Berlin Pride
Pride party truck (2007), Berlin
BeginsJune 30, 1979; 44 years ago (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.

Mottoes and Attendance at CSD Berlin

In the early years, the Berlin CSD was a relatively small event. From 400 participants in 1979, the number slowly grew to 5,000 people in 1989. It was only from the mid-1990s that the Berlin CSD gave itself an annual motto.

The number of participants and mottos from 1990:[6]

Year Participants Floats Motto (in German)
1990 15,000 ?
1991 10,000 ?
1992 25,000 ?
1993 30,000 ? Vielfalt und Schwesterlichkeit, Solidarität über alle Grenzen
1994 35,000 ? We are familiy!
1995 40,000 ?
1996 50,000 60 (Kein dezidiertes Motto, lief nur unter „CSD ’96“)
1997 120,000 ? Andersrum muss gerechnet werden
1998 300,000 ? Für eine andere Politik – wir fordern gleiche Rechte
1999 350,000 78 Dreißig Jahre Stonewall
2000 500,000 81 Unsere Vielfalt zieht an
2001 500,000 89 Berlin stellt sich qu(e)er gegen rechts
2002 550,000 89 Wir machen Berlin anders! Weltoffen, tolerant queer!
2003 600,000 59 Akzeptanz statt Toleranz
2004 450,000 71 Homokulturell – Multisexuell – Heterogen!
2005 400,000 58 Unser Europa gestalten wir!
2006 450,000 52 Verschiedenheit und Recht und Freiheit
2007 450,000 66 Vielfalt sucht Arbeit
2008 500,000 48 Hass du was dagegen?
2009 550,000 51 Stück für Stück ins Homo-Glück – Alle Rechte für alle!
2010 600,000 52 Normal ist anders!
2011 700,000 52 Fairplay für Vielfalt!
2012 700,000 46 Wissen schafft Akzeptanz
2013 750,000 50 Schluss mit Sonntagsreden! Demonstrieren! Wählen! Verändern!
2014 500,000 29 LGBTI-Rechte sind Menschenrechte
2015 750,000[7] 55[8] Wir sind alle anders. Wir sind alle gleich.
2016 500,000[9] 51[10] Anders. Leben!
2017 400,000[11] 58[12] Mehr von uns – jede Stimme gegen Rechts
2018 Hundreds of thousands[13] 59[14] Mein Körper, meine Identität, mein Leben!
2019 1,000,000[15] 83[16] Stonewall 50 – Every riot starts with your voice
2021 65,000[17] N/A[18] Save our Community – save our pride
2022 350,000–600,000[19] 96 United in Love! Gegen Hass, Krieg und Diskriminierung

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.[20]

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. ^ "Statistik des CSD e. V" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  7. ^ "Rückblick: CSD Berlin 2015". csd-berlin.de. Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  8. ^ "Wagen & Gruppen beim CSD 2015". csd-berlin.de. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  9. ^ "Die „Jetzt erst recht"!-Parade". Tagesspiegel Online. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  10. ^ "Wagen und Gruppen 2016". csd-berlin.de. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  11. ^ "Berlin Christopher Street Day: Jahresbericht 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  12. ^ "Alle Fragen und Antworten zum Christopher Street Day 2017". morgenpost.de. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  13. ^ "Friede, Freude, Forderungen: So war es bei der Berliner CSD-Parade". Tagesspiegel Online. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  14. ^ Archived (Date missing) at csd-berlin.de (Error: unknown archive URL)
  15. ^ "CSD 2019 in Berlin: Rund eine Million Teilnehmer". Morgenpost Online. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  16. ^ CSD-Berlin.de Demo Route 2019
  17. ^ "65,000 Menschen ziehen durch Europas „Regenbogenhauptstadt" Berlin". rbb24.de. Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  18. ^ CSD-Berlin.de Demo Route 2021
  19. ^ "Hunderttausende feiern Christopher Street Day in Berlin". rbb24. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  20. ^ "Der Berliner CSD e.V." Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2019-06-13.

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