Queers evicted with use of a large-scale police action from the Berlin public park Hasenheide coupled with riot cops swarming the area’s cruising spaces with flashlights on the evening of Pride2020, Saturday 27June
Meanwhile, on the sidewalk outside local bars, cafés and restaurants guests were allowed to sit next to each other without any hassle, which could suggest a motivational factor of harassment over ‘for our safety’ – not to mention that this was happening regularly in the summers prior to the Covid19 pandemic.