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Saarbrücken celebrates CSD: 50,000 people for equality and diversity!
On Pentecost weekend 2025, 50,000 people celebrated the CSD in Saarbrücken to demonstrate for equality and acceptance of the LGBTI* community.
Saarbrücken celebrates CSD: 50,000 people for equality and diversity!
Tens of thousands of people came to life on the streets of Saarbrücken over the Pentecost weekend for this year's Christopher Street Day (CSD). According to a report by the World The participants and visitors came from the greater region of Saarland, Lorraine and Luxembourg. People celebrated under the motto “Our right – not a step back” to draw attention to the equality of homosexual, bisexual, transsexual, queer and intersex people.
The highlight of the two-day festival was the colorful parade on Sunday, which started in front of the Saarland state parliament and led through the city center. Police estimated the number of participants at around 10,000, while the number of visitors ranged between 40,000 and 50,000. Despite the exuberant atmosphere, there were also counter-protests under the motto “Home & Tradition instead of CSD”, in which nine people took part. There was also a counter-meeting with around 250 people. However, according to a police spokesman, the event was peaceful because the police used strong forces to ensure that the different groups did not come into contact with each other.
Social challenges and diversity
The festival not only represented a celebration of the LGBTI* community, but was also an indication of the discrepancy between the celebration of the CSD and the reality on other days of the year. This emphasizes the LSVD SaarLorLux, which points out that anti-queer violence and negative discussions about trans people are still widespread. The hateful comments about gay and lesbian traffic light figures in Saarbrücken are particularly noticeable. It is often said: “You have already achieved everything” or “Don’t we have any other problems?”
The CSD advocates for an open and diverse society in which discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity has no place. In the future, discussions will take place with the community about their ideas about “Queertopia”. Topics of visibility and recognition are addressed as well as new ideas for a fairer world in which every person can express themselves freely.
A look into the future
Christopher Street Day commemorates the uprisings of the queer community on Christopher Street in New York in 1969. The aim remains to promote equality for all people and to send a positive signal for tolerance and acceptance. The CSD events promote solidarity and the awareness that diversity not only needs to be celebrated, but also actively protected.