Queere Geschichte(n) in Margareten – Ein Vienna Pride Walk von Qwien

A Vienna Pride Walk by Qwien - Center for Queer History Vienna · Guided Tour · German

For centuries queer people had to hide. Margareten is preserving her traces – and on this Vienna Pride Walk we are making them visible and tangible. Because the absence of queer history is not a coincidence, but the result of systematic erasure. We respond to this forgetting with memory and appropriation.

The fifth district is a place where queer history and the labor movement are closely intertwined - from persecution and resistance to the roots of the Rainbow Parade. Stories that remained invisible for far too long and should never have disappeared from memory. This Vienna Pride Walk brings them back.

What awaits you?

Workers' movement & queer historyWe explore the connections between the workers' movement, social democracy and homosexuality in the proletarian-dominated Margareten - and find out how the lives of gay and lesbian people were often marked by persecution.

People & Fates The history of so-called small and simple people – brave, vulnerable and resistant. We give their stories the space they deserve.

Awakening & Movement In the fifth district, not only the younger gay movement but also the Rainbow Parade were launched. We visit the places where queer history was written - starting from Qwien.

For whom? Anyone who wants to discover queer history, city history and Vienna off the beaten path - whether alone, with friends or as a group.

About Qwien Qwien - Center for Queer History Vienna - sees mediation as a central task: history should not only be preserved, but also made accessible and tangible. Our Vienna Pride Walks and city walks are aimed at everyone who wants to rediscover Vienna.

This Vienna Pride Walk is more than just a walk - it is a tribute to courage, love, resistance and joy of life. Get your ticket now and be there!

Practical information

Our Vienna Pride Walks take place in public spaces. The accessibility corresponds to the given conditions of the respective public space - sidewalks, squares and open spaces without guaranteed barrier-free access to all stations.

Our Vienna Pride Walks will not take place in the event of rain or bad weather conditions. Information about cancellations will be sent via email in good time before the respective date.

Our walks are well booked - if you are unable to attend, please cancel your booking in good time via Eventbrite so that your place can be passed on to someone else. Here's how: Sign in to your Eventbrite account, go to Tickets, select your order, and click Cancel Order. Thank you very much!

Support

Qwien's Vienna Pride Walks are kindly supported by the city's Vienna Anti-Discrimination Agency for LGBTIQ Affairs (WASt). Vienna. We would like to thank WASt for their support, which enables us to make Vienna's queer history visible and tangible as part of the Vienna Pride Walks.