Bears for Pride

Bears go proud, too. Thessaloniki’s bear scene is developing and Thessaloniki Pride is there. On Saturday, 30 March, bears and all other tribes go partying at Big Bar, the new gay hotspot of Thessaloniki. Music by DJ Boli. Surprise happenings, as well. Entrance is free.

QueerEUrope 2018

The project focused on the general question about how gender definitions affect society, how they can provide privileges or can limit freedom and, how we can try to share those privileges in order to raise appreciation for diverse ways of life. It particularly explored and compared empowerment strategies for young LGBTI refugees and developed methods used for the work with … Read More

Call for Participants – Youth Exchange

Thessaloniki Pride is looking for participants for its next European youth exchange! WHEN: 15 – 23 APRIL 2018 WHERE: Zebegény, Hungary WHAT ABOUT: LGBTI activism and film making HOW MANY: 4 participants from Greece WHO: Motivated to actively participate and contribute to the project with their experience and at least intermediate knowledge of English; optimal: 2 participants with digital skills … Read More

Thessaloniki Pride 2018

7th thessaloniki Pride poster "A Family Thing"

  7th Thessaloniki Pride is dedicated to family.   As a community we fall in love and create relationships of tenderness and affection, while many of us create our own families, which we usually have to keep out of sight in order to protect them. In a society that denies and stigmatizes them, the Greek government fails to vote legislation … Read More

Masquerade Party

On Friday, February 16th, the first party of Thessaloniki Pride volunteers for 2018 will take place! This time we are dressing up and celebrating Carnival. Always in a Pride mood and of course at our favourite HORUS DADA club.  

Suggest a slogan for the 7th Thessaloniki Pride

As a community we love and create relationships of love and affection, while many of us create our own families, which we usually have to keep out of sight in order to protect them. In a society that denies and stigmatizes them the greek government fails to vote legislation that protects lgbt families and allows them to live in dignity … Read More

Thessaloniki to host Europride 2020!

EuroPride 2020 – Thessaloniki It’s official! Thessaloniki Pride will host EuroPride in 2020, following voting by members of the European Pride Organisers Association at their annual meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden, in September 2017. Europride is a central pride event of Europe that promotes LGBT equality, love and visibility and is hosted in a different european city each year. Europride was … Read More

Sport Unites: project results

Thessaloniki Pride in its attempt to combat homophobia and transphobia in the sports domain, as well as to promote visibility of LGBTI sportspersons, entered in partnership with another 4 organisations from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro in order to implement the youth exchange Sport Unites. For 10 days, 1-10 September 2017, in Korenica, Croatia, 40 youngsters participated, learned and raised … Read More

Statement to the Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme Court on persecution of homophobic hate speech

The Greek Helsinki Monitor along with the two Greek Pride organiser entities Athens and Thessaloniki Pride issued the following statement regarding the recent developments in the field of justice regarding the combat of homophobic hate speech (in Greek): Διάβημα σε Εισαγγελία Αρείου Πάγου για δίωξη ομοερωτοφοβίας – Άρνηση συνάντησης από Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης

Sotiria Bellou: Woman? Lesbian? Trans?

Thessaloniki Pride on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia is honoured to host a lecture-discussion by Dr. Kathleen Dixon, Professor of English at the University of North Dakota. Dr. Dixon’s research considers the question of how rembetiko singer Sotiria Bellou (1921-1997) was able to become a national Greek icon, while openly conducting homosexual affairs and sharing … Read More