CSD Augsburg: For diversity and tolerance - be on June 14th!

CSD Augsburg: For diversity and tolerance - be on June 14th!

Augsburg, Deutschland - in June, Pride Month, many cities set a strong sign of tolerance and openness. June 14, 2025 is all about the celebrations in Augsburg, because the local city association of the Greens takes part in the Christopher Street Day (CSD). The goal is clear: to promote a cosmopolitan and fair city society and to show the support for the LGBTQIA*community.

From 10 a.m., the Greens will be present at Rathausplatz with an information stand before the parade begins at 12 p.m. and the demo train is expected to start at 1:30 p.m. The celebrations are part of the global efforts to create visibility and acceptance for queer people. It is an important time to bundle the commitment to diversity and tolerance and to celebrate the culture of the queer community.

campaign for equality and rights

The CSD serves as a platform to draw attention to the still existing discrimination and violence against queer people. In Germany, a current survey by IPSOS shows that 73% of Germans have no place for discrimination and support the protection of lesbian, gays and bisexual people. Two -thirds of the population also supports legal equality for same -sex couples, a positive development that bravely leads to the future.

The demands of the Greens are clear: it is required after better protection of the LSBTIQ* according to Article 3 of the Basic Law. They also want the complete equality of rainbow families and the reform of the right to parentage. The implementation of the "Queer Life" action plan, which was decided on November 18, 2022, is also at the top of the list. It is about giving queer people the same participation, security and health and, above all, strengthening the advisory and community structures.

global challenges and local success

Despite the progress in Germany, there is a worrying trend worldwide, where the support for LGBTQIA+rights has decreased. According to the survey, it is only 50% that support open ways of life-that has been a decline of 5% since 2021. In Germany, on the other hand, acceptance remains relatively high, with 47% of the population, the laws against discrimination against LGBTQIA+person.

Nevertheless, it remains to be emphasized that the young generation, especially among the male members of the Genz, becomes weaker. Only 30% of young men show support for Queere affection in public, compared to 65% of young women. A worrying difference that needs to be addressed so that acceptance will remain at a high level in the future.

The events such as the CSD are of immense importance in order to counter these challenges. Not only do they draw attention to the success of the LGBTQIA*movement, which began in 1969 in the Stonewall Inn in New York, but also encourage further support and commitment to equality. The orientation of the CSD in Augsburg today symbolizes more than ever that the cohesion is very popular here.

For more information about the CSD in Augsburg, take a look at the CSD Augsburg page.