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Bundestag Removes Pride Flags From MPs’ Offices Under Neutrality Rules

Several deputies complied with orders, some prompting parliamentary police checks, fueling criticism of Klöckner’s decision to restrict rainbow flags to a single annual date.

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Die CSD-Demo, der Höhepunkt jeder Pride Week, bekommt in diesem Jahr eine neue Route durch St. Georg.
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Overview

  • Julia Klöckner’s rule remains that the rainbow flag may only fly at the Reichstag on May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia.
  • The Bundestagsverwaltung cited house rules to demand SPD MP Lina Seitzel and Left MP Stella Merendino remove Pride flags from their offices, with parliamentary police called in at least once.
  • A WeAct petition pressing for the flag to fly on Christopher Street Day has surpassed 220,000 signatures, keeping public pressure on Bundestag leadership.
  • Greens’ queer spokesperson Nyke Slawik and other opposition MPs accuse the administration of using routine enforcement to make LGBTQ+ symbols “invisible” in parliament.
  • Contrast emerges as Berlin’s mayor hoists a rainbow flag at the Rotes Rathaus, illustrating the broader clash between procedural neutrality and visible state support.