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Anna Mohr

Anna Mohr

Swedish archeologist and activist (1944–2020)

Anna Mohr (10 July 1944 – 4 May 2020) was a Swedish archaeologist and LGBT+ activist. In January 1995, she and her partner Britt Dahlgren were the first lesbian couple to enter in a civil union in Sweden.[1] In May 2020, she died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden.[2]

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She was formerly the chair of EKHO, and worked with RFSL's Health & HIV group for 20 years.[3] She was one of the activists behind Frigörelsedagen ('liberation day') in Stockholm in the 1970s. The movement eventually grew into Stockholm Pride.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Anna Mohr - en lesbisk hjälte". RFSL.
  2. [2]
    TT, Foto: CHRISTINE OLSSON /. "Anna Mohr är död, har lämnat de finaste av spår en medmänniska kan ge". QX.se.
  3. [3]
    "Anna vann slaget om Storkyrkan". DN.SE. 31 July 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Tre invigningstalare på Stockholm Pride". SVT Nyheter. 15 June 2011.
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