It's time for the annual award ceremonies. RFSL Stockholm's board annually appoints the Rainbow Award and now you have the opportunity to nominate a person who you think has earned the award. The criteria for the award are:
The Rainbow Award (formerly the Golden Lamb Award) recognizes individuals/organizations that have made important contributions to the LGBTQ community during the past year. It is desirable, but not necessary, that the prize has a clear connection to Stockholm County. The prize can be awarded to individuals and organizations:
Who have actively worked to ensure that equal rights are given to people within the LGBTQ community.Who have raised the profile of one or more of the different groups, or the situation of the different groups, that make up the LGBTQ community in a positive way.Created new arenas, meeting places or support activities for the LGBTQ community.
Send your nomination and motivation to river*************@************sl.se. The deadline for nominations is Monday, July 9.
Recipients of the Rainbow Award over the years
2017 Rickard Söderberg
2016 Lesbian power
2015 Silvana Imam
2014 Aleksa Lundberg
2013 Linda Almqvist and Kerstin Burman
2012 Elderly home Regnbågen
2011 Magnus Kolsjö, Erik Slottner and Caroline Szyber
2010 Kaliber i P1 in collaboration with Brunchrapporten
2009 LGBT department of the Stockholm Addiction Center
2008 Thomas Hammarberg
2007 Raspberry Cave
2006 Åsa Petersen
2005 The exhibition ”NORMEN SKAVER - at work everyone is straight...?”
2004 Radio Stockholm
2003 Sylvia, Sylvester, QX and Corky
2002 Commander-in-Chief Johan Hederstedt
2001 Gert Svensson
2000 SSU, Ung Vänster, Grön Ungdom, CUF, LUF and MUF
1999 K G Hammar
1998 Inger Ehn-Knobblock
1997 Yvonne Ruwaida
