The Hamburg Pride Celebration, usually known as CSD Hamburg, is a parade and

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held at the end of July each year in

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to celebrate the lesbian,

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, bisexual, and

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(

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) people and their allies, as part of international

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and Christopher Street Day festivities. Since 1980, the event has been held each year. Hamburg Pride is one of the many gay and lesbian organized event in

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. Its aim is to demonstrate for equal rights and equal treatment for LGBT people, as well as celebrate the

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Hamburg Pride Events

CSD Hamburg comprises several events as ''Pride Night'', ''Pride House'', ''Pride Parade'' and the ''Pride Street Festival'' at Lange Reihe Street in the

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St. Georg. Other Pride festivals in Hamburg are the Harbour Pride in May, the Leather Pride in August and the Winter Pride in November / December. Europride was hosted by Hamburg in 2004 and about 360,000 people marched in the parade.

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Hamburg Pride

Harbour Pride

Leather Pride

Winter Pride

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Hamburg Pride Events

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