(From L) German politician of The Greens Ricarda Lang, Chairman of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary group Matthias Miersch, Second Mayor of Hamburg and member of The Greens Katharina Fegebank, and Co-Chairman of the Hamburg Pride organisation Christoph Kahrmann pose prior to the start of the Christopher Street Day (CSD) demonstration against discrimination of sexual minorities as part of the Hamburg Pride 2026 in Hamburg, northern Germany on August 1, 2026. Organisers of the CSD demonstration, which takes place under the motto 'Queer solidarity. Taking a stand for a future without fear!', call for greater solidarity within the queer community and across society as a whole. (Photo by Focke Strangmann / AFP via Getty Images)