Cycling Expedition "Bykyksternfahrt Ruhr" and CSD Dortmund Declare Joint Endeavor
In 2025, the cities of the Ruhr area will witness a unique event as the "Bicycle Star Ride Ruhr" protest and the Christopher Street Day (CSD) Dortmund join forces. This joint event, under the motto "City for all - Diversity on every route," aims to promote fair mobility and visibility, tolerance, and solidarity for the queer community.
The organisers, Initiative VeloCityRuhr, advocate for more equitable and sustainable transportation options, opposing discrimination and exclusion in mobility. They criticise the lack of cycling infrastructure, dangerous intersections, and narrow, unpaved, or unlit cycle paths in the Ruhr area cities.
The event will see approximately 1,000 cyclists participate, with Tim Moritz speaking at both events. Moritz, a prominent figure, states that both the queer community and unmotorized road users face similar problems.
The route of the protest includes Wallring, B1, OW IIIa, and ends in Volksgarten Mengede. The protest is scheduled for August 16, 2025, in Dortmund, beginning at the Petrikirche in Kampstraße at 1 pm.
The CSD element of the event highlights the fight against queerphobia and right-wing extremism, under the motto “Queer, loud, proud. Zusammen gegen Rechts” ("Together against right-wing extremism") to promote visibility and counter discrimination with public demonstrations and celebrations.
This joint effort underlines that fair, accessible mobility and social equality are interconnected issues for the organisers. The signal is intended for both roads and society as a whole, aiming to send a strong message for tolerance, diversity, and respectful coexistence by connecting both events.
The following combined event in 2025, the "Bicycle Star Ride Ruhr" protest and the Christopher Street Day (CSD) Dortmund, aims to promote fair mobility, visibility, tolerance, and solidarity for the queer community, with a focus on sustainable transportation options and the fight against discrimination and exclusion in mobility. Approximately 1,000 cyclists will participate, and Tim Moritz, a notable figure, will speak at both events. Moritz emphasizes the shared problems faced by the queer community and unmotorized road users. The protest route includes Wallring, B1, OW IIIa, and ends in Volksgarten Mengede. The protest will take place on August 16, 2025, in Dortmund, beginning at the Petrikirche in Kampstraße at 1 pm.
The CSD element of the event underscores the battle against queerphobia and right-wing extremism, with the motto “Queer, loud, proud. Zusammen gegen Rechts” ("Together against right-wing extremism"). This will emphasize visibility and counter discrimination through public demonstrations and celebrations. Fashion-and-beauty, books, social-media, movies-and-tv, casino-and-gambling, entertainment, celebrities, pop-culture, sci-fi-and-fantasy, general-news, crime-and-justice, and accidents are just some aspects of society that can benefit from the message of tolerance, diversity, and respectful coexistence this joint effort seeks to convey.
Sports and weather are parts of life that can be enjoyed by everyone, and the organizers aim to show that fair, accessible mobility and social equality are interconnected issues. The signal sent by this event is not just about roads but about society as a whole, seeking to foster a culture of tolerance, diversity, and respectful coexistence by connecting both events.
