Cologne marches for queer community after Berlin Pride attack
Around 10,000 people gathered in Cologne on Sunday for a demonstration in support of the queer community following the Islamist attack at Berlin Pride. The organisers of Cologne’s own Pride celebrations called for the rally two weeks after the shocking attack in the German capital. Participants gathered in the Deutz district on the eastern side of the Rhine River and marched across to the city…
Around 10,000 people marched in Cologne to show solidarity with the queer community following an Islamist attack at Berlin Pride. The demonstration, organized by Cologne Pride, took place in the Deutz district and extended into the city center, with a higher turnout than initially expected. The rally called for the federal government, states, and local authorities to take measures to protect and strengthen queer structures and life, as hostility towards queer people continues to grow in society.
The attack in Berlin, where a 21-year-old drove a car into a crowd during Pride celebrations and injured 31 people, including one who died, prompted the Cologne demonstration. Pride events in Germany are known as Christopher Street Day, named after the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan where the modern global LGBTQ protest movement began. Cologne held its main Pride march on July 5.
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