Overview

• Hamburg’s midday CSD rally attracted an official estimate of 50,000–70,000 participants on a rerouted course designed to improve crowd management.
• Organizers altered Hamburg’s traditional route to avoid the narrow Lange Reihe after safety concerns over dense crowds and emergency access.
• CSD-Radio Hamburg streamed live audio descriptions to make the demonstration accessible for blind and visually impaired attendees.
• Ruhr-Pride in Essen expects 3,000–5,000 marchers and up to 14,000 street-festival visitors under a comprehensive safety concept following the cancellation of an anticipated counter-demonstration.
• Neubrandenburg’s CSD concluded peacefully with around 900 marchers under the motto “Nie wieder still – Liebe ist alles,” featuring speeches highlighting the surge in anti-queer hostility.