Under a Glorious Rain, Thousands of People Celebrate Gay Pride in Berlin.

Thousands of people hoisted the rainbow flag in Berlin this Saturday for the traditional Christopher Street Day parade, which celebrated the legalization of gay marriage in Germany.

The march of gay pride; despite the heavy storms, gathered in the center of the city a crowd that accompanied the floats from the old western sector of the city to the emblematic Brandenburg Gate, where they awaited on stage for the Singer Cochita Wurst.

Under the slogan "More of Us. All votes against the right, "was the first parade held in Berlin after the parliamentary approval of the law that legalizes marriage between people of the same sex, signed this week by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

With the question of whether any conservative force, such as the far right Alternative for Germany (AFD) is appealing to the Constitutional Court, it is expected that the civil code reform will come into force in early October.

It came unexpectedly at the end of the legislature, after the Social Democratic Party (SPD) forced its inclusion on the agenda bypassing the coalition agreement with the conservatives of Angela Merkel.

The chancellor let the deputies of her group vote in conscience and she opted for the "no", while almost a quarter of her colleagues chose the "yes" ballot.

Finally, three months before the general elections in September, the law was passed with 393 votes in favor, 226 against and four abstentions, with the support of the bloc of SPD deputies.