PROGRAMME
POLITICAL MESSAGE
SUPPORT US
CONTACT
SL
LJUBLJANA PRIDE FESTIVAL
2024
Kiss it Better
Pre-event: Opening of the Exhibition
June 6th, 19:00
Right Atrium of the Ljubljana City Hall (Mestni trg 1, Ljubljana)
At the exhibition opening, we will get the chance to explore its meaning and meet the artists themselves: Christa Barlinn Korvald, Marin Håskjold and IO Siversten, established Norwegian LGBTIQ+ artists, who have been working on the exhibition over a span of several years, collecting the voices and stories of LGBTIQ+ people from different countries, including Slovenia. The project tackles relevant societal and political topics related to the safety and freedom of the LGBTIQ+ community.
The exhibition will be on dislpay form June 6th to July 7th.
Guided tour of the exhibition Kiss it Better
Guided tour
June 8th, 11:00–12:00
Right Atrium of the Ljubljana City Hall (Mestni trg 1, Ljubljana)
We invite you to a guided tour of the “Kiss it Better” exhibition with the curator Ivan Kovač who will be joined by one of the featured artists.
The guided tour of the exhibition “Kiss it Better” in English will be held on Friday, June 14th at 17:00.
LGBT Tour of Ljubljana
Guided tour
June 8th, 16:00–18:00
start in front of the Ljubljana City Hall (Mestni trg 1, Ljubljana)
Since 2015, Ljubljana Pride Association has been organising guided LGBT tours for the guests of the Ljubljana Pride Festival to educate them about the history and current state of LGBTIQ+ activism in Ljubljana and Slovenia.
Sign-up required due to the limited group size. The link to the application form is available on the festival’s website and Ljubljana Pride’s social media.
The LGBT tour of Ljubljana in English will be held on Tuesday, June 11th at 17:00, and on Friday, June 14th at 18:00.
Feminism Is No Joke!
DIY Cabaret
June 8th, 19:00
The Mladinsko Theather (Vilharjeva 11, Ljubljana)
The DIY Queer Feminist Cabaret explores themes related to gender and/or sexual orientation that are ignored, covered up and repressed in everyday society. It creates a space where performers do not have to adapt performances and themes that might not be appropriate on a traditional stage, a space where the “ugly” becomes beautiful, the non-normative is desirable, the “unattractive” is attractive …
Rainbow brunch
Community event
June 9th, 11:00–16:00
Hana Karim studio (Vilharjeva cesta 3, Ljubljana)
This relaxed rainbow brunch gathering is intended for getting to know each other, making connections and strengthening the LGBTIQ+ community. Together we will celebrate our participation at the European elections.
The Zone of Fabulousness: Collective Care for Activists
Workshop
June 10th, 17:00–20:00
Vodnik Homestead Centre (Stritarjeva 7, Ljubljana)
The workshop introduces “The Zone of Fabulousness”, a methodology developed by Vikki Reynolds and Tara Taylor for social justice activists. It serves as an approach that fosters connection, centers on the individuals we serve, and aligns our shared ethics with collective care, rather than capitalist notions of self-care.
Alliances for Safe Rainbow Housing – Safe Services for LGBTIQ+ Youth Facing Housing Instability
International Conference
June 11th, 9:00–16:00
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova – +MSUM (Maistrova 3, Ljubljana)
At the international conference, we will delve into the consequences of LGBTIQ+ youth homelessness invisibility. With experts from Slovenia and abroad, we will examine how these challenges impact youth and housing policies, as well as the accessibility and adequacy of public services, particularly for those facing homelessness.
Sign-up required for organisational purposes. The link to the application form is available on the festival’s website and Ljubljana Pride’s social media.
LGBT Tour of Ljubljana
Guided tour
June 11th, 17:00–19:00
start in front of the Ljubljana City Hall (Mestni trg 1, Ljubljana)
Since 2015, Ljubljana Pride Association has been organising guided LGBT tours for the guests of the Ljubljana Pride Festival to educate them about the history and current state of LGBTIQ+ activism in Ljubljana and Slovenia.
Sign-up required due to the limited group size. The link to the application form is available on the festival’s website and Ljubljana Pride’s social media.
The LGBT tour of Ljubljana in English will be held on Friday, June 14th at 18:00.
Do we Fight the System or do we Build our own Utopias?
Discussion
June 11th, 19:00
ZRC Atrium (Novi trg 2, Ljubljana)
At the systemic level, LGBTIQ+ people repeatedly experience discrimination and exclusion, while our countries are bound to uphold the right to non-discrimination and equal treatment for all. Should we fight with the system, or against the system, by always demanding equal and non-discriminatory treatment and inclusion?
The Rights of LGBTIQ+ Asylum Seekers
Seminar
June 12th, 10:00–16:00
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova – +MSUM (Maistrova 3, Ljubljana)
The international seminar will introduce the human rights situation of LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers in Slovenia and allow for a comparison with other European countries. We will hear personal experiences with the asylum and immigration systems from LGBTIQ+ activists and the examples of good practices of organisations supporting LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers.
Sign-up required for organisational purposes. The link to the application form is available on the festival’s website and Ljubljana Pride’s social media.
Inclusive and Antiracist LGBTIQ+ Communities and Services – Welcoming Our Global Siblings
Panel discussion
June 12th, 19:00
Club Tiffany ( Masarykova 24, Ljubljana)
This interactive panel will be centred around the experiences of inclusion and exclusion of LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers/refugees within the LGBTIQ+ communities in Slovenia and Europe.
Selekcija // AKA Neomi
Open-Air Concert
12. junij, 21:00 // ODPADE - prestavljeno na 29. 6. 2024
Pritličje (Mestni trg 2, Ljubljana)
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Pritličje is preparing an extended series of Selekcija concerts lasting until November.
Legal Gender Recognition and Trans Rights
Seminar
June 13th, 10:00–16:00
Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova – +MSUM (Maistrova 3, Ljubljana)
The international seminar will introduce the human rights situation of trans people in Slovenia, focusing on legal gender recognition. We will hear the personal experiences of visible trans persons and trans activists, as well as examples of good practices, support mechanisms and tools of organisations supporting trans people in Slovenia.
Sign-up required for organisational purposes. The link to the application form is available on the festival’s website and Ljubljana Pride’s social media.
Major and Helena
Theatre play
June 13th, 20:00
The Mladinsko Theatre (Vilharjeva 11, Ljubljana)
Based on the book of the same name by Maja Bekčić Petrović and dramatised by Divna Stojanov, the theatre play “Major and Helena” reveals the moving and true story of Helena Vuković, a former major in the Serbian army who is also a trans woman.
Major and the Drag Queens
Drag show
June 13th, 21:45
Publika bar klub (Vilharjeva 11, Ljubljana)
Dorijan Mavrični, Glupa Pupa Kunt and Saška Depresso are local drag performers who, throughout their work on the scene, actively place trans identities in stories told through drag. With their talent and fearlessness, they will ensure an unforgettable end to the evening.
Animating Pride: Creating Stop-Motion Animation
Workshop
June 14th, 13:00–17:00
Hana Karim Studio (Vilharjeva 3, Ljubljana)
At the interactive “Animating Pride” workshop, we will explore the basics of animation and merge our creativity with expression through the art of stop-motion animation.
Sign-up required due to the limited group size. The link to the application form is available on the festival’s website and Ljubljana Pride’s social media.
Guided tour of the exhibition Kiss it Better
Guided tour
June 14th, 17:00–18:00
Right Atrium of the Ljubljana City Hall (Mestni trg 1, Ljubljana)
We invite you to a guided tour of the “Kiss it Better” exhibition with the curator Ivan Kovač who will be joined by one of the featured artists.
LGBT Tour of Ljubljana
Guided tour
June 14th, 18:00–20:00
start in front of the Ljubljana City Hall (Mestni trg 1, Ljubljana)
Since 2015, Ljubljana Pride Association has been organising guided LGBT tours for the guests of the Ljubljana Pride Festival to educate them about the history and current state of LGBTIQ+ activism in Ljubljana and Slovenia.
Sign-up required due to the limited group size. The link to the application form is available on the festival’s website and Ljubljana Pride’s social media.
Pride village
Community event
June 15th, 10:00–16:00
Park Zvezda (Kongresni trg, Ljubljana)
Like every year, Pride Village will be dedicated to everyone in our community. The largest community event of the year is designed as a warm-up for the Pride Parade and the stage programme after the march.
Pride March
Pride March
June 15th, 17:00–23:00
AKC Metelkova mesto to Kongresni trg
The main event of the annual Pride Parade in Ljubljana is the Pride March – a protest march through the streets of Ljubljana, this year under the slogan “Looking Back, Marching Forward”.
Pride Afterparty
After party
June 15th, 23:00
AKC Metelkova mesto, klubi Tiffany, Monokel, Gromka in Gala hala (Masarykova 24, Ljubljana)
Join us for the unforgettable conclusion of this year’s Ljubljana Pride Festival at the spectacular Pride Afterparty at Metelkova, organised for the very first time in collaboration with clubs Tiffany and Monokel, the Ustanova collective, as well as clubs Gala hala and Gromka!
Looking back, marching forward
Political message
The year 2024 marks 40 years of the organized LGBTIQ+ community in Slovenia, 40 years of fighting for human rights, visibility and dignity of LGBTIQ+ people, and 40 years of slow but persistent achievements. When we look back at the past 40 years and evaluate the situation today, we see that the fight for the human rights of LGBTIQ+ people in Slovenia is far from over.
Lesbian couples and single women are discriminated against as they still do not have access to medically assisted pregnancies.
Intersex babies and children are subjected to medically non-urgent cosmetic surgeries that aim to “correct” their genitalia, thereby marking them for life.
LGBTIQ+ people seeking international protection (asylum) experience violence and secondary victimization in asylum centers and institutional treatment, as they end up in a closed institution together with people from the environments they fled from, as well as homo- and transphobia and racism.
LGBTIQ+ people who find themselves in institutional care also often experience violence and discrimination. Their basic human rights remain unaddressed. Safe houses do not offer protection to transgender people, transgender women end up in prisons in men’s wards, LGBTIQ+ people in psychiatric care experience violence and conversion therapy approaches, LGBTIQ+ children in schools do not have adequate access to toilets and changing rooms, they experience bullying and other pressures on a daily basis …
Thus, with this year’s Ljubljana Pride Festival, we are answering to all those who doubt the need for a pride parade, for activism and for the constant fight for human rights and dignity. All the horrible backlash and hatred that has poured in towards non-binary people after Nemo’s victory at this year’s Eurovision is, among other things, the reason that it is necessary to keep fighting. Every young LGBTIQ+ person who experiences bullying at school or is afraid to come out to friends and parents is why we need activism. And every renewed attempt by hostile or indifferent politics to keep LGBTIQ+ people invisible and hated, to continue to violate our rights and to label our needs as politically too risky to be addressed through public policy, is a reason for the pride parade.
On the 40th anniversary of the organized LGBTIQ+ community in Slovenia, we are embarking on a journey through time. Throughout the year, we celebrate the pioneering steps and achievements of the past 40 years. During the Ljubljana Pride Festival, we shed light on today’s struggles and march towards a better and a more just future. History teaches us that change is possible, even if it seems impossible at a given moment. Together we will dream of tomorrow’s utopias and build joint visions for the future. Join us on this journey.
History teaches us, the future calls us, and the present is our battlefield.
SUPPORT THIS YEARS PRIDE MARCH
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Ljubljana Pride Association
Dunajska cesta 10, 1000 Ljubljana
(+386) 040 773 586
VAT: 50719459
Reg. No.: 4010604000
SI56 6100 0001 2119 430
(Delavska hranilnica d.d. )
Ljubljana Pride Association
