It's time for the annual award ceremonies. RFSL Stockholm's Board of Directors annually awards the Pink Thistle prize and now you have the opportunity to nominate a person who you think deserves the prize. The criteria for the award are:
The Rosa Tisteln (formerly the Homophobia Prize) in turn recognizes individuals/organizations that have made counterproductive efforts for the LGBTQ community. It is desirable, but not necessary, that the prize has a clear connection to Stockholm County. The prize can be awarded to individuals or organizations, for example:
Who have actively opposed the granting of equal rights to persons within the LGBTQ community.Who, through their expression of homophobia or transphobia, lack of LGBTQ competence or discriminatory actions, have disadvantaged the LGBTQ communitywho have shown cowardice or indifference in standing up for the rights of LGBT people in situations where it is clearly required.
Send your nomination to river*************@************sl.se. The deadline to nominate is Monday, July 9.
Previous recipients of the Pink Thistle
2017 Region Gotland
2016 Government
2015 General Sports Club (AIK)
2014 Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC)
2013 Annelie Enochson and Tuve Skånberg
2012 Örebro District Court
2011 Sollentuna municipality social services
2010 Jimmie Åkesson and the Sweden Democrats
2009 Göran Hägglund
2008 Roland Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Lars Dagson, Anne-Berit Ekström, Gunnar Holmgren, Annika Landgren, Lars Ljungström, Karin Lundkvist, Bo-Eric Malmvall, Per Arne Parment, Sven Arne Silfverdal, Nils Svensson
2007 Migration Court
2006 Supreme Court
2005 Ljungstedt upper secondary school
2004 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2002 Adoption Center
2000 Ingegerd Wärnersson
1999 Göran Hermansson
1998 Pierre Schori
1997 Laila Freivalds
1990 Norrköping newspapers
1988 Aftonbladet
1986 Daily News
