World AIDS Day
The first World AIDS Day was held on December 1 1988 and was dedicated to the fight against AIDS.
The first World AIDS Day was held on December 1 1988 and was dedicated to the fight against AIDS. The following year, RFSL Malmö (The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Rights) distributed 10,000 condoms on this day: We started at 8.00 by driving around Malmö's larger car parks, and putting a small package on every windscreen. Between 15.00 and 18.00, we stood in the corner of Södra Förstadsgatan and Friisgatan, handing out mulled wine, gingerbread, information, and condoms. In the evening we had an open house on Korsgatan, and a condom giveaway at Rosengård sports hall, where the band So What also played. The evening's events finished at 23.30, capping off a very successful day . Foto: Malmö Stadsarkiv Text: A Ride to Pride en kartguide till Malmös hbtqi-historia, Malmö Stadsarkiv
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- Årtal: 1988
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