Overview

• Police put turnout at about 25,000 at Saturday’s demonstration in central Bremen.
• The parade set off at noon under the motto “Pride must go on! Gemeinsam. Laut. Für Alle.” and moved from Altenwall toward the main station with numerous street closures.
• Organizers excluded the FDP from official participation after internal debate, while allowing individual party members to march.
• CSD spokesperson Jermaine Greene said the 2024 proposal was viewed by some as queer-hostile, and an FDP spokesman called the decision regrettable.
• Bremen hosted Germany’s first CSD about 45 years ago, and the event continues to focus on visibility and equal rights for queer people.