Pride House - Day by Day
Monday 28 July
12:00–12:45 Lust for safer sex
A seminar regarding safer sex. In the lecture safer sex is dicussed in a (hetero)norm-critical perpective from a sex-positive standpoint.
Organiser: RFSL Youth
12:00–12:45 The history of sinful Swedish pornography
Klara Arnberg has a talk in English about the history of sinful Swedish pornography.
Organiser: Klara Arnberg | Where: STUDIO 3
12:00–12:45 To run
A reading in Swedish about the search for identity, and Noah Widqvists thoughts surrounding it.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Konferensrum 1
12:00–13:15 Men who sell sex
A lecture in English by the Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, about men who sell sex, about adventureness and risk.
Organiser: Malmö University | Where: KILEN
12:00–13:15 Svenska flicka (Swedish girl)
Nati del Santes leads Birgitta Stenberg and Liw Enqvist in a conversation about Swedish girls and love in Europe. On desire without boundaries and the Swedish sin.
Organiser: Normal Förlag | Where: Lilla Scenen
12:00–13:30 Sex-change process
A workshop for those of you who are considering going through a sex-change process. A presentation of the treatments and operations for transsexual women.
Organiser: The KIM association | Where: Bandlerrummet
12:15–13:00 Transwriting
Norwegian author Tarald Stein reads from his book, 'Framandkar,' and discusses writing about his life and his treatment by the media.
Organiser: Tarald Stein | Where: Kafé Klara
13:00–13:20 Anna Holm
Talented singer-songwriter Anna Holm performs her acoustic songs.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
13:00–13:45 Firstly asexual, secondly heterosexual
Lecture about control needs of hetero society and the body cult of LGBT society; connections between heterosexuality and functionality; constricting spaces and the price LGBT society pays to be recognised by straights. In english
Organiser: FHOBIT | Where: KILEN
13:00–13:45 LGBT rights in Belarus
A presentation on LGBT rights in Belarus, held in English. (TEMA ORG)
Organiser: Stockholm Pride, Sementsov & Bortnik | Where: STUDIO 3
13:00–14:30 Transexuality for newbies
Here you will get answers on all questions revolving around transexuality and you will experience many "aha" moments.
Organiser: Andy Candy
13:15–14:15 CANCELLED: Songs of Sin
Our concept of love is formed by our culture's representations of it. In stories, films, and not least in song lyrics. How is polyamory described in our culture's song lyrics?
Organiser: The association for multiple relations | Where: Kafé Klara
13:15–14:45 Writing course transgender
With a wish to support all transgender persons of all sexes, the organisation KIM and the Norwegian author Tarald Stein offers this opportunity to all writers.
Organiser: The KIM association
13:30–13:50 Howdie Ho
Hold your horses! These two bridle-bitches from the south won’t leave you disappointed.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
13:45–14:30 cartoons with Trans
Do not miss the occasion to meet Lisa Tulin -whose the secret identity is the animator Lars Persson- who is going to show and comment her trans themed short-film.
Organiser: transvestises association FPE-S
14:00–14:20 Amanda Casanellas
Amanda Casanellas shares her enchanting songs with us.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
14:00–15:00 KISS MY VELOUR!
A stunning comedy show about You, Your mother and everyone You’ve ever slept with! In swedish
Organiser: Stockholm Pride [Also Wed 30 Jul 17:00]
14:00–15:30 Alternatives to the monogamous norm
Panel discussion about theories and strategies for alternatives to the heterosexual norm. Preannounce questions to www.andie.se!
Organiser: Hanna Hård, Andie Nordgren, Helena Meyer, Jon Jordås and Tanja Suhinina
14:00–15:30 Lets swing!
Come and try our Lindy hop dance! No previous knowledge is required and you can come singly or as a couple. You chose if you want to lead or be lead.
Organiser: Lambda IF dance
14:30–15:15 Leslie Feinberg - Transgender Warrior and Gender Outlaw
A discussion about the role of Leslie Feinberg in the struggle for transgender liberation with emphasis on hir early speeches and articles advocating that the separatist lesbian community must include transgender women.
Organiser: The KIM association
14:45–15:30 "Love History"
From the publisher's viewpoint the newly edtited "Kärlekshistoria" (Love History) presents Eva Borgström as the same-sex lust in the 19th century literature.
Organiser: Kabusa Böcker
14:45–16:15 Sin in Swedish Politics
Where do Swedish politicians draw the line when it comes to fighting discrimination? Which proposals are just to outrageous to handle? This is a discussion about the limits om official Swedish policy against discrimination.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride
15:00–15:45 Both or either or
Liw Enqvist and Kim Kärnfalk about bisexuality and the preconceived ideas about bisexual needs.
Organiser: Normal Förlag
15:00–16:00 Dildokubb!
Stockholm Pride’s biggest success from last year is back. Be the one to throw the first dildo in a lustful game of Dildokubb!
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
16:00–16:30 Swing Acoustique
Come twirl your legs to Swing Acoustique - playing gypsy swing with the classic line-up of guitar, violin and double bass.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
16:15–17:50 LGBT in Russia
LGBT – persons are victims of daily discrimination in Russia and activists have a very tough work in combating homophobia and discrimination. LGBT-activists from Russia shares experiences from Russia today.
Organiser: Svenska Helsingforskommittén
16:30–17:00 Amy Kasio
Amy Kasio makes you want to dance! Or blow up an ice cream truck.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
16:30–17:45 Marching Back to the Closet
What happens when you grow old? What do people in geriatric care know about LGBT and can you meet your new love at the local senior center? A panel about elderly LGBT people in Sweden.
Organiser: RFSL
16:45–17:30 About asexuality
Is asexuality something private, or perhaps political? Is there something the concerned do not want to speak loudly about, or can it be a form of activism TO speak about it? Maximum 20 participants.
Organiser: Network for asexuals
17:00–17:45 Discrimination
Cancelled lecture
Organiser: Center Against Racism
17:00–17:45 The threat from sverigedemokraterna (a nationalistic political party)
Fredrik Malm, Parliament member (liberal party) tells us about sverigedemokraterna (the nationalistic political party's) history, its human values view and the threat it presents against LGBT persons.
Organiser: LGBT liberals
17:00–18:00 DREAM BOYS - pictures, stories and disco
A spontaneous performance/project uses physical storytelling, personal stories and disco - to explores the gay deaf voice - of sterotypes, isolation, community and pride.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride
17:15–17:45 Perverse and proud
Tiina Rosenberg is holding a inflammatory speech in this year's theme.
Organiser: Normal Förlag
17:15–17:45 You Say France & I Whistle
Receive an overflow of happiness, cowbells and hand claps with summer-breezy You Say France & I Whistle.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
17:15–17:50 In the Eye of the Norm
Welcome to the Storm! Fighting for equality in schools requires challenging powerful norms. Friends offers a helping hand in the shape of a book on Queer Pedagogical methods.
Organiser: Friends
Tuesday 29 July
12:00–12:45 Activistical contractor
How can one combine activism, contractorship and a norm critical perspective? Can one be an activist and at the same time get paid?
Organiser: Perspektivbyrån, Arawn Repka & Alex Friduner
12:00–12:45 Beaten to death, silenced to death
In Austria it took until 2005 before homosexual concentration camp survivors were compensated for their sufferings. This is the story about the political turns in one of Western Europes most homophobic countries.
Organiser: Forum for living history
12:00–12:45 Poly 101 - Curious poly
Is "poly" an excuse to be unfaithful? There are still many missconceptions than knowledge about poly and many polyamorous people are still in the closet.
Organiser: The association for multiple relations
12:00–13:30 BDSM Workshop
Malinda Flodman and Helene Delilah, author of the sex book "Stora sexboken" for girls who have sex with girls, we are invited to an introduction into the world of BDSM for newbies. A nice variation with a practical direction.
Organiser: Normal Förlag
12:00–13:30 More Sex at School
The sex education in Swedish schools is insufficient. Debate about the importance of knowledge about sexual politics and sexual rights.
Organiser: Vänsterpartiet | Where: KILEN
12:00–13:30 Mother - Father - kid?
Rainbow children meet preschools' Mother-Father-kid-plays - what happens?
Organiser: Leena Männik Styren
12:00–13:30 Queer utopias
What is allowed to be political today? Are we satisfied with how it is? Is it possible to "queerify" today's society or do we need bigger changes? This workshop is directed to you who call yourself a queer feminist.
Organiser: Democratic alternative
12:00–18:00 Discrimination, hatecrimes and samesex domestic violence – a European survey
Hatecrime, discrimination and same-sex domestic violence: Experts from all over Europe will give an overview of existing and functioning work concerning the LGBTQ-population and violence. In English.
Organiser: RFSL & Polismyndigheten Stockholms län
12:30–15:30 Humour and feminist strategy
An interactive workshop animated by two amusing lesbians on humour as a feminist strategy.
Organiser: Victorias Secret, Sensus and the Swedish Church
13:00–13:45 Living in sin Q&A
How does poly work? Several polyamorous people tell us about their experiences and a panel answers all the questions from the audience.
Organiser: The association for multiple relations
13:00–13:45 Stockholm’s Gay Choir and Sapphonia Women’s Choir
Choral song in it’s happiest and proudest version!
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
13:00–14:30 Sterilisation, castration and lobotomy
A seminar about normalness and deviations in the Swedish welfare state, with historical and contemporary LGBT perspectives on the Swedish sins such as race discrimination and coerced sterilisation.
Organiser: Forum for living history
13:45–14:30 The Migration Board Breaking Borders
A talk in Swedish/English about Swedish migration law from an LGBT-perspective.
Organiser: The Swedish Migration Board | Where: KILEN
13:45–15:00 Swedish Sin and Queer Litterature in Europe
Known publicists and authors debate the unequal situation concerning queer literature in the different member states of the European Union. In english
Organiser: F! LHBTQ group
14:00–14:20 Brendan Velasques
If you dreamt that you could meet Justin Timberlake in a gay version - Brendan Velasques is the answer!
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
14:00–14:45 Pride Pals - Speed dating for friends!
Get to know some other Pride visitors and maybe you'll find a friend for life! At least, we guarantee you will have some fun for 45 minutes.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride [Also Wed 30 Jul 12:00]
14:00–15:00 QAOS
QAOS is a queer youth theatre project for young queers, and the ensemble is now taking another step - onto the stage. The show at EuroPride is one part of an activist process, starting in 2007 and ending beyond the horizon.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride [Also Fri 1 Aug 17:00]
14:00–15:30 Discrimination and racism in Sweden
Coming up: New anti-discrimination legislation. A law to protect from or to promote discrimination? Is it going to be better or worse?
Organiser: Center Against Racism
14:15–15:15 Black is a colour one can get sick of...
Is jealousy and love connected? Or does it boil down to missconceptions and envy? A lecture based on 12 persons' experiences concerning jealousy.
Organiser: The association for multiple relations
14:30–15:00 H"H - a support activity for HIV positives
A lecture on the importance of support within its own target group - not only those connected to the authorities. Meet Posithiva Gruppen (PG) and hear them speak about H2H - a support group for PGs
Organiser: Positihiva Gruppen (The Positive HIV Group)
14:45–16:15 CANCELLED: Cherrie Moraga Key Note
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: KILEN
14:45–16:15 Impossible Politics
A lecture and discussion thinking through the connection between bourgeois white queer and trans politics, the "war on terror", the politics of mass imprisonment in the US, and radical anti-racist anti-capitalist feminist queer and trans resistance.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride & Dean Spade
15:00–16:00 Dildokubb!
Come play Dildokubb! Stockholm Pride’s biggest success from last year is back.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
15:00–16:00 Honour violence against LGBT persons
Honour crime is a problem even for LGBT persons. How big is the problem and what is done to prevent it from happening?
Organiser: LGBT liberals & Liberal Diversity
15:15–16:15 Aspiqueer - a declaration of sickness by the heterosexual norm
A "symptom" of Aspbergers is not to think in terms of sexes, or expect to understand heterosexuality. How does it correlate with our understandment of disabilities, and what is "normal"?
Organiser: The KIM association
15:30–16:30 Queer feministic talk show
Is politics private? FI's own Ellen Degeneres, Sandra Dahlén has interesting guests in her sofa and discusses what is happening in the queer feministic cluster.
Organiser: Feminist Initiative
15:30–17:00 Workshop Queer Tango
Take your first queer tango steps. Test your Argentinian tango with a queer pedagogy. Find a world with possibilities - together we will push away the heterosexual norm.
Organiser: Carlotte Rivero / Tango work shop
15:45–16:30 HIV Quality of Life Survey
An account of a Nordic survey about the HIV positive's quality of life.
Organiser: NordPol and HIV Sweden
15:45–16:45 ”They call us trash-drags”
Lecture about Dunst - a sexual-political association in Copenhagen. Why do we choose to to join Dunst? What significance do communities have for the individual and for society?
Organiser: Anna Karlsson
16:00–16:30 Räuberhöhle
Enjoy manga pop, disco and happy hardcore in a raging pink mixture with Räuberhöhle from Berlin!
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
16:15–17:50 Allies for LGBT rights
Alliances with established human rights NGOs can be one way. Activists from Russia, Central Asia, and Western Balkans discusses together with the Swedish Helsinki Committee
Organiser: Svenska Helsingforskommittén
16:30–17:50 Acts of Translation
Panel conversation about queer feminist, postcolonial and anti-capitalist analysis and activism in the Americas and Sweden. Participants: Tiina Rosenberg, Athena Farrokhzad, Diana Mulinari och Ulrika Dahl (facilitator).
Organiser: Stockholm Pride
16:30–17:50 Common ground in the LGBTI-movement
A dialouge between LGBT activists from Africa and the audience. Introductory presentation by Sweden’s Human Rights Ambassador, Jan Nordlander, about decriminalization and the Yogyakarta principles
Organiser: RFSL
16:30–17:50 LGBTQ-politics in Europe
LGBTQ-persons experience very different life circumstances in Europe. What do politicians want to do about it?
Organiser: Feminist Initiative | Where: KILEN
16:40–17:00 Q-boy
Hip-hop from the good side! As a kind and dangerous rap artist, Q-boy stirs up emotions and challenges homophobia.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
16:45–17:45 When the borders of gender collapses
Brestfeeding men, pregnant transsexuals and intersexualism. What is a human body – and where are its’ boundaries? Martin Halldin challenges our views on the human body.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride & ETC
17:00–17:45 The wardrobe in itself
come and hear Martin Berg presenting his research concerning transvestises presentation on quiser.com and how this reflect on a deeper understanding of gender as a social practice
Organiser: transvestises association FPE-S
17:00–17:45 Trans+asexuell=true?
Does one need to be asexual to have sex change? Are all transexuals asexual? Is it possible to be sexual and at the same time transexual.
Organiser: Network for asexuals
17:00–18:00 Girls, Girls, Girls!
Welcome to the ultimate Celebration of Femmes! Join our world full of feathers, sparkle, pasties, fringes, dancing and amazing performances. Let us entertain you! Come join the Cabaret!
Organiser: Stockholm Pride [Also Fri 1 Aug 14:00]
17:15–17:45 God-des and She
You’ve met them in L-word and now they’re honoring Stockholm EuroPride with a visit. Hip-hop duo God-des and She.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
Wednesday 30 July
12:00–12:45 “Surely one can not ask if they are homosexual?”
Panel topic in Swedish about the treatment within health and welfare.
Organiser: Akademikerförbundet SSR (The academics' alliance)
12:00–12:45 Born with the wrong sex
What happens to a male representative who becomes a male traitor? What happens to its surrounding and how does the private sector view a sex change operation? A lecture in Swedish.
Organiser: Lectia AB
12:00–12:45 How is it to live with HIV?
Movie show and conversations about how it is to HIV positive and immigrated.
Organiser: Positihiva Gruppen (The Positive HIV Group)
12:00–12:45 Pride Pals - Speed dating for friends!
Get to know some other Pride visitors and maybe you'll find a friend for life! At least, we guarantee you will have some fun for 45 minutes.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride
12:00–12:45 The most forbidden thing
How does a women heroiness act? A conversation about where the boundary goes - and what it says about the performance Kvinnan (the woman)
Organiser: Normal Förlag
12:00–13:00 Queering the Bible
An introduction to queer theology. The Bible is a much queerer book than it is usually given credit for. We try to show how the Bible can be an inspiration to queers.
Organiser: Sensus och Svenska kyrkan
12:00–13:30 What's the plan?
A panel discussion about Swedish HIV prevention! Held in Swedish mainly.
Organiser: RFSL | Where: KILEN
13:00–13:20 MalinMarie
With a mixture of melodious tunes, heavy base and a close, simple pop - MalinMarie.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: World News Café | Price: Free
13:00–13:45 Dildos and other sex toys
Malina Flodman and Helene Delilah tell us all that is worth knowing about dildos and other sex toys. How to use them and why there are so fun to play with.
Organiser: Normal Förlag
13:00–14:00 The union against discrimination in the working place
A seminar about the union's policies concerning discrimination in the working place due to one's sexual prefences or gender identity.
Organiser: LO
13:00–14:15 QBoy's Coming Out To Class
Exhibition of Qboy's documentary "Coming Out to Class". About homophobia and bullying in school. How do kid's experiences look like today?
Organiser: Qboy
13:30–13:50 Leigh and the Army
Leigh and the Army offers sweet lullabies, aching hearts and a little trip to the 90's.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: World News Café | Price: Free
13:45–15:00 What's the HBT community doing?
A discussion about hiv prevention in practise. How do club owners and hiv prevention workers work with hiv prevention? Where have we gone wrong?
Organiser: RFSL | Where: KILEN
14:00–14:20 Kids of the Ranch
From the north and south of Sweden we present Kids of the Ranch - delivering fragile, heartbreaking and pacey pop tunes.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: World News Café | Price: Free
14:00–15:30 ÖFA: Spring concert
Welcome to a collage performance. The audience can count on ÖFA to show a burning, motivating collage made by 24 brains, hearts and other organs.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride
14:00–15:30 To come out or not to come out at work...that is the question?
Many experienced fear regarding coming out at work. There is an anticipation of regrettable consequences.
Organiser: The Union
14:15–16:00 DIY and the need for queer media strategies
Presentation of Idyll; the association, the club and the blog and our first queer-feminist film festival, FilmIdyll.
Organiser: The queer-feminist association Idyll
14:30–16:00 "Religions - The Hotbed of Homophobia?"
For the first time after her return, the Indian women rights activist Taslima Nasrin is in Sweden to perform. In a seminar called "Religions - The Hotbed of Homophobia?"
Organiser: The Humanists, the organisation
14:30–16:00 Religions, the hotbed of homophobia?
All religions create more or less a hotbed for oppression of gay people, for example in the form of cruel punishments or restistance against reforms as marriage for gay people.
Organiser: The Swedish Humanist Association | Where: STUDIO 3
14:45–15:30 Intersexualism - what is that?
A lecture on the different syndromes of intersexuals and hos it is to live with it.
Organiser: INIS
15:00–16:30 Focus group on transgender males need of penis prosthesis
Close group conversation about what is important for a penis prosthesis to work. We need viewpoints from everyone, no matter if you yourself are in need/wish to have a prosthesis or not! Groupdiscussion in Swedish
Organiser: The KIM association
15:15–16:00 Nordic-Baltic coop
Identifying common problems and goals instead of focusing on the differences. Nordic/Baltic LGBTQ student activists share the experiences of working together.
Organiser: ANSO
15:15–16:30 Is homo the same as gay
Panel discussion about the male dominance in the LGBT world
Organiser: JämO (equality ombudsman)
15:15–16:30 What works in HIV prevention?
Why do men who have sex with men practise more safe or less safe sex?
Organiser: RFSL | Where: KILEN
15:30–16:45 Being doubly exposed
In this workshop we are putting norms into question with a critical perspective. In which way doubly exposed persons find their way in contemporary Sweden?
Organiser: Youth Against Racism
15:45–16:30 The art of licking
The authors of the BIG SEX BOOK for women who fuck women tells it all about licking – everywhere… Conversation in English.
Organiser: Normal Förlag
16:00–16:45 Heterosexual norms in the health care
The organisation for Homosexual Doctors (MD) gives a lecture on how LGBT are encountered in the health care sector and how we can improve the knowledge spread.
Organiser: The organisation for Homosexual Doctors (MD)
16:15–17:30 Rainbow Gospel Workshop
You will learn how to sing gospel under the guidance of Ann-Sofie Erlandsson. The songs are performed at a mini-concert right after the workshop.
Organiser: Rainbow Gospel | Where: KILEN
16:30–16:50 Trend Trinity
Fab Family is an excessive and unhibited performance group - merciless with gender and identities.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
16:45–17:50 RFSL's Dental Dam Manifesto
Why does not RFSL hand out dental dams? What are the consequenses for our understanding of women's sexuality?
Organiser: RFSL | Where: KILEN
17:00–17:20 Dragonkings
Dragonkings started out as a dragking/boy band group. Today they've found more expressions within drag - and are ready to put your heart on fire.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
17:00–18:00 KISS MY VELOUR!
A stunning comedy show about You, Your mother and everyone You’ve ever slept with! In swedish
Organiser: Stockholm Pride [Also Thu 31 Jul 14:00]
17:30–17:50 Sexy Galaxy & Vain Diesel
Vain Diesel teams up with Sexy Galaxy. What to expect? A unique dance comedy peformance, the sexiest you’ll ever see!
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
19:00 Hedwig and the Angry Inch
This years rock musical. By John Cameron Mitchell. Music and lyrics: Stephen Trask. Translated and Directed by: Farnaz Arbabi. Starring: Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Iris Esell, and others.
Organiser: Stockholms stadsteater
Thursday 31 July
12:00–12:15 EU for Dummies Opening
The seminar series "EU for Dummies" is opened by the Swedish Minister for EU Affairs, Cecilia Malmström.
Organiser: RFSL and the Swedish ESF Council | Where: KILEN
12:00–12:45 Defining gender identity and expression - what does it mean?
The year 2002 the Swedish government gave the discrimination committee the assignment to create a protection against discrimination of transexual persons.
Organiser: office for equal rights & the Red Cross office against discrimination in Luleå
12:00–12:45 Equal treatment in the muncipalities
Examples on how the municipalities can reach success as regards creating equal opportunities for all, irrespective of sexual orientation.
Organiser: HomO
12:00–12:45 Equal treatment in the muncipalities
Examples on how the municipalities can reach success as regards creating equal opportunities for all, irrespective of sexual orientation.
Organiser: HomO & Huddinge Kommun
12:00–12:45 Queer Dectetive novel queen authors
Inger Jalakas meets Catharina Kjellberg in a conversation about detective novels and queerness - how does the equation work?
Organiser: Normal Förlag
12:00–13:00 Creating Gender-Performance Spaces
What and how do we do when we are hard to 'read' and 'pass' in our given and/or wanted gender expression in everyday life? What happens when we bring our experiences up on stage in front of an audience? In english.
Organiser: Wotever World
12:00–13:45 Is the fire service for everyone?
The fire service will make its Pride Festival debut this year. What does that mean for the everyday work of a service in which there are hardly any women and lgbt-individuals are almost invisible?
Organiser: Stockholm Fire & Rescue Service & the Swedish Rescue Services Agency | Where: Bandler Room
12:00–18:00 The Forces Behind Hate Crime
The Green Party of Sweden (Miljöpartiet de Gröna) is proud to present an international conference on hate crime during Europride 2008 in Stockholm. The conference will be held at Pride House, Kulturhuset Studio 3, Stockholm.
Organiser: The Green Party of Sweden
12:15–12:45 EU for Dummies Step 1
Patricia Prendiville, executive director of ILGA Europe, introduces EU institutions and the possibilities of working with human rights for LGBT people in Europe.
Organiser: RFSL and the Swedish ESF Council
12:30–14:00 One year later in the locker room
The theme of Pride 2007 was sports. What has happened since? What is the locker room like, has any more queers dared to come out?
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Main Stage | Price: Entrance to Pride House
13:00–13:30 Skilla
Folkmusic inspired pop/rock with violin and fragments of harmonica delivered by the five Malmoe-girls in Skilla.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
13:00–13:45 Fogelsta women, politics and passion
Women in the Fogelsta group were pioneers in Swedish women movement in the early 20th century. But the Fogelsta women also belong to Swedish LGBT history. The author Ulrika Knutsson speaks out.
Organiser: Liberal women
13:00–13:45 HIV / AIDS - The sinners' disease
Marie Sandberg presents her master's thesis in history about discourses of sin and disease in the 1980's Swedish epedemic of AIDS.
Organiser: Marie Sandberg | Where: Celsing Room | Price: Entrance to Pride House
13:00–14:15 How does one succeed with gender pedagogy?
How does one succeed with integrating gender questions with pedagogy, avoid heterosexual norms and awaken the interest of staff of schools and childrens' parents?
Organiser: Foff
13:00–14:30 EU for Dummies Step 2
A talk about what LGBT has to do with the Swedish government's priorities for the upcoming Presidency in the EU. The 09-network addresses the EU's role to ensure people's sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Organiser: RFSL and the Swedish ESF Council | Where: KILEN
13:45–14:20 Edith Backlund
Edith Backlund writes songs about women with seduction in their eyes and daggers in their purses.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
14:00–14:45 LGBT in Europe, why are the differences so big?
Meet Centerpartiets EU-parliamentarian Lena Ek in a conversation with representatives from the LGBT organisations from Sweden, Turkey and Poland.
Organiser: Centerpartiet (political party)
14:00–14:45 Prejudice Revisited
Have you ever tried to tell your gay friends that you are a catholic scout? Are those who crave for tolerance tolerant themselves? Come and dicuss!
Organiser: Swedish Gay Scouts
14:00–14:45 Swimming Stroke - A Love Story
A presentation of Jessika Berglund’s debut novel Swimming Stroke.
Organiser: Albert Bonnier's Publisher | Where: The Bandler Room (Bandlerrummet)
14:00–15:00 KISS MY VELOUR!
A stunning comedy show about You, Your mother and everyone You’ve ever slept with! In swedish
Organiser: Stockholm Pride
14:00–15:30 Black is a colour one can get sick of
In love and jealous? Is it manageable? Here you can know more about different people's thoughts and experiences. maybe also tools to manage your relationship when jealousy is knocking on the door.
Organiser: Anna Karlsson
14:30–14:50 Joshua
Joshua has created an given place on the international queer-scene. His unique RnB-inspired dance music contains everything from broken hearts to easy-listended melodies.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
14:30–15:45 Queer acting
Not enough with a week a year? Aiming to challenge heteronormativity on stage during the entire year? A conversation about what has happened in performance arts since 2005.
Organiser: Swedish Union for Theatre, Artists and Media & Swedish Performing Arts
14:30–16:00 Gender neutral marriage - do we really want that?
Is gender neutral marriage really the most important LGBT issue? Is there any way same sex marriage can be subversive or is it always and only an assimilation to contemporary norms?
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Main Stage | Price: Entrance to Pride House
14:45–16:15 EU for Dummies Step 3
What responsibilities do the European Union have to protect and extend the rights of LGBT people? Is freedom of movement and security truly available for LGBT people?
Organiser: RFSL and the Swedish ESF Council | Where: KILEN
15:00–15:45 Making It - Or Just Being Out There
From the Tyra Banks show to music videos with Margaret Cho, singer Joshua Klipp shares his experiences as an openly transgender musician.
Organiser: Joshua Klipp | Where: Bandler Room
15:00–15:45 The union and the heterosexual norm
Create an open work place! A good environment presupposes an open and including working climate.
Organiser: Union Network
15:00–16:00 Femme-inistic pentathlon
Hand bag, nail scissors or a butch? Come see what will be thrown during this year's most femme-inistic pentathlon!
Organiser: Stockholm Femme Mafia | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
15:00–16:30 Coming out workshop
"Homosexuals are bad models and if they are educators, the young people will become gay, too" Sound familiar to you? Workshop for you who work with teens or children. In english.
Organiser: Swedish Gay Scouts | Where: Repsal 1
15:45–16:30 Performance & Gender
Conversation about the performance of gender: off and on stage
Organiser: Wotever World | Where: Bryggan | Price: Entrance to Pride House
16:00–16:45 Everyone was crashing
Mats Christiansens has made a study where four elderly gay men from the San Fransisco gay community talk about the advent of AIDS and the impact it has had on their lives. In english.
Organiser: The Gay Nurses | Where: Lagret | Price: Entrance to Pride House
16:00–16:45 Femmes of Power: Exploding Queer Femininities
Del LaGrace Volcano and Ulrika Dahl show images and talk about their new book Femmes of Power, featuring over 60 femmes and other queerly feminine heroines from 12 cities in 7 countries. In english
Organiser: Stockholm Femme Mafia
16:00–17:50 Diversity and Inclusive Leadership
An interactive workshop based on both companies' "Diversity and Inclusive Leadership" training concept.
Organiser: IBM, Volvo & Volvo Personvagnar
16:30–17:15 How to write a queer/feminist childrens book
Why is it primordial to describe norms breaking ideas in children's and youngter's literature? How does one reach that goal in the best way? The founders of the queer/feminist publication house "Wombat proposal" will tell you everything on the matter.
Organiser: Wombat proposal
16:30–17:50 International Roof Mingle
Mingle with international guests, politicians and LGBT activists.
Organiser: RFSL and the Swedish ESF Council | Where: Kulturhuset - the roof | Price: Free
16:45–17:50 Lubiewo
Reading from the Polish novel Lubiewo and discussion with its translator.
Organiser: Stefan Ingvarsson and Modernista
17:00–17:20 Bitch and Ferron
Bitch performing with Ferron - the Johnny Cash of lesbian folk singing.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
17:00–17:45 LBGTQ in Kyrgyzstan
What are the main problems and how is the LGBT movement I Kyrgyzstan organised? Listen to representatives from the LGBT organization Labrys in Kyrgyzstan. In english.
Organiser: SFQ | Where: Lagret
17:00–17:45 The Future is/of Femme
Panel conversation with contributors to the book Femmes of Power about queer femininity, femme-inism, femme solidarity, pleasures and activism in and beyond queer communities
Organiser: Stockholm Femme Mafia
17:30–17:50 Frida Selander
Rock’n’Roll-Patti Smith & Neil Young-Queer Blues from the north of Sweden.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
19:00 Hedwig and the Angry Inch
This years rock musical. By John Cameron Mitchell. Music and lyrics: Stephen Trask. Translated and Directed by: Farnaz Arbabi. Starring: Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Iris Esell, and others.
Organiser: Stockholms stadsteater [Also Fri 1 Aug 19:00]
Friday 01 August
12:00–12:45 Gendered Bodies - My genitalia and my brain
What if you have a cock in your brain but not in the flesh? About the issues that genderqueer people face when their bodies don’t match up to their conception of their (sexual) identity. In english.
Organiser: Wotever World
12:00–12:45 No alcohol for alternative clubs?
Alternative clubs get their alcohol permissions revoked and civil servants have said these clubs are not morally correct. Representatives from Folkhälsoinstitutet (health care institute), LUF (liberal youth party) and Fetisch People Party discuss.
Organiser: LGBT liberals
12:00–12:45 Vocal transition in Female to Male Transsexuals
Vocal and personal: the openly transgendered artist Joshua Klipp shares his vocal experiences transitioning from female to male. In english.
Organiser: Joshua Klipp
12:00–13:00 Lantz and Rosenberg and sin a dirtiness
Favourite in repreat! The tradition continues. Annika Lantz and Tiina Rosenberg take this year's Pride theme seriously and meet us in a conversation about sin and dirtiness.
Organiser: Normal Förlag
12:00–13:15 Who is allowed to long for children in Sweden?
A conversation about norms with the starting point pointed at the legislation concerning assisted insemination and adoption.
Organiser: Foff
12:00–13:30 Dance therapy – what is it?
Come and try an efficient therapy method! Through the dance and movement's alternative communication forms you will get the chance to express yourself in a different way.
Organiser: Anna Rosén & Timo Loponen
12:00–13:30 LGBT – A European Trade Union Issue?
Is LGBT a trade union issue? What tools are necessary? What can the ETUC (European Trade Union Confederation) do and how can we collaborate throughout Europe? In english.
Organiser: Fritt Fram & ESF | Where: Kilen
12:00–13:30 Transgender Europe Survey: Accessing Health Care
Researchers have collected and analysed information on transgender and transsexual peoples’ experiences of inequality and discrimination in accessing healthcare in Europe.
Organiser: JämO, RFSL Youth & SFQ | Where: STUDIO 3
13:00–14:00 Pride and Prejudice in Polen and the Baltic countries, part 1
Same sex, different treatment? – How’s life as an LGBT-person in Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania? In english.
Organiser: RFSL and the Swedish ESF Council
13:00–14:30 About Rights and LGBT Families in Europe
What is the situation and what challenges remain before LGBT families in Europe can enjoy the rights they are entitled to? A debate held in English.
Organiser: HomO | Where: KILEN
13:00–14:45 DIY: Be your own VJ
VJ Udart gives you an introduction to the remarkable world of VJ-ing.
Organiser: Vibeke Bertelsen (VJ Udart)
13:30–13:50 Annika Edin
Annika Edin sings and tells us her stories about being gay in general, but first and foremost about being human.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
13:30–14:50 Sex Positive Queer Spaces
A discussion about the queer play-space Klub Fukk in London and the politics and practice of creating an open queer sex positive space. In english.
Organiser: Wotever World
13:40 From Pride to Parliament (on high heels)
Dialogue with Vladiomir Luxuria, the first transperson elected in the European parliament. Luxuria is transgender-activist, actor, tv-personality as well as politician within the italian party Rifondazione Communista.
Organiser: Vänsterpartiet
13:40–14:40 Life as an LGBT person in Iran
Afsaneh Vahdat from the organisation "Exmuslim" gives a lecture on how the situation looks like for LGBT person whom live under the religious dictatorship in Iran.
Organiser: The "Exmuslim" association
14:00–14:20 Tiny Boyz
The collection of songs that the Tiny Boyz present is bipolar and talks to the whole spectrum of emotions, from euphoria to frustration.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
14:00–14:45 State of Mind Artwork
The artist duo Annica Karlsson Rixon and Anna Viola Hallberg presents the behind the scenes material from the time invested in exploring the lesbian/queer life in St Petersburg, Russia.
Organiser: Annica Karlsson Rixon & Anna Viola Hallberg | Where: STUDIO 3
14:00–15:00 Girls, Girls, Girls!
Welcome to the ultimate Celebration of Femmes! Join our world full of feathers, sparkle, pasties, fringes, dancing and amazing performances. Let us entertain you! Come join the Cabaret!
Organiser: Stockholm Pride
14:00–15:30 Get sex the way you want it
A workshop about strengthening ones sexual self awareness and to be able to communicate it with ones sex partner(s).
Organiser: Normal Förlag
14:00–17:45 Annual meeting
The association FHOBIT - The physically challenged LGBT-persons - have their annual meeting.
Organiser: FHOBIT
14:30–14:50 Nina Ramsby
In a brave concert about courage and confusion, Nina Ramsby will perform alone - with her voice and guitar.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
14:30–15:45 Racism and homophobia
Danish researcher Rikke Andreassen talks about the interlinks between homophobia and racism in Denmark and Europe. In English.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride
14:30–16:00 Grassroot Organising in Southern Africa
LGBTI people in Africa are facing many challenges. At the same time grassroot activists are gathering to create an LGBT movement, ready to fight back! People from Uganda, South Africa, Namibia and Botswana will share their expericences.
Organiser: RFSL
14:30–16:00 Transexual dance – Creative dance for the T-group
What do you as a transexual person for experiences stored in your body? Come and explore the dancing possibility and just find your way do dance! No previous knowledge needed, only oyur presence.
Organiser: Anna Rosén & Timo Loponen
14:45–16:15 National/Rational Sex?
Abroad, Sweden is commonly associated with sex. Fore some, this has been a sign of decline. To others, a marker of progress. A workshop that explores the paradox. In english.
Organiser: Klara Arnberg, Carl Marklund, Nikolas Glover
14:50–16:00 Pride and prejudice in Poland and the baltic countries, part 2
The lives of LGBT people are clearly affected by political decisions – what could or should politicians do to further the rights and equal treatment of LGBT? English.
Organiser: RFSL and the Swedish ESF Council | Where: KILEN
15:00–15:45 State of mind - Lezzy Think Tank
Forming coalitions between organisations and individuals. A think tank based on community and activism, on local needs and cross-national experience. Join in this dynamic process! In English
Organiser: Annica Karlsson Rixon & Anna Viola Hallberg
15:00–16:00 Dildokubb - the Finale!
Dildokubb - le grande finale!
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
15:00–16:00 LGBT rights in education
How Teachers' Organisations in Europe and throughout the world work in order to promote the human and trade union rights of homosexual, bisexual and transgender people.
Organiser: The Swedish Teachers’ Union | Where: STUDIO 3
15:00–16:15 Who defends the human rights within the UN
What is the EU's responsibility when member countries fail to respect the common legislation for LGBT issues?
Organiser: Junilistan & UN Democrats | Where: Lagret
15:15–16:00 Gay and Lesbian Movement in Taiwan
LGBT issues and movement in Taiwan: what are the fights and who are the actors? Come and experience the LGBT world in Taiwan!
Organiser: Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association & Taiwan Gender Equity Educaiton Association
16:00–16:20 Pride and Prejudice in Poland and the baltic countries, part 3
Zimbabwe is a feminist girl band from Lithuania, escaping all possible frames, both social and musical. Some call them punk, but they cover wider space: ska, rhythm, punk moments, emotional melodies.
Organiser: RFSL and the Swedish ESF Council | Where: Kulturhuset - the roof | Price: Free
16:00–16:45 Bögjävlar (The Damn Gays) - One year later
One year after the release of the release of the book Bögjävlar it is released in pocket formation. Has the book lead to any debate about the gay culture in Sweden and in its own community.
Organiser: Bögjävlarna (The damn gays) and the publishing company Atlas
16:15–17:45 Work against discrimination in practise
The Ombudsman against Discrimination on grounds of Sexual Orientation and the Red Cross antidiscrimination agency in Luleå together sorts out question marks regarding the practical antidiscrimination work and their different roles.
Organiser: Ombudsmännen mot diskriminering | Where: KILEN
16:30–17:00 Hellsongs
Hellsongs has built a reputation as a most enjoyable live act in Scandinavia.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
16:30–17:50 Gender crossing identity or expression?
The new discrimination act contains a ban on discrimination on the grounds of gender identity and expression. A discussion from a norm critial and a youth perspective.
Organiser: JämO & RFSL Youth
16:30–17:50 Is Christianity in the closet?
Meet Christian LGBT people from Bosnia, Latvia, Poland and Spain. Is Christianity something that is closed or something that liberates? Opening reflection is presented by the archbishop Anders Wejryd.
Organiser: EKHO, Sensus and The Swedish Church
17:00–17:45 Multiculturalism and the Welfare State of Sweden
A lecture about the tension in different views of multiculturality, through a close study of the case of Sweden's relation to its others. In english.
Organiser: Center Against Racism
17:00–17:50 Exempted people - A swedish LGBT history
Was there a gender "over steppers" back in the Middle Ages? A conversation about how the view with the starting point in the new book from Norsteds Akademical Publishing Company
Organiser: Norstedts Akademic Publishing Company
17:00–18:00 QAOS
QAOS is a queer youth theatre project for young queers, and the ensemble is now taking another step - onto the stage. The show at EuroPride is one part of an activist process, starting in 2007 and ending beyond the horizon.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride
17:15–17:45 Detektivbyrån
Detektivbyrån is the new black as well as the old white. This band is glockenspiel ‘n’ accordion on top of fuzzy beats and swinging hugs.
Organiser: Stockholm Pride | Where: Kulturhustaket | Price: Free
19:00 Hedwig and the Angry Inch
This years rock musical. By John Cameron Mitchell. Music and lyrics: Stephen Trask. Translated and Directed by: Farnaz Arbabi. Starring: Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Iris Esell, and others.
Organiser: Stockholms stadsteater [Also Sun 3 Aug 19:00]
Sunday 03 August
19:00 Hedwig and the Angry Inch
This years rock musical. By John Cameron Mitchell. Music and lyrics: Stephen Trask. Translated and Directed by: Farnaz Arbabi. Starring: Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Iris Esell, and others.
Organiser: Stockholms stadsteater