After the attack in Berlin, Pride organizer goes to the police: We must all feel safe

Following the attack in Berlin last Saturday, LGBTQ+ Sønderborg is now reaching out to the South and Southern Jutland Police to make an extra effort for security at the upcoming parade.

In less than a month, the rainbow flag will fly in Sønderborg, and the organizer of the South Jutland Pride will work for maximum security at the celebration. (Photo: © Philip Davali, Ritzau Scanpix) 35 minutes ago

Almost two days after the attack on the Pride celebration in Berlin, the experience still weighs on Niels Christian Aahøj Bech, who is chairperson for LGBTQ+ in Sønderborg.

That is why he is contacting the South and Southern Jutland Police today to arrange a meeting where they can discuss security together when Pride Week is held in Sønderborg next month.

- I am doing this to make sure we have considered all security aspects in connection with the pride parade itself. It must be such that everyone can feel safe and secure, he says.

Niels Christian Aahøj Bech himself attended the celebration in Berlin and has since found out that he was only 300 meters from the spot where a 21-year-old man drove a car into the crowd on Saturday night. The attack killed one person and injured 29.

Read also: South Jutlander was close to the attack in Berlin: 'Terrible' ( https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/syd/soenderjyde-var-taet-paa-angrebet-i-berlin-frygteligt ) Niels Christian Aahøj Bech, chairperson for LGBTQ+ Sønderborg, was sitting with friends at a restaurant in Berlin when the attack took place around 10 PM Saturday evening. (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix)

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Appeal to other prides

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It is not because Niels Christian Aahøj Bech is worried that the police are not doing their job properly - quite the opposite. He just wants to make sure he himself does everything that can be done to create safety for the local parade.

- I am entering into dialogue with them, because they know more than I do. So it is more about whether there is something we as an association can do.

Therefore, Niels Christian Aahøj Bech also has an appeal to other LGBT+ associations.

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> It must be such that everyone can feel safe and secure

> Niels Christian Aahøj Bech, chairperson for LGBTQ+ in Sønderborg

- Now that this situation is current, I think that all prides or upcoming prides need to take up the dialogue with the police.

Sønderborg Pride Week takes place from August 17 to 22.

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