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Cologne Pride

Cologne Pride

Annual LGBT event in Cologne, Germany

Cologne Pride or Cologne Gay Pride (formerly: Christopher Street Day Cologne) is one of the largest gay and lesbian events organised in Germany and one of the biggest in Europe. Its origin is to celebrate the pride in Gay and Lesbian Culture.

Cologne Pride, 2015

Cologne Gay Pride is made of a large city Gay pride parade, and a week of a number of festivals, parties and political forums. The parade and festivals are comparable to carnival celebrations and the political motivation of the event did achieve a lot in equal rights and gay rights.

Cologne Gay Pride takes place annually in Cologne, Germany.

History

Cologne Gay Pride started during the 1980s as a small Christopher Street Day named for the Stonewall riots on Christopher Street in New York City. Within a liberal political culture in former West Germany the Christopher Street Day grew into one of the biggest celebration events in Germany. Education and support for AIDS became an important aspect during recent years. In 2002 Cologne Pride was also Europride a joint European event.

In July 2001, there were 35,000 participants[1] and 750,000 visitors.[2]

In July 2014, there were 700,000 visitors.[3]

  • Pictures from past events
  • ColognePride 2011
    ColognePride 2011
  • ColognePride 2014
    ColognePride 2014
  • ColognePride 2019
    ColognePride 2019
  • Cologne Pride 2023
    Cologne Pride 2023

Mottoes and Attendance at ColognePride

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  • Pictures from past events (2000-2009)
  • CSD Cologne 2000
    CSD Cologne 2000
  • CSD Cologne 2001
    CSD Cologne 2001
  • ColognePride 2006
    ColognePride 2006
  • ColognePride 2007
    ColognePride 2007

See also

References

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    "750.000 bei CSD-Parade in Köln", Die Tageszeitung: Taz, p. 2, 2001-07-09, ISSN 0931-9085, retrieved 2020-11-17
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    "700,000 turn out for Cologne Gay Pride". yahoo.com. AFP. 6 July 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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    http://www.colognepride.de/de/2017/07/09/950-000-menschen-bei-csd-demonstration/
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    Nadin Hüdaverdi (6 July 2012). "Christopher Street Day CSD-Parade mit nassen Füßen". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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    CSD-Parade in Köln: Viel Regen, weniger Zuschauer at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-07-10)
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    Hendrik Varnholt (2011-07-04), "Zwischen Kitsch und Kommerz Hunderttausende feiern in Köln den Christopher Street Day", General-Anzeiger, Bonn, p. 31
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    A. Hill, L. Zehner, P. Foaud, U. Weiser (Fotos) (2011-07-04), "Eine Demo für die Liebe. Christopher Street Day: 900 000 feierten in Köln", Kölner Express, Köln, p. 28{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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    DER SPIEGEL (3 July 2011). "CSD in Köln: Jecken in Lack, Leder und Lametta - DER SPIEGEL - Panorama". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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    "Jahresrückblick: Köln 2010 in Bildern" (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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    RP ONLINE (6 July 2008). "Motto "Null Toleranz gegen Null Toleranz": So feiert Köln den CSD" (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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    Christoph Driessen in Kölner Stadtanzeiger vom 8. Juli 2007: Schwul-lesbischer Ausnahmezustand in Köln
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    Süddeutsche Zeitung (17 May 2010). "Lack und Leder in der Domstadt" (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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    Agence France Presse, ed. (2006-07-16), Schwule und Lesben feiern "Christopher Street Day" in Köln
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    "Aloha: Ganz Kölle eine bunte Party", Kölner Express, Köln, p. 23, 2006-07-17
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    "Parade der Toleranz" (in German). 12 June 2005. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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    n-tv NACHRICHTEN. "600.000 beim CSD in Köln" (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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    Petra Wischgoll: Für den CSD mache ich alles In: Kölnische Rundschau vom 5. Juli 2004.
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    Kölnische Rundschau: Mehr als 800 000 Menschen feiern CSD in Köln 4. Juli 2004
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    Tobias Morchner (2003-07-07), "Näh, was wart ihr alle so schön!", Kölner Express, Köln, p. 26
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    "Christopher Street Day ist eröffnet". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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    RP ONLINE (8 July 2001). "Motto: "Im Namen des Volkes: Traut Euch!": Köln: Parade zum Christopher Street Day gestartet" (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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    "750.000 bei CSD-Parade in Köln", Die Tageszeitung: Taz, p. 2, 2001-07-09, ISSN 0931-9085, retrieved 2020-11-17
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