{"id":1828,"date":"2025-06-23T16:19:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/?p=1828"},"modified":"2025-06-23T16:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:20:34","slug":"fifth-queer-pride-fires-up-dresden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/en\/2025\/06\/23\/fifth-queer-pride-fires-up-dresden\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifth queer pride fires up dresden."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our fifth Queer Pride Dresden took place on Saturday, 21 June 2025. More than 1700 people marched through the city centre under the motto \u2018Queer and antifascist &#8211; our bridges hold\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A feeder demonstration by the group Antifascista Dresden from the main train station welcomed visitors from other cities and neighbouring countries and ensured a smooth journey to the Altmarkt. Thousands of people joined the demonstration procession from the Kulturpalast to Alaunpark, accompanied by four loudspeaker trucks, a quiet &amp; family block with a soap bubble cargo bike and a carriage pulled by costumed horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Queer-Pride-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Queer-Pride-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Queer-Pride-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Queer political demands were presented with various flags and banners. Speeches by groups such as Queer Monday and Queeres D\u00f6beln, Gerede e.V. and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basc.news\/reden-zu-maja-fuer-csds-und-solidemos\/\">\u2018Free Maja\u2019<\/a> campaign were also part of the programme. In Dresden&#8217;s Neustadt district, the procession was greeted by flyers thrown out of a window calling for Maja&#8217;s return to Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"753\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Queer-Pride-4-753x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Queer-Pride-4-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Queer-Pride-4-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Queer-Pride-4.jpg 1782w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8222;For the fifth time now, we are looking forward to a bold and brave Pride in Dresden. We are overwhelmed by the positive response,&#8220; says press spokesperson Jascha. \u2018&#8220;The idea of solidarity embodied in the motto \u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/en\/queer-pride-dresden-2025-2\/\">our bridges hold&#8216;<\/a>  is more than just lip service. The many guests from saxony and abroad are a success of our networking efforts. We have put a lot of energy into preparing for the Pride season in recent months. Together with other East German CSDs, we have sent a strong signal through the \u2018W<a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/en\/2025\/05\/08\/we-are-the-colourful-hinterland\/\">e are the colourful hinterland!<\/a>\u2019 campaign that we will not be impressed by right-wing attempts at intimidation.&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queer Pride Dresden took an inclusive approach with DGS interpretation, a quiet &amp; family block, information on accessibility and bilingualism. <em>&#8222;It is important for us to convey that our Pride is a place where queer life is celebrated. But we also create and defend a solidary and diverse society&#8220;<\/em> says Jascha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Queer-Pride-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Queer-Pride-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Queer-Pride-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>A party at the \u2018objekt klein a\u2019 club rounded off this year&#8217;s Queer Pride Dresden with performances, live music and DJs. The next Queer Pride is planned for 20 June 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our fifth Queer Pride Dresden took place on Saturday, 21 June 2025. More than 1700 people marched through the city centre under the motto \u2018Queer and antifascist &#8211; our bridges hold\u2019. A feeder demonstration by the group Antifascista Dresden from the main train station welcomed visitors from other cities and neighbouring countries and ensured a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/en\/2025\/06\/23\/fifth-queer-pride-fires-up-dresden\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Fifth queer pride fires up dresden.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[222],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1828"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1830,"href":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1828\/revisions\/1830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queerpridedd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}