Jena celebrates CSD 2025: Colorful variety and passion combines!

Jena celebrates CSD 2025: Colorful variety and passion combines!

Jena, Thüringen, Deutschland - On June 21, 2025, the city of Jena turned into a colorful festival of diversity when thousands of people danced and celebrated through the streets at this year's Christopher Street Day (CSD). Under the motto "Never quiet again! - because variety wants to shine!" The participants pulled through the city with rainbow flags, loud music and many colorful banners. This event has recorded the highest participation for years - estimates by the organizers speak of around 5,000 participants, while the police spoke of around 2,200. n-tv captured the colorful demonstration, which was peaceful and took place without incident.

The route of the CSD ran through the Leutewarraben, over the Fürstengraben, Löbdergraben and the wood market, past the paradise station, where several intermediate ranges took place. An important part of the event was the closing ceremony on the lawnmill island, in which a large booth city and a stage with concerts were waiting for the participants until late in the evening. Jenaer Nachrichten also reported on a spectacular drag and burlesque show, in which artists from Jena and Erfurt took part. The financing of the stage show was ensured by a crowdfunding campaign on the "Gofundme" platform, whereby the desired amount of 9,000 euros was even achieved a day before the event and mobilized over 200 supporters.

A look back at the history of the CSD

The Christopher Street Day is not only a festival, but also a significant expression for equality, diversity and acceptance of the LGBTQ+community. The CSD originated in the Stonewall Riots of June 28, 1969 in New York when the police attacked the Stonewall Inn bar and the Queere Community rose against oppression. These protests led to the first pride demonstration in 1970, which was supposed to remind you of the uprisings. bdensation emphasizes the importance of the CSD events that are celebrated in many cities today.

In Germany, the CSD in Berlin is one of the largest, followed by the events in Cologne, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart. These extend to a colorful parade to numerous celebrations that serve not only fun, but also the political education. The concerns of the CSD events are always the same: tolerance, visibility and memory of the temporary and lasting struggles for LGBTQ+rights that have not changed since the beginning.

A call to unity and diversity

As with every CSD event, there are also demands in Jena. These range from legal equality to reforms in health and education as well as the abolition of the Transsexuelle Act. The CSD is therefore not only a celebration of life, but also an important forum to visualize the concerns of queer people. The high encouragement in Jena shows that the struggle for equality and acceptance is still urgently necessary and that society as a whole is still called to participate in this process.

The event once again makes it clear that the CSD is an indispensable part of social life that encourages everyone to stand up for a more colorful and fairer world.