CSD under pressure: increase in queer -hostile violence alarmed activists!

CSD under pressure: increase in queer -hostile violence alarmed activists!

Hannover, Deutschland - In recent years, the situation for LGBTQ+communities in Germany has tightened. An alarming increase in queer anti-querums is observed, with the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) registered 1,765 cases in the area of sexual orientation and 1,152 cases against transpo- or non-binaries in 2024. This corresponds to an increase of 18 percent compared to the previous year. The number of queer anti -queer violent acts is estimated at around 90 percent. This trend has a direct impact on the upcoming demonstrations on the Christopher Street Day (CSD), which are exposed to more and more hostility. According to Welt.de there is a particularly significant increase in online threats Bölle, board member of the association CSD Germany, are highlighted.

In order to strengthen the climate of fear, threatening emails are sent to CSD organizers. However, the police have sensitized nationwide and strive to protect the demonstrations. Nevertheless, young right -wing extremists are increasingly calling on counter -actions, which makes the situation more dangerous. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution is increasingly observing queer -anti -queer agitation on the Internet and during the Pride Month. In 2024, 27 organized counter -actions of right -wing extremist groups were counted, with Bautzen, Leipzig, Magdeburg and Zwickau.

right -wing extremism and queer hostility

Right-wing extremists use the LGBTQ+movement as part of their ideology in which diversity is rejected. According to constitutional protection.de Propagate heterosexual ways of life as "natural" and consider the LGBTQ+community as an enemy and about their racial and to spread nationalist ideologies. This dynamic results in a new high in the expression of queer -anti -queer hate, says Andre Lehmann from the LSVD⁺ Association Queere Diversity. The participants of the protest campaigns against Pride Month are now reaching three -digit numbers, which shows the mobilization of classic right -wing extremist and violent organizations.

The NPD youth organization even spreads stickers with queer-anti-queer messages, which is only an example of the spread of prejudices in the right-wing extremist scene. These groups are calling for a return to traditional family pictures and rejecting homosexual partnerships decidedly, which further underpinning their ideology.

security measures and future outlook

For security reasons, CSD participants often meet at the train station and go back to the demo and back in groups. In addition to the demand for a nationwide reporting point against queer hostility, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has also demanded the consistent persecution of queer -hostile violence. The working group, founded in September 2022, to combat homophobers and trans -hostile violence has also recommended a report on the crime -related security of Queerer People. These measures could be crucial to improve the intensified situation and create a safer environment for everyone.

The upcoming CSD demonstrations in cities such as Hanover, Saarbrücken and Schwerin are therefore under an unfavorable star, but the organizers hope to make progress with greater awareness and standing out together against the anti-queer statements. The social discussion about homophobia has gained urgency, which also promotes broader support for the LGBTQ+community.