Berlin’s 46th Pride demonstration kicked off on Saturday, as hundreds of thousands of people supporting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) communities took to the streets of the German capital. Organizers expected up to half a million people to march through Berlin under the motto “Together we take a stand – democracy needs diversity.” Activist Sophie Koch opened the event with an appeal to politicians to include the protection of queer people in Germany’s Basic Law. According to the current law, people cannot be discriminated against or given preferential treatment because of…