Overview

• Police counted approximately 3,400 participants at the third annual Christopher Street Day in Bautzen.
• Organizers enlisted around 30 stewards, a dozen private security guards and substantial support from Queerpride Dresden alongside local police.
• Approximately 450 right-wing demonstrators staged a counter-protest that remained largely separate from the main parade.
• Local officials and event leaders hailed the demonstration as a powerful expression of solidarity with rural LGBTQ+ residents.
• Authorities are probing media reports of alleged assaults on journalists in Berlin linked to participants from Bautzen.