Hamburg Pride gets underway with increased security a week after a fatal attack in Berlin

Hamburg’s Pride parade, one of the largest in Germany, commenced on Saturday under heightened security measures. The event follows a fatal extremist attack that occurred near a similar Pride celebration in Berlin just one week prior.

As the parade proceeded, dozens of trucks traveled through the center of Germany’s second-largest city. The increased security presence reflects the heightened sensitivity and safety concerns surrounding LGBTQ+ events in the country following the recent violence in the capital.