Christian Handel: Pride began on Christopher Street

In the organizer's words:

This dramatic and emotional novel not only tells the story of an extraordinary queer love, but also of the birth of Christopher Street Day.
New York 1969: Police officer Jake and gay free spirit Finn are separated by the law, their origins and their ideas of who is allowed to love. Nevertheless, Jake saves Finn from a brutal police attack. Jake is gay himself, without admitting it, and there is an immediate spark between them. Although they are trapped in their prejudices about each other, they become closer. When, on the night of June 28, 1969, the bar patrons at the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street fight back against the police for the first time, the two have to decide which side they are on ...In the novel, June 28, 1969, becomes the fateful moment for Jake and Finn's love - and in reality, this day made history: the Stonewall riot on Christopher Street becomes the turning point of the LGBTQIA⁺ movement in the fight for equal treatment and recognition. Just one year after the riot, the event is commemorated with a march in New York. Today, Pride parades, often called Christopher Street Day (CSD) parades in German-speaking countries, take place around the world as a colorful celebration of diversity.

Christian Handel, born in Lohr am Main in 1978, has lived and written in Berlin for many years. He loves emotional stories that take up queer themes and fairy-tale motifs and is constantly campaigning for LGBTQ+ literature both online and offline. His books have been awarded the Amanda Neumayer Scholarship and the German Fantasy Prize, among others. You can find out more about him at www.christianhandel.de.

An event of the Bremen City Library and the Rat&Tat Center for Queer Life e.V.. The event is part of the CSD supporting program and is sponsored by the Stiftung Schwule Freunde Bremen. The Findorffer Bücherfenster offers a book table.

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The event is free of charge, please register!