Pride parade runs the gauntlet in German far-right stronghold

Far from Germany's metropolises with their huge, exuberant Pride festivities, Altenburg's parade was a reminder of the struggles faced by the LGBTQ community in more remote parts of the country -- and their fears over the rise of the far-right. In June's European elections the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) topped the poll in Altenburg constituency with 37 percent of the vote and is also widely expected to come first in September's election for the parliament of the surrounding Thuringia region.