CSD Madgeburg 2015

It’s the year 1969, more precisely 27 June this year. The bar “Stonewall Inn” in New York’s Christopher Street is well stocked. It is a special place, a place where the gay man, the lesbian, the drag queen and all others who do not fit into the socially accepted sexual schema, once may be the way they are. It is among his peers and a piece feels far more secure than out on the street, where it is better not to far moved out of his gender role out, did not want to be beaten up or raped. But appearances are deceptive security.No, also in the Stonewall Inn is one, just as in the other gay venues, not sure. Occasionally passes a band of policemen and conducts a raid, bringing more arrests by itself, partially associated with a disproportionate violence the police.But the atmosphere is bubbling. How long is this going to last? Against 1:20 clock it’s time again.But something is different. Why the police dive time on so late? This time there are arrests, but now enough is enough. The first fight back and soon there is a brawl. The police are forced to retire to the bar. But the situation escalated further. More and more people are added and more police reinforcement is called. Last fight about 2,000 protesters against 400 policemen. When the Tactical Patrol Force is drawn to help resolve the protests slowly, but repeated in subsequent nights. These so-called Stonewall Riots sparked a gay liberation movement. End July 1969 was formed the Gay Liberation Front, a political lesbian and gay group which advocated the liberation of gays and lesbians. Through them lesbians and gays became visible in society. Soon the GLF was represented in many cities and universities in the country. In 1970, the GLF the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee, which carried out a march from Greenwich Village to Central Park to commemorate the Stonewall riots. Between 5,000 and 10,000 people participated in the march. This tradition was repeated annually as Christopher Street Liberation Day held every last Saturday in June and found numerous imitations in other cities. In Germany there was on 29 April 1972 in Münster, the first major lesbian and gay demonstration. The CSD wave sloshed over but only in 1979. In Bremen and Berlin found in the year instead of the first Christopher Street Day, which were still quite manageable with several hundred participants. Since then attracted more and more German cities by now and the CSD is celebrated in more than 40 locations in Germany. The Magdeburg CSD tradition dates back to 2000. This was preceded by a number of endeavors to celebrate a CSD in Saxony-Anhalt, between the three major cities Magdeburg, Halle and Dessau should change. So already found the end of the 20th century twice a CSD in Magdeburg.