Europride

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EuroPride Parade in Stockholm (2018)
Multilingual demonstration signs at World- and EuroPride London (2012)

Europride is a pan-European pride event that has been taking place since 1992 and takes place every year between June and August in a major European city.

For a few weeks, artistic, human rights and sporting events take place in the respective city, ending on the last weekend with a large parade demonstration (à la Christopher Street Day ), live music, a human rights conference , music festivals and club events, as well as memorial events for AIDS victims.

Background and organization

In 1991 the European Pride Organizers Association (EPOA), now registered in Belgium, was founded in London on the initiative of the Pride organizers from London, Berlin and Amsterdam. The current President of the EPOA is the Latvian human rights activist Kristine Garina . The organization, which now has around 90 member organizations in 32 European countries (eleven of them in Germany and two each in Austria and Switzerland), has been awarding the title “EuroPride” to one of its candidate member organizations since 1992 (with the exception of 1995 and 1999) . This then offers a larger supporting program than a "normal" Pride and is geared towards European participation. The EPOA is a member of InterPride and in turn supports national networks such as the CSD Germany or the UK Pride Organizers Network.

In 2019 EuroPride took place in Vienna ( Austria ). For the first time in the history of the event, an incumbent head of state of a country appeared. The Austrian Federal President , Alexander Van der Bellen , emphasized that " LGBTIQ rights are human rights ".

places

The table is arranged chronologically.

year place country organization motto Visitor numbers
1992 London United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
1993 Berlin GermanyGermany Germany
1994 Amsterdam NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands approx. 67,000
1996 Copenhagen DenmarkDenmark Denmark Copenhagen Pride Association approx. 35,000
1997 Paris FranceFrance France
1998 Stockholm SwedenSweden Sweden
2000 Rome ItalyItaly Italy Circolo di Cultura omosessuale - Mario Mieli In Pride we trust ( In Pride we trust )
2001 Vienna AustriaAustria Austria
2002 Cologne GermanyGermany Germany Cologne Lesbian and Gay Day eV Cologne celebrates diversity (Cologne celebrates diversity) approx. 1,200,000
2003 Manchester United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
2004 Hamburg GermanyGermany Germany Hamburg Pride eV Love breaks barriers (Love breaks boundaries) 500,000
2005 Oslo NorwayNorway Norway Europride Oslo AS 70,000-100,000
2006 London United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
2007 Madrid SpainSpain Spain Colectivo de Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales y Bisexuales de Madrid Now Europe, equality is possible (Now Europe, equality is possible) 2,500,000
2008 Stockholm SwedenSweden Sweden Stockholm Pride Agency Swedish Sin Breaking Borders (Swedish sin breaking borders) 80,000
2009 Zurich SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland EuroPride 09 Organizing Association Celebrating 40 years with Pride (celebrate 40 years of with Pride) 100,000
2010 Warsaw PolandPoland Poland Fundacja Równości Freedom, equality, tolerance! (Freedom, equality, tolerance) 8,000-15,000
2011 Rome ItalyItaly Italy Circolo di Cultura omosessuale - Mario Mieli Build your Pride! (Build up your pride / pride!) 1,000,000
2012 London United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Pride London
2013 Marseille FranceFrance France LGP Marseille L'Europe en marche pour l'égalité - Europe on the move for equality! (Europe on the march for equality) 7,500-50,000
2014 Oslo NorwayNorway Norway Oslo Pride AS 20,000
2015 Riga LatviaLatvia Latvia Lesbiešu, geju, biseksuāļu, transpersonu un viņu draugu apvienība "Mozaīka" Be the Change! Make History! Changing history is hot! (Be the change! Make history! Change history is hot!) 5,000
2016 Amsterdam NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Stichting Amsterdam Gay Pride JOIN our freedom, feel free to join us! (Become part of our freedom, join us!) 560,000
2017 Madrid SpainSpain Spain Colectivo de Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales y Bisexuales de Madrid For the LGBTI rights over the world (for LGBTI rights around the world) 3,000,000
2018 Stockholm , Gothenburg SwedenSweden Sweden Stockholm Pride, West Pride (Gothenburg) Two Cities, One Festival - for a United Europe (Two Cities, One Festival - for a United Europe) 55,000-60,000
2019 Vienna AustriaAustria Austria HOSI Vienna Visions of Pride (visions of Pride) 460,000-500,000
2020 Thessaloniki GreeceGreece Greece Thessaloniki Pride Welcome to the future, where everyone can join ( Welcome to the future, where everyone can join )
2021 Copenhagen DenmarkDenmark Denmark Copenhagen Pride and Copenhagen 2021 You are included (You are)
2022 Belgrade SerbiaSerbia Serbia
  • as part of WorldPride

    • Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Conchita Wurst performs at EuroPride closing ceremony. eurovision.tv , August 7, 2016, accessed on June 12, 2019 (English).
    2. ↑ EuroPride expects one million visitors. May 23, 2019, accessed June 16, 2019 .
    3. ↑ wien ORF at / Agencies red: Politics: “Everything went well”: Half a million at the Rainbow Parade. June 15, 2019, accessed June 16, 2019 .
    4. ↑ ORF at / agencies red: Rainbow parade: Van der Bellen: “Appreciation of diversity”. June 16, 2019, accessed June 16, 2019 .
    5. ↑ Rainbow Parade 2019 - Vienna - EuroPride Vienna - Closing ceremony on Rathausplatz. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
    6. ↑ Christian Lütjens: Austria's Federal President thrilled with Europride address. June 16, 2019, accessed on June 16, 2019 (German).
    7. ↑ a b Associarsi al Circolo. Circolo di Cultura omosessuale - Mario Mieli, accessed on June 12, 2019 (Italian).
    8. ↑ EU sanctions against Austria justified: “World Pride” lesbian and gay festival in Rome collects signatures against § 209. HOSI Vienna, June 30, 2000, accessed on June 12, 2019 (Austrian German).
    9. ↑ Sandro Piscopo-Reguieg: Euro Pride 2013 in Marseille: les raisons d'un gâchis. Télérama, July 23, 2013, accessed June 12, 2019 (French).
    10. ^ Nina Berglund: Pride filled the streets of Oslo. newsinenglish.no, June 28, 2014, accessed June 12, 2019 .
    11. ^ Mass protest in Rome against gay marriage. Deutsche Welle , June 21, 2015, accessed June 12, 2019 .
    12. ↑ Recorddrukte Canal Parade geëvenaard: 560,000 canteens op de been. RTL Nieuws , 6 August 2016, accessed on 12 June 2019 (Dutch).
    13. ↑ Bernhard Ichner: "Gays and lesbians are not just flashy and naked". Courier , April 17, 2019, accessed June 12, 2019 .
    14. ↑ Curtis M. Wong: EuroPride 2018 Is A Colorful (And Inclusive) Tale Of 2 Swedish Cities. The Huffington Post , August 22, 2018, accessed June 12, 2019 .
    15. ↑ Politics: "Everything went well": Half a million in the rainbow parade. In: wien.orf.at. June 15, 2019, accessed June 16, 2019 .
    16. ↑ Rainbow Parade of the Record. In: derStandard.at. June 15, 2019, accessed June 16, 2019 .

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