At the CSD demonstration in Berlin, people stand up for the rights of gays, lesbians, transsexuals, transgenders, intersexuals and bisexuals. The annual CSD parade commemorates the historic uprising of homosexuals against police brutality on Christopher Street in New York in 1969.
With around one million participants, the route of the CSD parade is expected to lead from Kreuzberg via Schöneberg to the Brandenburg Gate. The motto for 2023, "Be their voice - and ours! ...for more empathy and solidarity!", advocates acceptance and solidarity.
The organizers are also calling for changes in areas such as the Transsexuals Act, a ban on blood donations, queer-hostile crime, queer visibility in publishing houses, education prevention on dating platforms and the abolition of discriminatory product names in the cosmetics industry.
The motto for 2024 is not yet known. The first CSD in Berlin took place in 1979 and had the motto "Gay Pride". It was attended by 450 demonstrators and, unlike previous events, the demonstration was cheerful and without hostility or violence.
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