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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Munich's annual beer festival got underway to the collective clinking of tankards on Saturday. But did you know that gay Bierfest started on Sunday? A mainstay of the German entertainment calendar kicked off with its usual aplomb this weekend. The price of the beer at Munich's Oktoberfest might have gone up (from €8.30 (£7.50) a litre to €8.60), but otherwise everything is looking...
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Catholic Church Conservation (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
How many German Catholics preferred to tend their gardens? Where were the Bishops and the Cardinals, and where the priests?
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This non-American Life (Free subscription) | 07/19/2009
Thanks to shrewd marketing, Ficken * is finally gaining popularity in Germany. Of course, too much Ficken can make you tired. If this happens and you find yourself low on energy, you might want to try some Pussy **. I'm not sure if they have Pussy here in Germany. I didn't find any at Christopher Street Day, but I did see a lot of Ficken there. I've been told Pussy can be found in Switzerland. * Ficken...
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This non-American Life (Free subscription) | 07/12/2009
It's been just another wonderful summer weekend in Munich. I'm really happy to be spending some time at home these days. The first super fabulous event that occupied my weekend was Kunst im Karrée . For two days over 70 artist studios were open for visitors in and around the neighborhood of Schwabing. It was an excellent opportunity not only to see great work and talk to some very interesting...
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360 Cities (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Panoramic photo by T. Emrich . Christopher Street Day (CSD) is an annual European LGBT celebration held in various cities across Europe. Only Germany and Switzerland use the term CSD, in other countries, the same kind of event is called Gay Pride or Pride Parade.
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Catholic Church Conservation (Free subscription) | 07/07/2009
Federal Justice Minister Zypries compares SSPX with extreme right-wing Federal Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries has raised the extremist tendencies of the traditionalist SSPX before. "In dealing with such religious extremists, the same things must apply as when dealing with the extreme right," urged Zypries. Utterances of the SSPX have made it clear that democracy and freedom are not just...
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Mr. Noah's Blog Odyssey (Free subscription) | 07/06/2009
We rejoin our fearless leader who is recouperating after a late night/early morning of fiendish amounts of uber-intoxication. Awaking around noon in my plush suite (we’ll spell it right this time) to the loud, ceaseless ring of the telephone. Stefan it appeared wanted to get the day started. Fucking hell mate, this guy needs some sleep. Alas, that was a moot hope and so I was up and atom and...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009
Cologne, Germany - Around half-a-million people thronged the centre of Cologne on Sunday for the annual gay pride parade known as Christopher Street Day. More than 90 brightly coloured floats snaked their way through the streets in pleasant summer te...
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Catholic Church Conservation (Free subscription) | 07/04/2009
Curial Cardinal Walter Kasper on Christian mission and self-esteem, Michael Jackson, Christopher Street Days and German parochial reforms. Should Christians engage in mission - or is that inappropriate? Kasper: You cannot neglect Mission as a Christian. Mission reflects the mission of Jesus, as it is written in St. Matthew and St. Mark's Gospel. The Council has clearly said that the Church is by her...
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Catholic Church Conservation (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Organisers of Christopher Street Day have now made a formal complaint to the German police. Full story
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Catholic Church Conservation (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Goths at the CSD Parade From t he magazine Focus. Greens and Jews call for consequences After the SSPX compares homosexuals with Nazis the Central Council of German Jews have urged a response from the Vatican. The Greens want to turn to the authorities charged with protecting the constitution. General Secretary of the Central Council, Stephan Kramer said on Thursday about the comparison of the SSPX...
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Roncesvalles (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
SPON tells us about yesterday's Christopher Street Day in Berlin and can't, of course, RESIST to pepper the report with lots of juicy photos. "Stück für Stück ins Homoglück - Alle Rechte für Alle" [something like "step by step towards homo-happyness -- all rights for eveybody, and no, that is NOT a joke] is the motto of this year's Christopher Street Day (CDS)...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
Berlin - Berlin's Christopher Street Day, an annual gay pride parade, attracted 550,000 people Saturday, with the costumed crowd following 50 decorated floats. Gay, lesbian and trans-sexual people dress up, or bare off, every year to march to the cit...
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PR Leap - Recent News Releases (Free subscription) | 06/20/2009
Christopher Street Day is celebrated on July 11th and 12th and tens of thousands of people descend on Munich to join in on the street party.
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ALTER EGO (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
... at work although I could be busy if I really set my heart to it. But back for just one day after the holiday yesterday doesn't put me in the mood for stressing myself over the folders that need to be filed. Everything else is up-to-date so there " class="middle" border="0"> Made the mistake yesterday of having a nap in the morning and another one in the afternoon, so...
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