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Where to celebrate Pride in Europe 

What’s LGBTQ+ Pride? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

LGBTQ+ Pride traces back to the Stonewall Riots in After a police raid at the Stonewall Inn—a queer bar on Christopher Street in New York City’s Greenwich Village—members of the LGBTQ+ community stood up and fought back. These protests sparked a global movement. What began as a battle for rights has grown into a vibrant celebration of culture, freedom, resilience and community. 

Where to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride in Europe in 💕 

Summer might be complete of surprises, but one thing is certain: it’ll be luminous , bold, and proud. From rainbow parades to unforgettable parties, Europe knows how to celebrate! Between May and September (with June as the main month), cities across the continent will be filled with millions of people showing up for equality, pleasure, and visibility. 

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Germany: Far-right demo broken up near Leipzig Pride event

Neo-Nazis and far-right extremists staged a short demonstration in the vicinity of a Pride event in Germany's eastern capital of Leipzig on Saturday, the second such counterprotest in a week.

The march was organized to pass within earshot of the 19,strong Pride celebration, in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans person and queer (LGBTQ+) community.

What happened at the far-right gathering?

Police said around people took part in the rally by supporters of highest right politics at the city's main railway station under the banner: "Proud, German, National"

Several violations of the criminal code and Germany's assembly law were identified, police in the state of Saxony wrote in a thread on X, formerly Twitter.

The participants of the far-right rally showed "typical assembly habit, and partly aggressive or militant behavior" upon arrival, police added.

The neo-Nazi rally was dispersed after a limited time. Several hundred participants were detained

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