 On Saturday, tens or hundreds of thousands of participants, reportedly, attended the 40th anniversary of the Berlin's Christopher Street Day celebration. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride is referred to as CSD in Germany and Switzerland.
This year's theme of the event was My Body, my Identity, my Life . The pride parade began at 12 PM at the Kurfürstendamm and finished at the Brandenburger Tor. About 70 cars were registered for the event. After the parade, speeches took place in the evening.
According to the German reports, one fatal incident took place during the parade. A 33-year-old man collapsed and died in the parade, and the police officials suggested an autopsy.
The first Christopher Street Day celebration in the German capital Berlin was organised in June 1979 and reportedly a few hundred people participated in the celebration. A year ago, Germany legalised same-sex marriage. The bill was passed by the German Bundestag on the last day before the parliament's summer break.
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Rainbow BMW at CSD 2018 in BerlinImage: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Protesters in front of Russian truck at CSD 2018 in BerlinImage: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
File:Russian truck at CSD 2018 in BerlinImage: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Employees of the BVG at CSD 2018 Berlin Image: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Banner reading "Jesus had two fathers as well"Image: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Image: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Image: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Participant of CSD 2018 in Berlin carrying the sign "Make Russia gay again".jpg Image: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Image: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Expedia employees at CSD 2018Image: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Berlin AIDS organizations truck at CSD 2018. Image: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Canadian pride flag at the CSD 2018 in Berlin Image: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Image: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Free hugs from CSD participants in Berlin 2018Image: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Stage for CSD in front of Brandenburg GateImage: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Poster from the US embassy in Berlin for CSD "Out message is LOVE" Image: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posters for CSD 2018 in front of Brandenburg GateImage: Jasmin Sasika. (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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