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Two queerphobic assaults in Frankfurt during Christopher Street Day
A 62-year-old man was injured in a queerphobic assault in Frankfurt during the night of July 17-18, 2026. He was struck with a glass bottle in the city center (Innenstadt). Frankfurt police classified the attack as queerphobic. Two assaults against queer individuals were recorded by Frankfurt police on the same night, occurring in the context of Frankfurt's Christopher Street Day (CSD), according to a report from Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) cited without editorial modification by Die Zeit.