For the second year in a row, Naalakkersuisut will mark Pride in June to show its support for diversity and the country’s LGBT+ community.
The official observance will take place online with the display of a rainbow icon on the Naalakkersuisut website and on social media. In addition, the rainbow flag will be raised in the square in front of Naalakkersuisut in June.
The Minister for Children, Youth, Justice, and Gender Equality will deliver a speech at the Nuuk Pride parade on June 13 in Nuuk.
Mariane Paviasen Jensen, Minister for Children, Youth, Justice, and Gender Equality, states:
“I am very pleased to announce that, for the second year in a row, Naalakkersuisut will raise the rainbow flag in celebration of Pride. It is important that we show our support for the country’s LGBT+ citizens and demonstrate that here in Greenland, we stand behind the right to be who you are. This is especially important given that we live in a time when opposition to LGBT+ people and equality is growing on the international stage. We must show that there is no room here for intolerance and prejudice. Therefore, I urge everyone to participate in this year’s Pride, and also to remind one another that everyone is important to the community and has the right to be exactly who they are.
On behalf of Naalakkersuisut, I wish you all a wonderful Pride!”
