Berlin Gay Pride 2009 - Christopher Street Day
Jun 15th, 2009 by apartmentblogger
In the past two decades following the reunification of Germany, Berlin’s cultural diversity has made it the capital of the gay world and a very popular holiday destination among the collective. As the eclectic and tolerant city it is, Berlin hosts one of the most important and symbolic Gay Pride Festivals of Europe.
The Berlin Gay Pride, better known as Christopher Street Day, is held at the end of June (June 27th, 2009), coinciding with other notable Gay Pride Celebrations such as the New York Gay Pride, the San Francisco Gay Pride, the Paris Gay Pride , the Madrid Gay Pride along with other cities around the world.
In addition, during the weekend before the Pride parade, Berlin will host the annual Lesbisch-Schwules Stadtfest festival, turning it into the Europe’s longest gay event. So, from June 20th the German capital will be the centre of the gay cause.
The Gay Pride will take place in the Berlin’s popular gay district of Schöneberg. The heart of the LBGT movement, the Nollendorfplatz will be the scene of celebrations for both weekends (19th - 21st) and 26th and 28th respectively.
The Gay Pride Parade, which holds its 31st edition, will move through the Schoneburg area. It will begin at noon on the corner of Kurfurstendamn and Knesebeckstrasse and it will continue through Wittenbergplatz and Nollendorfplatz. Then it will turn left at Bülowstrasse and will go on along Potsdamerstrasse and Potsdamerplatz. After, it will continue till the Brandenburg Gate where it will turn west and go through the famous Tiergarten Park and directly to the Victory Column (Siegessäule). Once there, a very proud festival will be held.
The Christopher Street Day is celebrated in memory of the first major rebellion of the attacks against homosexuals by the police in Greenwich Village (New York, USA) on June 27th, 1969. The so-called Stonewall riots occurred at the Stonewall Inn bar. This way, the first German CSD was held in Bremen and Berlin in 1979.
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The CSD is really something you can’t miss. Also remember the Street Fest the weekend before. I stayed in a great apartment http://www.checkin.se/berlin by Checkin Apartment and it was great, right in the gay area.