The head of parliament banned the rainbow flag from the legislative building. Far-right groups have rallied against the LGBTQ+ community and attacks are on the rise. It all casts a shadow over Pride.

Germany Chancellor Friedrich Merz has supported a move not to fly the rainbow flag — a symbol of the LGBTQI+ community — on the Reichstag building in Berlin during Pride celebrations.

Germany's Patriotism Problem Just Don't Fly the Flag Over six decades after the end of World War II, Germans still have a pathological fear of patriotism. Flying the flag is still a faux pas.