Christopher Street Day Bielefeld 17 July 2010

Today was Christopher Street Day here in Bielefeld and we had a small but perfectly formed parade and festival in the city.
I started off in the park near the Nicholaikirche in the city centre and then joined the parade as it went up through the shopping centre and then out to a square in the west of the city called Siegfriedplatz.
I took video of the parade and the festival area - though it was difficult to do things to camera as it was so loud.
The interesting thing for the politicians is that the most "fiscally conservative" group in the Bundestag here in Germany are the FDP - and they were present at the parade - their leader is a gay man and they are in the government.
In fact many major parties in the German political scene were present: SPD, Greens and FDP - die Linke the hard left party seemed to be absent as were the CDU - they were here last year but then they were looking for votes LOL.

It was as always entertaining to go on the parade and participate in the parade and the festival.

The theme for the parade this year was "Leben ohne Maske" "Living without a mask" - the posters for the day were excellent:
http://www.csd-bielefeld.de (the site is in German)

I took some stills of the event too and I will make a video of those for your amusement.

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• 17 Juli 2010
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• 17 July 2010

[FelidaTheGeek]

If only my English teacher back in the days had been as openminded and cool as you are...*sigh*. Maybe I would have actually learned something in class.

[johncrwarner]

@FelidaTheGeek Not sure I am open-minded as you think I am. I get very intolerant of doc droppers and as well as the wilfully ignorant and the malicious people here and in real life.

[FelidaTheGeek]

@johncrwarner

I feel very much the same about these kind of people. ;-)

[johncrwarner]

@FelidaTheGeek I am aware and aware of your plight as someone who has had your docs dropped maliciously repeatedly.

[johncrwarner]

@peplinski123 Okay spotted you, pleased to see you were at the front of the parade.

[peplinski123]

@johncrwarner min4:38 boy with with t shirt :)

[FelidaTheGeek]

@MrEkstase

Ich finde, die Luft wird eher durch homophobe, intolerante Menschen mit wenig ausgeprägtem Intellekt und der Intelligenz in Höhe der eigenen Schuhgröße verpestet.

[johncrwarner]

@peplinski123 Pleased to hear that - did you enjoy it?

[peplinski123]

Ich war auch dort / i was there <3

and i have see you :P

[johncrwarner]

@ThumpercubAZ It must be hot in June / July there to be put so early in the year.