As you might know, the state office of saxony (led by CDU) had decided in march that the street fair of CSD Dresden is not a political assembly, and should be treated by the city just like any commercial public event. We then stated “The perverse will stay political!”.
Dresdens Administrative Court has just rejected the motion of CSD Dresden against this curtailing of the right of assembly. But there is still time to appeal it at the Higher Administrative Court Bautzen.
For anyone who is critical of the somewhat shallow character of the local CSD and followed the former discussions, this might not sound like big news. Nevertheless, the current decision affects far more than just a single date in the wide-ranging queer calendar. This is a gateway to further bullying by bigoted bureaucrates. This will affect small Prides with scarce resources the most.
The Rainbow Flash at IDAHOBIT in Plauen this year was also denied the protection as a political rally. And we just heard that city officials in Görlitz want to deal with their local CSD in the same way. This is exactly what we predicted since the first attempts to curb queer presence in the public at our pride in 2021 and in the later debates.
So even if we feel far from jumping into the fray in favour of CSD Dresden e.V., we must defend our right of assembly against any attempt to constrain it.
🏳️🌈We call for CSD Dresden to keep their promise to fight this decision up to the highest courts.
🏳️🌈We call for the media to depict this for what it is: an attack on freedom of assembly of queer people.
🏳️🌈And we call for you all to do what queers will always be the best at: ignoring bullshit state rules and confidently take the space that is ours! We can party just as well without permission!
❤️🔥The perverse will stay political!❤️🔥