-story high rainbow flag projected onto the Wesertower by Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte was a powerful display of Bremen's inclusivity. During the CSD event, numerous attendees proudly waved their own rainbow flags.
