CSD Esslingen: Three attacks shock participants of the festival!

CSD Esslingen: Three attacks shock participants of the festival!

Esslingen, Deutschland - On June 21, 2025, Esslingen celebrated the Christopher Street Day (CSD) with around 2,000 participants: inside, who took to the streets for the right -wing queer. However, the positive atmosphere was clouded by three troubling incidents on the edge of the event, which are now examined by the police. This shows that the challenges for queer people in Germany unfortunately increase.

While the demonstration itself set a sign of visibility and solidarity, there was an incident at the Sankt-Egnes Bridge, in which a man with a storm hood by security forces and finally referred by the police police. In addition, a resident spat out of a window at the Postmichelbrunnen onto the participants and shot into the audience with a soft-air weapon; The police intervened here too.

threats and incidents

Another incident occurred when a group of young people tried to throw eggs on a drag queen, which fortunately did not succeed. The police have confirmed that the incidents were reported, but avoided detailed information on the backgrounds or the process. Here the police are faced with a growing number of anti -queer attacks that have recently experienced an alarming increase in Germany.

such as the Tagesspiegel are increasingly exposed to CSD demonstrations in Germany. This is reinforced by the presence of youthful right -wing extremists, which publicly call up counter -actions. The CSD Germany association also points to a significant increase in threats, especially online.

social developments

Last year over 150 CSD events with around three million participants were counted. Unfortunately, the numbers are also becoming more and more questionable. According to the Federal Criminal Police Office, there were over 1,700 documented cases in 2023, whereby 150 cases were specifically directed against transpo- or non-binary persons. The number of unreported cases is an estimated 90 percent and indicates.

The Tagesschau emphasizes that crimes against queer people-in particular insults and acts of violence-have increased significantly. Polish Interior Minister Nancy Faeser therefore calls for consistent persecution of queer -anti -violent violence and has launched a working group to combat homophobers and perspective violence.

Despite the heated discussion and the threatening circumstances, the German Red Cross reported that not a single medical incident or heat stroke could be recorded during the CSD in Esslingen. This speaks for the professionalization of the event protection, which is to be intensified with the support of the new rainbow protection fund in order to strengthen CSD organizers in security.

Despite all the challenges, the CSD in Esslingen remains an important sign of acceptance and equality, but the incidents and the social context clearly show that the topic of hostility to queer cannot be ignored. In the future it is crucial to strengthen both visibility and the protection of the queer community.