Pride is a party is a protest: LGBTQIA+ rights under attack
Episode Description
Now that Brussels has officially kicked off Pride season, join Kim and Rasmus for an unfiltered conversation about why Pride as a protest is still f-ing important. They talk about their pride in taking over a city: the feeling of freedom, allowing you to be who you are.
“You cannot silence a rainbow.” Kim and Rasmus also discuss how the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is attacking fundamental rights by trying to ban Budapest Pride - and how he is actually harming the mental wellbeing of kids himself. Both will be present to protect the local LGBTQIA+ community.
In closing Kim and Rasmus tell us what keeps them going: “We are one community and we stand together - but we are also very diverse. That is the wonderful thing about Pride.”
In this episode
0:00 Welcome
1:58 Personal Pride
12:00 Pride as protest (vs corporate pink washing)
18:43 Budapest Pride
25:23 What keeps you going?
About our guests
- Kim van Sparrentak is Member of the European Parliament for GroenLinks from the Netherlands and chair of the Parliament’s LGBTQIA+ intergroup.
- Rasmus Nordqvist is Member of the European Parliament for the Danish SF party and leads the Queer Network within the European Greens.
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