According to research by the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, more than half of all CSDs in Germany were affected by disruptions this year. Meanwhile, the federal government is cutting aid and even threatening queer lives.

Attacks on Christopher Street Day (CSD) events are increasing. According to oneResearchAccording to the Amadeu Antonio Foundation, 156 of 299 CSDs in Germany were affected by disruptions this year - more than half. This means that the increasing number of attacks continues to develop and reaches a new peak.

Disturbances range from hate comments and verbal hostility to threats and physical violence. Right-wing counter-demonstrations are also often used as a means of threatening LGBTI+ events. However, the Amadeu Antonio Foundation noted a decline this year. However, there is still no reason to give the all-clear – instead, “disorganized attacks and disruptions” are increasing significantly.

Nevertheless, there is reason to be happy, emphasizes the foundation. Although the number of disruptions is at a record high, so is the number of CSDs themselves. Increasing threats to queer people are increasingly being responded to with loud support and resistance.

Germany-wide solidarity rallies after the attack on the CSD Berlin

Horrifying trend continues

The fact that CSDs are increasingly becoming the target of attacks in Germany is not just a feeling that is becoming increasingly widespread, but a statistical fact. Last year, almost half of all CSDs, 112 out of 245, were affected by disruptions.

However, this development is not only of a quantitative nature - attacks are also becoming more and more extreme. The highlight of this development so far is probably...Attack on the Berlin CSDin July. A young man drove a box truck into a crowd, injuring more than 30 people and killing a woman. The attack sent shockwaves across the country and highlighted how real the threat has become.

But even outside of the CSDs themselves, violence against LGBTI+ people is increasing. This is how the statistics lead to “politically motivated crimeThe Federal Criminal Police Office recorded more than 2,000 hate crimes based on sexual orientation last year - an increase of 17 percent compared to 2024. The statistics also recorded around 12 percent more offenses in the field of "gender-related diversity" than in the previous year. It can also be assumed that the number of unreported cases is significantly higher, as many such crimes are not even reported for fear of the police.

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State cuts aid for LGBTI+

It is clear that the threat is continually increasing. But that's not all, state aid for the protection and support of LGBTI+ people is also continuing to decline. So she complainsAmadeu Antonio Foundationthat the lack of funding for queer projects and projects in democracy work means, among other things, that protective measures are not adequately financed.

Funds are also being cut beyond the pure protection of LGBTI+ people. A particularly explosive example of this is the one decided at the end of JulyRemoval of funds for the Lambda associationat the end of the year. The queer youth network primarily creates LGBTI+ offers for young people and helps them to organize themselves to stand up for their interests.

In some cases, the state itself threatens and restricts queer life. Like in these casesAngel and Mark: Two gay refugees from Uganda who were or are to be deported back to their home country despite their sexual orientation. In Uganda they face enormous persecution and even the death penalty. Police repression also remains a major issue, such as the recent raid on the queer center Casa Kuà.

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Instrumentalization instead of protection

All of these measures contradict the statements made by politicians after the attack in Berlin. The government there asserted that it wanted to protect the lives of LGBTI+ people. But so far nothing has been implemented or even initiated.

Instead, the government is using the attack to proclaim Islamist terror as the top enemy and to promote internal rearmament. In September, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) presented a “10-point planfor better protection against Islamist terrorism", which is intended to give the security authorities various new competencies. There is no place in this for the protection of LGBTI+ people.

Also that the biggest threat to LGBTI+ people in Germanyaccording to our own statisticsfrom right-wing and fascist forces remains unmentioned by the government. Even the rhetoric against fundamentalist Islamism is rarely about the underlying fascist ideology, which fuels hatred of LGBTI+ people, but rather about the identity of the followers.

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