CBS Pride
Beyond Pinkwash: Pride Parades and Integrative Civil Religion
This project is financed by Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (Grant Number: 9130-00103B) with DKK 2,45 Mio and will run from August 2020 to July 2023.
Pride Parades that promote lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights represent a globally growing sociocultural force. The parades increasingly attract corporate sponsorship. For some, this is a sign of success as the backing of large employers signals mainstream public support. For others, this support signals increased commercialization which undermines the LGBTI movement’s political and emancipatory edge. In this project, we explore these tensions and seek to resolve them through an investigation of how Pride might form part of what American sociologist Robert Bellah called a ‘civil religion’, that is a bond of allegiance based on universal human rights and solidarity among strangers. Our project addresses the pressing issue of how political and corporate actors may tap into genuine sources of social legitimacy without damaging their authenticity.
Latest News
How Denmark learned to love its LGBTQ+ community
Team member Jannick Friis Christensen is quoted in article on how Denmark learned to love its LGBTQ+ community.
Media Interviews in Newspaper “Information” July 2021
Research team members discuss LGBTQ+ movement and ‘pinkwashed’ capitalism in new article series
Rainbow LEGO and Pride Month 2021
Team member discusses LEGO’s new rainbow-themed toy
Summer 2021: Research team presents at international conferences
“Pride as public ritual: Celebrating difference as a universal human right?”: Team presents their first research results at GWO and SCOS conferences, July 2021.
Events
Pride is Political, August 2021
Team member Jannick will participate in a discussion event at CBS organized by Human Rights Watch.
Research Discussion at Copenhagen Pride 2021, August 16
As part of Copenhagen Pride 2021, our research team organizes a 1-hour workshop and discussion event at the 1:1 Democracy Festival on Kvægtorvet. Join us on August 16th at 1.30pm.
This workshop invites participants to share pivotal pride moments. A pride moment could be an experience of becoming and being who you are, a feeling of acceptance and inclusion, or…what is your pride moment?
August 18, 2020 – Public Debate: Pride a New Civil Religion?
See the full video here. And go to copenhagenprideweek2020.dk for more information!