Stockholm Pride

Body art at Stockholm Pride 2009

Template:Multiple image Stockholm Pride (styled as STHLM Pride) is an annual LGBT pride festival, put on by the non-profit Stockholm Pride Association,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> held in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> Since 1998, Stockholm Pride has grown and is now the largest pride event in Scandinavia.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> The event now involves approximately 60,000 parade participants and 600,000 attendees.<ref name=":0" /> It takes place in late July or early August.<ref name=":1" />

The event involves multiple offerings including Pride House (workshops, author talks, debates),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pride Kinky (an exploration of BDSM),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pride Park (artists, exhibitors, restaurants and bars),<ref name=":1" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pride Youth (an event for people age 13-20),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the Pride Parade.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2008 – Stockholm Pride is the host of EuroPride for the second time.<ref name=":2" />
• 2014 – Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt becomes the first Swedish Prime Minister to march in Stockholm Pride.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2015 – Prime Minister Stefan Löfven chooses not to march in the Stockholm Pride Parade,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> citing other commitments.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2018 – Stockholm Pride cohosts EuroPride with West Pride,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with a performance by Markus Krunegård and the Stockholm Gay Choir,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Banarama.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2022 – Opera singer Rickard Söderberg leads a opera singalong in the Pride Park with 25 of Sweeden's most well-known opera stars.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2023 – The event is opened with a speech from Helena Westin, one of the founders of Stockholm Pride.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":4">Template:Cite web</ref>

Dog tag designers

• 1998 – Efva Attling (silver plate pendant)<ref name=":5">Template:Cite web</ref>
• 1999 – Camilla Wessman (white plastic plate)<ref name=":5" />
• 2000 – Tom Hedqvist (rubberband spelling "faith", "hope" and "love")<ref name=":5" />
• 2001 – Lars Wallin (leather strap with rhinestones)<ref name=":5" />
• 2002 – Christer Lindarw (silver keychain with silver plate)<ref name=":5" />
• 2003 – Andy Gunnarsson (wrist-sweatband)<ref name=":5" />
• 2004 – Louise Häggberg (puzzle piece that could be fitted with other pieces)<ref name=":5" />
• 2005 – Lars Eriksson (flower)<ref name=":5" />
• 2006 – Magnus Skogsberg (bag)<ref name=":5" />
• 2007 – Margaretha Julle (tie)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2008 – Jake Rydqvist (pendant that could be lit up)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2009 – Alessandro Falca (silver plate with braille text spelling "Hetero")<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2010 – Sofia Priftis (scarf)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2011 – Karolina Tullberg (tin bracelet, with the message "Alltid Öppen" – "Always Open")<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2012 – Bea Szenfeld (metal container with unscrewable lid, containing confetti and a message)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2013 – Jean Paul Gaultier (silver-coloured berlock with the message "It is beautiful to be what you are")<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2014 – Jessy Heuvelink (unisex leather bracelet engraved with the message "Celebrate Diversity")<ref name=":4" />
• 2015 – Gunn Lundemo and Kristin Ampar (antique metal chain with a shiny plated ring called "aringtofreedom")<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2016 – Designed in collaboration with the Swedish company Molind.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2017 – Amanda Oscarsson (gold necklace with triangle pendant)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2018 – There was no dog tag in 2018.
• 2019 – Mariette Hansson and Jenny Hansson (necklace with plexiglass rod)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2020 – Cancelled due to the pandemic.
• 2021 – Peter Englund (brass charm)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 2022 – Tone Sekelius (XXX inspired by the theme "Time to confess your color")<ref name=":3" />
• 2023 – Efva Attling (graphic necklace with the number 25 to celebrate Stockholm Pride's 25th anniversary)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2023 was the last year Stockholm Pride made the dog tag.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• LGBT rights in Sweden