Rally Queer community celebrates its diversity in Bern
The queer community came together in Bern for the Pride rally. In addition to political demands, the crowd also celebrated diversity.
Image: Keystone
The rally procession set off from Schützenmatte near the train station towards Bundesplatz.
Image: Keystone
The queer community came together in Bern for the Pride rally. In addition to political demands, the crowd also celebrated diversity.
Image: Keystone
The rally procession set off from Schützenmatte near the train station towards Bundesplatz.
Image: Keystone
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.
03.08.2024, 15:49
SDA
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. There is also a need for better legal protection for rainbow families and equal access to reproductive medicine.
In addition to political demands, Pride is also an event that celebrates 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".
