Luxembourg Pride Week, supporting the LGBTIQ+ community

The 25th edition of Luxembourg Pride Week will take place from July 6 to 14, 2024 in Esch-sur-Alzette.

Pride Week in Luxembourg

Luxembourg Pride Week features a number of events:

• Commemoration ceremony on July 8 from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
• Pride Run on July 11
• Pride Street Week Festival on July 13 and 14, 2024

Musical entertainment, dances, shows of all kinds and the participation of political figures will be on the program of this major festival dedicated to queer people.

The event is organized by the Rosa Lëtzebuerg association in support of the LGBTIQ+ community, to promote tolerance and combat all forms of discrimination. The Center LGBTIQ+ Cigale is also taking part in the event.

Pride Run on July 11 in Luxembourg

Celebrate diversity by taking part in the Luxembourg Pride Run. Part of the profits from the run are donated to associations supporting the LGBTQIA+ community.

For this second edition of the Luxembourg Pride Run, 3,500 participants are expected. The first edition in 2023 attracted over 1,500 participants.

Participants can run or walk a distance of 1, 5 or 10 km. Participants then run through the city center of Luxembourg. Even the youngest participants, aged 6 to 12, can run a distance of 1 km through the pedestrian streets of Luxembourg City.

The race starts at 6.40pm on Place Guillaume. The 10km race starts at 7pm and the 5km race at 7:30pm.

Registrations can be made directly at www.luxembourgpriderun.lu/

LGBTQIA+ rights in Luxembourg

As in many European countries, the LGBTQIA+ community is recognized in Luxembourg. In fact, homosexual, bisexual and transgender people benefit from a number of rights.

According to the latest Rainbow Europe 2023 index, Luxembourg ranked 7th.

Homosexuality has been recognized in Luxembourg since 1974, and same-sex marriage authorized since 2014. Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister from 2013 to 2023, became the first European Prime Minister to marry his partner in 2015. The right to adopt was adopted in 2015. Lesbian women have access to PMA.

Today, all discrimination is prohibited in Luxembourg, including on the grounds of sexual orientation, in the various areas of daily life: employment, health, social security, education, access to goods and services, etc.

The Cigale LGBTIQ+ center, set up by the Ministry of Family and Integration, welcomes and advises anyone seeking information or support on issues relating to gender identity or sexual orientation.

The Rosa Lëtzebuerg association actively supports LGBTIQIA+ people in Luxembourg.