Germany Bans Pride Flag From Parliament Building

NPR reports: The new president of the German parliament, Julia Klöckner — who is a member of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative party — says the rainbow flag will no longer be raised on top of the legislature building during Pride month, which runs every year in Germany from June 28 until July 27. She has … The post Germany Bans Pride Flag From Parliament Building appeared first on Joe.My.God..

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Germany Bans Pride Flag From Parliament Building

NPR reports:

The new president of the German parliament, Julia Klöckner — who is a member of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative party — says the rainbow flag will no longer be raised on top of the legislature building during Pride month, which runs every year in Germany from June 28 until July 27. She has also prohibited parliamentary public servants from attending Pride in an official capacity and lawmakers have been asked to take down rainbow flags and stickers from office doors.

Speaking on public broadcaster ARD, Merz signaled his support for the rule at Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag, with the words, “the Bundestag is not a circus tent” — a remark to which many have taken umbrage. As preparations for Berlin’s main Pride parade get underway, the city police say they’ve received a permit request for a counter demonstration protesting “against Pride terror and identity disorders.”

Read the full article. Berlin’s Pride parade takes place tomorrow. As the piece notes at length, Germany is seeing a wave of anti-Pride demonstrations led by far-right young men, spurring some smaller cities to cancel their events and inciting fear among LGBTQ Germans. Countering the move to ban the Pride flag from the Bundestag, Berlin’s transit authority has decorated its station outside the building. Hit the link. No paywall.

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