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
The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights ( sv, Riksförbundet för homosexuellas, bisexuellas, transpersoners och queeras rättigheter, RFSL, formerly ) is a Swedish organization working for LGBT rights. Lawy ...
and other LGBT organisations. It takes place at the city's foremost cultural institutions such as
Gothenburg City Theatre
Gothenburg City Theatre ( sv, Göteborgs stadsteater) opened in 1934 at Götaplatsen square in Gothenburg, Sweden. The theatre was designed by Swedish architect Carl Bergsten who gave the exterior a Neo-Classical look with a touch of Streamlin ...
, the
Röhsska Museum and the
Museum of World Culture
The National Museum of World Culture ( sv, Världskulturmuseet) opened in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2004. It is a part of the public authority Swedish National Museums of World Cultures and builds on the collections of the former Göteborgs Etnog ...
.
Gothenburg Film Festival
Göteborg Film Festival (GFF), formerly Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFF), known in English as the Gothenburg Film Festival, formerly Gothenburg International Film Festival, is an annual film festival in Gothenburg, Sweden and the larg ...
shows
queer films during the festival.
History
In 2017, the city supported the event by displaying 1,000 rainbow flags.
Parade participants in 2017 carried signs urging acceptance of refugees and immigrants, and urging other European and Middle Eastern countries to accept
LGBTQ
' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.
The LGBT term is ...
people.
See also
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List of LGBT film festivals
References
External links
West Pride - Homepage of the festival
LGBT events in Sweden
Culture in Gothenburg
LGBT film festivals
Recurring events established in 2007
2007 establishments in Sweden
LGBT festivals in Europe
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