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==History==
==History==
In 2017, the city supported the event by displaying 1,000 rainbow flags.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.curvemag.com/Lifestyle/West-Pride-2017-Does-Sweden-Proud-12136/|title=West Pride 2017 Does Sweden Proud|last=photographer|first=Andre Landeros Michel|access-date=2017-08-18|language=en}}</ref> Parade participants in 2017 carried signs urging acceptance of refugees and immigrants, and urging other European and Middle Eastern countries to accept [[LGBT|LGBTQ]] people.<ref name=":0" />
In 2017, the city supported the event by displaying 1,000 rainbow flags.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.curvemag.com/Lifestyle/West-Pride-2017-Does-Sweden-Proud-12136/|title=West Pride 2017 Does Sweden Proud|last=photographer|first=Andre Landeros Michel|access-date=2017-08-18|language=en|archive-date=2019-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025162925/http://www.curvemag.com/Lifestyle/West-Pride-2017-Does-Sweden-Proud-12136/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Parade participants in 2017 carried signs urging acceptance of refugees and immigrants, and urging other European and Middle Eastern countries to accept [[LGBT|LGBTQ]] people.<ref name=":0" />


==See also==
==See also==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://westpride.se/ West Pride - Homepage of the festival]
* [http://westpride.se/ West Pride Homepage of the festival]


[[Category:LGBT events in Sweden]]
[[Category:LGBT events in Sweden]]
[[Category:Culture in Gothenburg]]
[[Category:Culture in Gothenburg]]
[[Category:LGBT film festivals]]
[[Category:LGBT film festivals in Europe]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 2007]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 2007]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in Sweden]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in Sweden]]
[[Category:LGBT festivals in Europe]]





Latest revision as of 20:01, 19 February 2024

Liseberg, West Pride
Pride Park, West Pride 2014

West Pride is a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender cultural festival in Gothenburg, Sweden, started in June 2007. The annual event is arranged by the Gothenburg Municipality and Västra Götaland region, in cooperation with RFSL and other LGBT organisations. It takes place at the city's foremost cultural institutions such as Gothenburg City Theatre, the Röhsska Museum and the Museum of World Culture. Gothenburg Film Festival shows queer films during the festival.

History

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In 2017, the city supported the event by displaying 1,000 rainbow flags.[1] Parade participants in 2017 carried signs urging acceptance of refugees and immigrants, and urging other European and Middle Eastern countries to accept LGBTQ people.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b photographer, Andre Landeros Michel. "West Pride 2017 Does Sweden Proud". Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
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