CSD Falkensee 2025: Celebration for diversity or fight against intolerance?
CSD Falkensee 2025: Celebration for diversity or fight against intolerance?
Falkensee, Deutschland - In Falkensee, the coming days are all about diversity and solidarity with the LGBTQIA+community. The organizers of Christopher Street Days (CSD) call for the Pride Week, which will open on June 27th at 4:30 p.m. with the solemn hoist of the rainbow flag at the town hall href = "https://www.maz-online.de/lokales/havelland/falkensee/csd-2025-in-falkenbogenbogenfahnen-und-familienfest-demo-am-5-juli-pvd7skoaengafkmanhvb22753e.html" Class = "Source_1" reports . A highlight of the week will be the CSD family festival on June 28 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Café B89, where live music, a raffle, games, cakes and vouchers are waiting for large and small visitors.
An important event will be the CSD roademo on July 5, which is the second of its kind in Falkensee after six years. In the last demo in 2019, impressive 1500 participants gathered. The demonstration train begins at 3 p.m. on the station forecourt and ends with a final rally at 5 p.m. in the Gutspark, where there will be stands of various clubs in addition to live music.
demography and resistance
In the middle of these colorful celebrations, however, there are also worrying developments. The AfD has made an application to exile the rainbow flag from the public space. This is done under the pretext of an alleged sexualization of children, which is caused by certain actions such as "doctoral scope" in kindergartens and lectures by Dragqueens, such as Tagesspiegel reports . In Neubrandenburg, the rainbow flag was officially banned last year after repeated attacks. In Falkensee, a broad protest movement against this application, supported by citizens' initiatives, parishes, the queer community and various parties, led by Antje Töpfer from Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen.BJARNE HERKE, co -initiator of the "Queer Safespace Falkensee", expressed his concern about possible xenophobic attacks during the events. The police will secure the demonstration train and numerous folders will be on site. HERKE describes hostility to queer people as clear human rights violations and emphasizes the importance of the rainbow flag, which stands for diversity, equality and acceptance.
global perspective
While the Pride Week is celebrated in Falkensee, international developments are shaping a shadow on the rights of the LGBTQIA+community. In various parts of the world such as Iraq and Uganda, people of this community experience violence and legal persecution. In Namibia, however, there are also positive developments, such as the cancellation of discriminatory laws. These global focal points show how important local actions, such as those in Falkensee, are to fight for equality and human rights. amnesty reports .
in Falkensee it becomes clear that the celebrations are not only a local manifestation of pride and diversity, but also a sign of solidarity with all those who are fighting for their rights worldwide. The coming days promise both joy and an important discussion about mutual support within the community.
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