Blog posts in category Gay

Celebrating Is Political! Berlin, 25 July 2026 Berlin Pride (Christopher Street Day, or CSD) 2026 was a day filled with joy, visibility and solidarity. Hundreds of thousands of people came together to celebrate diversity, freedom and queer life. Yet by the evening, the day had ended in what authorities are investigating as an Islamist-motivated terrorist attack, leaving many people deeply shocked – ourselves included.

The Summer Evolution Festival 2023 summer party was supposed to be a celebration of joy, imagination, and the queer community. Under the theme “Queer Circus Cabaret,” guests arrived in creative costumes that reflected the community’s colorful diversity. But what began as a lively celebration turned into a heated political discussion due to an ill-considered costume choice—and taught us an important lesson about tolerance, sensitivity, and the power of symbols.

He spent years trying to be what other people expected. Then he chose a different way to live. This is a story about identity, the LGBTQ+ community, and finding a place to belong. Read his story here.

To begin with, here in the mountains we are far away from the sleeping dinosaur. Out here it is enchantingly beautiful. It is warm, but not too hot. Most of the time, a gentle wind blows from the mountains into the eco-resort ‘Eco Tara’. The light is constantly changing, playing with perception.

The sand told me a song - The Talent Show

It’s August, I think 2009, and I’ve gone to the beach with my girlfriend – as I’ve been doing more and more in the summer months since we started dating. For the last 2 years we’ve been in a fairly traditional relationship – shaped by fairly traditional family images. But something in both of us pulls us out of this traditionalism.