BBC Outside Source 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Listen Live

Search

Time to dust off your rainbow flag

Friday, 10 September 2021 06:05

Pexels

This week is Geneva Pride week and tomorrow the Pride March will flow through the city, for the first time since the summer of 2019. 

The march tomorrow starts at the Quai Wilson at 2pm and finishes at the Pride Village which is already set up in the Parc des Bastions. 

The 2020 march was cancelled due to the pandemic. 

Throughout the week there have been concerts, film screenings, drag shows and discussions set up throughout the city to talk about queer issues, not least the upcoming vote on marriage rights for same-sex couples, which will take place on 26 September. 

Anyone can join in the Pride March. The Pride Village requires a COVID certificate (and corresponding ID) to enter, even ahead of Monday’s new restrictions.

 

 

For more information about Pride Week, listen to our interview with members of this year's organising team Rebecca Guillaume and Laye Samb.

 

 

 

Share

More from Bitesize News

  • Economic outlook uncertain for this year

    Switzerland’s economic outlook remains cautious, with the KOF Swiss Economic Institute forecasting growth of around one percent in 2026,although that depends on falling oil prices.

  • Geneva bans the burkini

    Geneva’s parliament has voted to ban the burkini in public swimming pools, ending months of heated debate.

  • Birthday candles banned in Geneva schools

    In response to the fire in Crans Montana, birthday candles have been banned in Geneva’s primary schools.

  • Transit tax moves closer

    Switzerland is moving closer to introducing a transit tax for foreign vehicles crossing the country.

  • Fake Nyon officer fined

    A man in his fifties has been convicted in Vaud after impersonating a police officer in several towns, including Rolle and Nyon.

  • Heavy traffic this Easter

    Heavy traffic is expected across Switzerland over the Easter holiday period, particularly on the A2 Gotthard autoroute and the A13 San Bernardino route from March 27.

Follow WRS

Download our app

  • Available on the App Store
  • Available on Google Play