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"There was a massive police presence to shield us from anti-Pride protests. We only felt safe because the police kept us apart," Schmidt says.

The counter demonstration was organized by far-right groups designated by Germany's domestic intelligence agency as violent and extremist. It's one of 17 extreme-right anti-Pride demonstrations that have taken place so far this year, according to the Center for Monitoring, Analysis and Strategy — an organization that monitors extremism. Some cities have even canceled pride because of threats.

Sabine Volk, a researcher at the Institute for Research on Far Right Extremism at the University of Tübingen, says these groups attract young men who promote what they call traditional family values — a kind of pride that has little to do with rainbow flags.

"The key slogan is that the German flag and Germany itself is already colorful enough," Volk says. "And the overall message is that queer life does not have a place in Germany."

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[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 56 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Every summer, the neighborhood throws its own smaller-scale LGBTQ+ Pride event separate from the city's main annual parade taking place this weekend.

It's just one of more than 200 Pride events taking place in Germany this year.

17 anti-LGBT protests against over 200 Pride events, in case anyone is looking for a "silver lining" to this story. 😊

[–] EntropyPure@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And from what I heard on the news for Berlin yesterday it was over 100.000 Pride participants vs. around 400 counter protesters. Of which one organizer was arrested because she violated a weapons ban on one of Berlins public squares.

This does not read „Victory for the shitheads“, on the contrary.

[–] remon@ani.social 9 points 6 days ago

around 400 counter protesters

That's how many signed up. Only 35 actually showed up.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

An organizer for the fascists, I presume.