Berlin celebrates Pride, rainbow flag on parliament

Draped in rainbow flags, around 150,000 people celebrated Gay Pride in Berlin. Many were marching for LGBTQ rights at the annual Christopher Street Day celebration.

Berlin's deputy Mayor Klaus Leader said in a speech at the opening of the celebrations that Berlin must be a "safe haven" for LGBTQ individuals facing persecution in their home countries.

In a historic first, both the German Bundestag and the Chancellery flew rainbow flags to mark the occasion.