events

Where to celebrate Gay Pride 2019 in Germany

Emphatic, expressive and euphoric, 2019's Pride will be anything but boring.

LGBT

'I came to Berlin for Gay Pride six years ago, and never left'

American travel blogger Adam Groffman visited Berlin for Gay Pride in 2011. He never ended up leaving, and tells The Local why Christopher Street Day, as the celebration is known in Germany, is so special.

LGBT

Gay German MP 'violently arrested' at Istanbul demo

One of the most prominent members of Germany's Green party has been arrested in Turkey after attending a banned demo at the end of Gay Pride Week.

gay

Gays get red (and green) light in Munich

Munich's versions of the gay couples introduced on Vienna traffic lights during the Eurovision song contest have arrived, just in time for Christopher Street Day (Gay Pride) this weekend.

Crime

Burglars coast to €1m theme park haul

Two opportunistic burglars have had the time of their lives at Phantasialand theme park near Cologne, and without going on any of the rides. The pair snuck into the park during a party and reportedly stole almost €1 million in cash.

Cologne

Gay pride parade draws more than a million

More than a million people took to the streets in the west German city Cologne on Sunday for the Christopher Street Day gay pride parade. The celebrations went without a hitch as onlookers revelled in the sunny weather.