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CSD under pressure: increase in anti-queer attacks causes fear!
Increase in anti-queer crimes in Germany: CSD demonstrations in 2025 face increasing threats and counter-actions.
CSD under pressure: increase in anti-queer attacks causes fear!
The queer community in Germany is currently facing a worrying increase in threats and violence. This is particularly clear in the context of the upcoming Christopher Street Day (CSD) demonstrations. Loud Radio Cologne Hostility towards the demonstrations has increased significantly in recent years. A worrying trend that Kai Bölle, board member of the CSD Germany association, describes as alarming.
A look at the numbers: Last year there were a total of 150 CSD events in which over three million people took part. However, this diversity is being severely compromised by the increasing threats and the atmosphere of fear created by brutal copycats and calls for counter-action from right-wing groups.
Statistics and increase in anti-queer crimes
A current analysis by the Federal Criminal Police Office shows that anti-queer crimes continue to rise in Germany. In 2023, a total of 1,785 cases against LGBTIQ* people were registered - a jump of around 50 percent compared to the previous year. These statistics cannot be overlooked, especially since the frequency of insults, violence and threats against queer people has increased significantly. Reported in detail daily news that the number of acts of violence against LGBTIQ* people rose from 197 to 212.
The development in the area of politically motivated crime is particularly alarming. In 2023, the Criminal Police Reporting Service recorded a total of 17,007 cases of hate crime, including 1,785 against queer people. The number of unreported crimes of this kind is very high because many attacks go unreported. Signs of homophobia and transphobia make many victims of not reporting their experiences.
Fight against hate crime
The federal government has reacted and is calling for consistent prosecution of these types of violence. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has set up a working group to combat homophobic and transphobic violence, the final report of which was presented at the IMK spring conference in 2023. The report's recommendations to produce a comprehensive report on queer crime-related safety show that the authorities have recognized the urgency and importance of the issue.
The events surrounding the CSD demonstrations make it clear that over 27 organized counter-actions by right-wing extremist groups have been counted for the year 2024. This situation weighs heavily on the queer community. Threatening emails to the organizers contribute to creating a climate of fear in which participants agree to go to the demonstration in groups.
The fight against this discrimination remains a challenge. The increasing number of cases in recent years shows the growing visibility of the challenges facing the LGBTIQ* community. What remains is the hope for a safe and fair future in which everyone can live without fear.
In summary, it can be said that the situation for the queer community in Germany is anything but easy. A decisive, joint approach to the increasing violence is urgently needed - to protect everyone.