The youth wing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has complained after being denied a stall at this year’s Berlin Pride event, Christopher Street Day (CSD), saying it has been unfairly excluded.
At some point I felt confounded and lost my voice. I tried to evade the situation by looking away, far beyond the crowd and thanks to the waving flags, I’ve recognized a group of people with whom I share a long history of activism, which helped me to collect myself and to resume my speech.
They were wrong because they undermined the very essence of Pride; the freedom to be yourself, to identify how you want, to be respected and included like anyone else. They claimed to be speaking for lesbians, but they do not, they speak only for themselves.”
