Queer community celebrates its diversity in Bern
Published: Saturday, Aug 3rd 2024, 16:10
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Several thousand people gathered on Saturday afternoon for a parade as part of Bern Pride 2024. They are standing up for the rights of the queer community.
The colorful rally started at Schützenmatte and is on its way to Bundesplatz. A festival with speeches and music will take place there into the evening.
Among other things, the participants at Bern Pride on Saturday called for the anti-racism penal code to be extended to trans and intersex people and for the possibility of a third gender entry at national level. They also called for better legal protection for rainbow families and equal access to reproductive medicine.
In addition to political demands, Pride is also an occasion to celebrate diversity. The parade was colorful and loud in keeping with the motto. The organizers had explicitly pointed out that they wanted queer symbols on flags and banners, for example.
For the most part, this wish was fulfilled. Only a small group on the fringes of the rally carried Palestine flags and chanted slogans such as "free Palestine".
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