Stockholm Pride
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Script error: No such module "Multiple image". Stockholm Pride (styled as STHLM Pride) is an annual LGBT pride festival, put on by the non-profit Stockholm Pride Association,[1] held in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.[2] Since 1998, Stockholm Pride has grown and is now the largest pride event in Scandinavia.[3] The event now involves approximately 60,000 parade participants and 600,000 attendees.[2] It takes place in late July or early August.[3]
The event involves multiple offerings including Pride House (workshops, author talks, debates),[4] Pride Kinky (an exploration of BDSM),[5] Pride Park (artists, exhibitors, restaurants and bars),[3][6] Pride Youth (an event for people age 13-20),[7] and the Pride Parade.[8]
In 1998, 2008 and 2018, Stockholm Pride was the host of the EuroPride.
History
Various historical moments involving Stockholm Pride include:
- 1998 – Stockholm Pride hosts EuroPride.[9]
- 2008 – Stockholm Pride is the host of EuroPride for the second time.[9]
- 2014 – Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt becomes the first Swedish Prime Minister to march in Stockholm Pride.[10]
- 2015 – Prime Minister Stefan Löfven chooses not to march in the Stockholm Pride Parade,[11] citing other commitments.[12]
- 2017 – Stockholm Pride featured a 3-mile parade with 45,000 participants and 500,000 spectators, including same-sex weddings conducted by Mayor Karin Wanngård.[13]
- 2018 – Stockholm Pride cohosts EuroPride with West Pride,[14] with a performance by Markus Krunegård and the Stockholm Gay Choir,[15] and Banarama.[16]
- 2019 – The event commemorated the 40th anniversary of homosexuality being declassified as a mental illness in Sweden. Performers include the Village People, Pussy Riot and Icona Pop.[17]
- 2022 – Opera singer Rickard Söderberg leads a opera singalong in the Pride Park with 25 of Sweeden's most well-known opera stars.[18]
- 2023 – The event is opened with a speech from Helena Westin, one of the founders of Stockholm Pride.[19]
Dog tag
Each year, a unique design accessory is created to accompany the Stockholm Pride festival event. The Dog tag is chosen through a design competition, alternating internationally renowned names such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Efva Attling, Lars Wallin and young debutant designer.[20][21]
Dog tag designers
- 1998 – Efva Attling (silver plate pendant)[22]
- 1999 – Camilla Wessman (white plastic plate)[22]
- 2000 – Tom Hedqvist (rubberband spelling "faith", "hope" and "love")[22]
- 2001 – Lars Wallin (leather strap with rhinestones)[22]
- 2002 – Christer Lindarw (silver keychain with silver plate)[22]
- 2003 – Andy Gunnarsson (wrist-sweatband)[22]
- 2004 – Louise Häggberg (puzzle piece that could be fitted with other pieces)[22]
- 2005 – Lars Eriksson (flower)[22]
- 2006 – Magnus Skogsberg (bag)[22]
- 2007 – Margaretha Julle (tie)[23]
- 2008 – Jake Rydqvist (pendant that could be lit up)[24]
- 2009 – Alessandro Falca (silver plate with braille text spelling "Hetero")[25]
- 2010 – Sofia Priftis (scarf)[26]
- 2011 – Karolina Tullberg (tin bracelet, with the message "Alltid Öppen" – "Always Open")[27]
- 2012 – Bea Szenfeld (metal container with unscrewable lid, containing confetti and a message)[28]
- 2013 – Jean Paul Gaultier (silver-coloured berlock with the message "It is beautiful to be what you are")[29]
- 2014 – Jessy Heuvelink (unisex leather bracelet engraved with the message "Celebrate Diversity")[21]
- 2015 – Gunn Lundemo and Kristin Ampar (antique metal chain with a shiny plated ring called "aringtofreedom")[30]
- 2016 – Designed in collaboration with the Swedish company Molind.[31]
- 2017 – Amanda Oscarsson (gold necklace with triangle pendant)[32]
- 2018 – There was no dog tag in 2018.
- 2019 – Mariette Hansson and Jenny Hansson (necklace with plexiglass rod)[33]
- 2020 – Cancelled due to the pandemic.
- 2021 – Peter Englund (brass charm)[34]
- 2022 – Tone Sekelius (XXX inspired by the theme "Time to confess your color")[20]
- 2023 – Efva Attling (graphic necklace with the number 25 to celebrate Stockholm Pride's 25th anniversary)[35]
2023 was the last year Stockholm Pride made the dog tag.[36]
See also
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References
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