Pride
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CSD Freiburg: “Bringt den Heterroismus zu Fall” (1989)
Der erste Freiburger CSD fand am 24. Juni 1989 anlässlich des 20. Jahrestags der Stonewall-Aufstände statt. Unter dem Motto „Bringt den Heterrorismus zu Fall. Lesbisch-schwule Revolte überall“ zogen etwa 800 Menschen bunt, laut und ausgelassen durch die Innenstadt. An mehreren Stationen wurden Redebeiträge gehalten. Die Demo verfolgte das Ziel, die Vereinzelung aufzubrechen und die Spielregeln…
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Erster CSD in Bremen, Köln, Berlin (1979)
Als erste CSD-artige Aktion in Deutschland gilt die Homosexuellen-Demonstration, die am 29. April 1972 in Münster – noch nicht unter dem Namen Christopher Street Day – stattfand. Am 30. Juni 1979 fanden in Bremen (Schwule Aktion Bremen), Köln (Schwule Aktion Köln, Mitveranstalter Gay Liberation Front) und Berlin (Homosexuelle Aktion Westberlin) CSD-Veranstaltungen unter der Bezeichnung Gay Pride International – Schwuler Karneval (Bremen) und Gay Freedom…
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San Francisco: Gay Freedom Day Parade (1978)
The original rainbow flags flew at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade (as it was called then) on June 25, 1978. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Pride
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San Francisco: The Original Rainbow Flag (1978)
The original Rainbow Flag was designed by Gilbert Baker in 1978 with 8 stripes. He assigned a specific universal meaning to each color: Sex, Life, Healing, Sunlight, Nature, Magic, Serenity, and Spirit. However, the Rainbow Flag that has been predominantly used throughout history has only 6 colors. This change had nothing to do with the…
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Münster: Homosexuellen-Demo (1972)
Am 29. April 1972 gingen in Münster etwa 200 homosexuelle Menschen auf die Straße. Es war deutschlandweit die erste Homosexuellen-Demonstration überhaupt. Mehr zum Thema
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New York: Christopher Street Liberation Day (1970)
Early on the morning of Saturday, June 28, 1969, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people rioted following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar at 53 Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, Lower Manhattan. This event, alongside further protests and rioting over the following nights, marked a watershed moment in the modern LGBT rights movement and the impetus for organizing pride parades on a…
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New York: Gay Liberation Front Marches (1969)
The Gay Liberation Front (GLF) was the name of several gay liberation groups around the world, the first of which was formed in New York City in 1969, immediately after the Stonewall riots. Similar organizations also formed soon after in the UK, Australia and Canada. The original GLF provided a voice for the newly-out and…
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New York: Stonewall Riots (1969)
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous riots and demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Although the demonstrations were not the first time American LGBTQ people fought back…
