On May 17th 1990 the World Health Organization (WHO) decided that homosexuality is no longer classified as a disease. Ever since we celebrate 17th of May as the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT).
Make out! Make change! will be a kissing action at Sergels Torg and Activism meets Culture is an evening-long happening at RFSL in collaboration with many other fantastic LGBTQI activist groups.
Do you wanna join our celebration this year? Tag along with us from the Amnesty LGBTQI group! You have the possibility to join two events we are planning for this day - choose one or both and it’s all FOR FREE!!!
PART 1
MAKE OUT! MAKE CHANGE!
At 18.00 you can meet us on Sergels Torg and show your support for all fellow LGBTQI people of the world by MAKING OUT with the person you love. It’s as simple and powerful as that! And the more the merrier!
♡ Feministas Acidas Rrriotsamba
https://m.facebook.com/Feministas-Acidas-Rrriotsamba-680537411987273/
There will be music, there will be power, there will be lots of love and hopefully even more kisses to share with the world. We from the Amnesty LGBTQI group will lead through the approximately 30 min long event with some short speeches, drumming sounds and several kissing rounds.
MATCH-UP STATION
Don’t you worry about not having a partner, before and during the event there will be a match-up station for all you singles out there. Come and get paired up ;)
By claiming public space on IDAHOT we create awareness for LGBTQI people’s love relations. We kiss for those thousands of people who can’t express their affection openly out of fear of being threatened, mocked, physically attacked, imprisoned or even killed.
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PART 2
ACTIVISM MEETS CULTURE @ RFSL
After half an hour of kissing are those who want invited to take part in a march from Sergels Torg to the RFSL facilities at Sveavägen 59 and continue to spread the love. Doors will be open from 19.00 onwards and there will be more speeches, dancing, music, food and time to mingle the whole evening from 19.00 until 23 o’clock. Bring your loved ones!
We organize an interesting, educative, empowering and fun evening with lots going on. Contributing to this evening with speeches, songs and dances are:
♡ Transammans
https://m.facebook.com/transammans/
♡ Lesbisk Kraft
https://m.facebook.com/lesbiskkraft/
♡ Eddy, LGBTQI activist from Uganda representing RADO Uganda
https://m.facebook.com/RADO-Uganda-157177557703951/
♡ Lesbians who Tech
https://www.facebook.com/lesbianswhotech/
♡ Siarhei, LGBTQ activist from Belarus
♡ Jon Fridholm of Östgruppen for Democracy and Human Rights
https://m.facebook.com/Ostgruppen/
♡ TUPILAK
https://m.facebook.com/tupilakorg/
♡ Mohammad Esmailnejad from Iran representing RFSL Newcomers Gothenburg
https://www.facebook.com/rfslnewcomers/
♡ Amnesty LGBTQI group Stockholm
https://m.facebook.com/amnestyhbtqstockholm/
♡ RFSL Stockholm Dharma and Martia group
♡ Amnesty Choir
♡ Dance Performance with: Jilda Hallin, Lisen Pousette, Mandi Tiukannen, Lyn Bentschik, Gry Tingskog, Alex Nagy and Lisa Schaman
Later we will post a detailed schedule for the evening and information about each group.
We are looking forward to welcome you and hope you will invite all your friends to join as well!
Love is love and that’s what the world really needs. All you need is love, da da dadada...
P.S.1. The event at RFSL house follows a non alcohol policy.
P.S.2. To ensure safety and good supervision at RFSL house, registration will be required. More information to come.
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PART 3
For those of you who can not be with us, you are welcome to send us your messages of support for IDAHOT in any shape or form that you wish. The message can be in form of photography, painting, or a video with or without faces in English.
We will collect all that we recieve and post it online.
For more information please contact:
[email protected]
