BERLIN — The tree-lined neighborhood near Nollendorfplatz square in central Berlin is as gay today as it was a century ago.

It's where Christopher Isherwood wrote novels chronicling the rise of the Nazis amid the city's rich queer nightlife that inspired the musical Cabaret .

Every summer, the neighborhood throws its own smaller-scale LGBTQ+ Pride event separate from the city's main annual parade taking place this weekend.

It's just one of more than 200 Pride events taking place in Germany this year. But with far-right extremist groups staging anti-Pride protests, many Pride attendees fear for their safety.

Sipping on a cocktail as the street party gets underway, 62-year-old Georg Schmidt says he's relieved that this event is a relaxed affair. He says he attended a different loc

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