Pinkwashing instead of Pride?

Background
28.11.2025
11:00 – 12:00 Uhr
Campus Stage
Interview

Rainbow flags in June, "safe spaces" as a label? The event industry also often uses queer symbolism as an image factor, while genuine commitment is lacking. This is particularly evident at festivals: Pride motifs are visible, but queer acts, participation and safe spaces are often missing.
In this interview, presenter Mara Lukes (KiezKultur Festival // Indiego & Café Glocksee // Girls* Get Shit Done) and Patrick Ehrhardt (Festival of Lights Berlin, AQUAHÖFE, Kollektiv Komfortzone) discuss why pinkwashing is so widespread, why it seems attractive to event organisers and how genuine solidarity can be achieved – beyond rainbow aesthetics and marketing.

Moderation