Christopher Street Day celebrations in Stuttgart

Any lesbians and/or gays out there? Or any other open minded people???

So, with Stuttgart Pride coming up in July there will be loads going on. Anyone fancy partaking?

http://www.csd-stuttgart.de/csd2008/index.php

Amy

Participating as in going along to watch, have fun, eat ice cream and chill out? Or participate as in help the preparations?

I'm lazy. I'm very much for the former ;) Unfortunately I don't speak/read German so I'll see what babel makes of it all. But yes, I'm interested. I'm gay, so does that excuse me from having to be open minded too? Hope so ;)

oh it most definitely does involve eating ice cream and maybe a beer or three...

there are loads of parties but the main pride parade ends up on schlossplatz. Ive forgotten which day but when I get a few more minutes I can put up what sounds good on here if you like.

Yes please. In English pretty please! Babel got a bit excited when I dumped the entire web page into it ;)

ha ha, babel is rubbish. I have to head out right now but will be back Thursday and will sort out what sounds slightly good, and a brief rundown of everything else just in case.

Oh and regarding being openmindend, yes, you still have to be. We are in Germany after all. Anything could happen.

Ok so the motto fro Stuttgart Pride is "I believe..."

Friday 18th July

Opening day
19:00 Official Opening in the Townhall
20:00 Private View of: Blaisir d´amour" by Hannes Steinert, at: Bernstein, Pfarrstr. 7, 70182 Stuttgart
22:00 Erogen at Luaras club - Men only party.

Saturday 19th

17:00 Film: Adam and Steve at CinemaxX, Robert-Bosch-Platz 1, Stuttgart
19:00- 01:00 Official Gala Opening party at Hegel-Saal, Liederhalle, Stuttgart. Tickets range from 18 to 39 EURO.
232:00 Official after party at Foyer des Württembergischen Kunstvereins, Schlossplatz 2, Stuttgart. Costs €8 or €5 if you have a gala ticket.

Monday 20th

Oh god I got bored of this quite quickly...

So here are things I found interesting and some things you may like too...

Friday25th
19-22:00 A tour of Stuttgarts gay scene - bars, bookshops and saunas too. Sounds quite man oriented. Meeting at: Zentrum Weissenburg

Saturday 26th - The most lively day...
16-18:00 Pride parade from Boblingerstr. to schlossplatz via: Marienplatz, Tübinger Str., Eberhardstr., Marktstr. Münzstr., Karlsplatz. They expect over
2,000 participants and 50 different causes taking part. Party followed by speeches etc.
19-Midnight Aids benefit Street festival with live music, dj area, speeches and food stands. On Mart.- and Schillerplatz
23-08:00 Men only party at Clima.X Institutes, Calwer Str. 25, Stuttgart, House music. €8
22-06:00 CSD Party in Kings Club, Calwer str. 21. €10

EVERY DAY/NIGHT
Various Films at Cinemaxx
DJs and free parties at Cafe Jenseits, Bebelstr. 25, Stuttgart-West. (Really nice small bar)

So, I hope there is something that may interest you. I have left loads out as I got lazy... sorry. If there is something in particular that youre interested in, I can take another look at the official website and hunt down possibilities

Thanks for doing that. The pride march goes past my apartment. I'm tempted by the tour of the gay scene, to see if there's anything "normal", as in non-themed. It seems the Germans like their gay bars with themes, rather than just a place for gay boys and girls to hang out. Leather? This bar. Stupid moustache? That bar. Fat and hairy? Another bar. I want the "a bit poofy and fancy a beer?" bar.

Ha ha, I know what you mean. Hmm, well have you been to Cafe Jenseitz yet? Its on Bebelstr. just past where Schwabstr. crosses it. Its quite small but really nice. Ive only been a couple of times and my girlfiend and I are always the only females there, but the atmosphere is really nice and we dont feel like 'eugh women - what are you doing here?'
They also have something on pretty much every night over pride, so worth a look in.

Nope, not hit the gay scene at all yet, really. I prefer to sit outside in this weather with a hefe, so I've stuck to beer gardens so far ;)

Just really wanted to post to bring this message up to the top. But wanted to know if anyone wants to go to the parade and Aids Benefit Street Festival.

Unfortunately I'm working tomorrow but hope to be finished by 6pm. I will pop down and have a look (or risk falling off my balcony trying to look from there) as it passes the Tuebingerstr and Silberburgstr junction.

I start work (luckily from home) at 5:30am tomorrow so don't know what I'll be up to Saturday evening yet. I'll no doubt pop out for something.

despite being straight, it will make up for missing my gay best friend v open-minded and like the idea of a chilled out party w/e and summat different. Am planning to get my fat lazy arse out of the pit in good time so hopefully see you there at some point xxx

I will totally be there even though I have to work until 4pm And sunday too! cant wait!

Hi,thought to come to.Ok have to work till 2o'clock but when i'm not to tired i would like to join.
So when and where to meet???