Freiberg Pride 2027

Freiberg has its own Pride march, held in the summer and organised by local volunteers. The first Pride in this old mining and university town was called by Junges Netzwerk Freiberg, a group that supports alternative and emancipatory culture in the region. Later editions were run by the alliance Buntes Freiberg (roughly “Colourful Freiberg”).

Pride in Freiberg is openly political. It is a demonstration for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex and queer people and against queerphobia and far-right agitation. The marches have taken place with a police escort, because far-right groups such as the small party Freie Sachsen called for counter-rallies.

For a town of around forty thousand people, having its own Pride is not something to take for granted. Other mid-sized Saxon towns such as Zittau and Pirna hold their own marches too, and Freiberg belongs to this group. Anyone who wants to join or help can usually find the announcements through the channels of the local initiatives and in the regional press.

For support beyond the march itself, the main contacts are the larger queer organisations of the region. Gerede e.V. in Dresden offers psychosocial counselling, support groups and educational work, and explicitly includes people living outside the state capital. RosaLinde in Leipzig counsels queer people and their families in the district of Mittelsachsen as well, with staff who come to meet people locally.