This is Offenbach's first Christopher Street Day. The city sits directly against Frankfurt and its queer community has always travelled the few kilometres west for the bigger event, so a day of its own is the point of this one.
The motto is "Queer. Solidarisch. Sichtbar.", and the organisers put accessibility and a stage programme drawn from the local community ahead of size. A demonstration and parade through the centre lead into a street festival with stages, information stands and drag performances that runs into the evening.
The association behind it publishes its pages in fifteen languages, which for a city where more than a third of residents hold a foreign passport is less a gesture than a working decision. Workshops and panels sit alongside the parade, and an exhibition and a pub quiz fill the days around it.
