02/06/2026
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The Embassy of Switzerland in Myanmar is proud to continue its partnership and support for Pride in Yangon 2026 and the Awareness Day this Saturday, 6 June, at the French Institute in Myanmar.
We stand with the LGBT+ community in promoting equal rights, dignity, inclusion, and safety for all. Upholding and protecting these values is at the heart of our commitment to universal human rights.
đłď¸âđ Pride in Yangon 2026: Awareness Day - 6 June đłď¸âđ
đ˛đ˛ IDAHOBIT ááąáˇ ááźá
áşáááˇáş ááąá (áá) áááşááąáˇá áááşááśááąáŹááşá
áŻáśáĄááśááťáŹá¸ áá˝ážááˇáşáá°ááźáŽá¸ááąáŹááş áááŻááşááśááᏠLGBTIQA+ á ááźá
áşáááˇáş áá˝ááşáááᯠáááşáá˝ážá˛áááˇáş áĄááąááźááˇáş áááşááŻááşááźááŻáˇáážá ááśááááşáĄáá˝á˛áˇáĄá
ááşá¸ááťáŹá¸áážááşáˇ ááááşáááşáĄáá˝á˛áˇáĄá
ááşá¸ááťáŹá¸ áĄáá°ááá˝ áá°á¸ááąáŤááşá¸ááźáŽá¸ LGBTIQA+ áĄáá˝ááˇáşáĄááąá¸ááťáŹá¸ ááźážááˇáşáááşáááş áááşáááşáᏠLGBTIQA+ ááĄááááşá¸áĄáážááş áá˝á˛á
áŽáĄá
ááşááťáŹá¸ááᯠáĄááŻááşááŻáśáá˝áąá¸áá˝áąá¸áá˝á˛ááťáŹá¸á áĄáááááŹááąá¸áááşáááşáážáŻááťáŹá¸á áĄááŻáááŹáážáŻááşáážáŹá¸áážáŻááťáŹá¸ áĄááŤáĄáááş ááŻááá ááášáá
áŻáś áááşáááşáážáŻááąáŤááşá¸ááťáŹá¸á
á˝áŹ ááŤáááşáááˇáş áĄá
áŽáĄá
ááşááťáŹá¸ááźááˇáş áĄááá˛áˇ áááşáááşááťááşá¸ááá˝áŹá¸áááş ááźá
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áĄá
áŽáĄá
ááşáĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸ áĄááá˛áˇ
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áá˝ááşá (á) áááşááąáˇ á Awareness Day áĄá
áŽáĄá
ááşááťáŹá¸
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
áá°áááşá
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áŽáĄá
ááş - PRIDE áĄááźáąáŹááşá¸ ááááąáŹááşá¸á
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áŹááźááˇáşáááŻááş)
⢠ááá°áá˝á˛ááźáŹá¸ááąáŹ ááźá
áşáááşáážáŻááťáŹá¸ (Identities) áĄááąáŤáş ááŹá¸áááşáážáŻáážááˇáş ááąá¸á
áŹá¸áážáŻáážáááŹá
áąáááş áááşáá˝ááşááźáŽá¸ áĄáááş (áá) áážá
áşááž (áá) áážá
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áááşáááşá
áŹá¸áááş ááźá
áşááąáŹ áá˝áąá¸áá˝áąá¸áážáŻááťáŹá¸ ááŤáááşááŤáááşá ááŻáśááźááşááźáąáŹááźááźááşá¸áážááˇáş ááŽááŽááŹáááŻááşá¸áááŻááşáᏠáááşáááşáážáŻááťáŹá¸áá˝ááş áá°ááááťáŹá¸ááąáŹ áááşááŽá¸áážáŻáááŹáážááş TM á áŚá¸ááąáŹááşáá˝áąá¸áá˝áąá¸áá˝áŹá¸áááş ááźá
áşááŤáááşá
đ áĄááá˛áˇ ááźááŻáááşá
áŹáááşá¸áá˝ááşá¸áááş - https://forms.gle/HYvPhxcweMFanmKR8
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
áĄáááááŹááąá¸ááźáááşá¸ááąáŹááşááŹááťáŹá¸ (áááşá¸á)
⢠MAM, UNFPA, UN Women, Kumudra Network, DKT Myanmar áážááˇáş Manulife Myanmar áááŻáˇ ááŤáááşáááˇáş áĄáááááŹááąá¸ááąáŹááşááŹááťáŹá¸áá˝ááş áá˝áŹá¸ááąáŹááşááąáˇááŹááźáŽá¸ áĄááąá¸áĄááźáąááášáááťáŹá¸á áááŹááąá¸áážáŻááşáážáŹá¸áážáŻááťáŹá¸á ááŻáááşááąáŹááşááťáŹá¸ ááážááááŻááşáááˇáş âPassport Gameâ ááááşá¸áĄá
áŽáĄá
ááşááťáŹá¸á ááŤáááşáážáŻááşáážáŹá¸áááŻááşáááş ááźá
áşááŤáááşá
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
áá
áşááťá
áşáááşáááşáááşáážáŻááťáŹá¸ (Micro-Folie áá
áşááťá
áşáááşááźáááŻááş)
⢠ááá°áá˝á˛ááźáŹá¸áážáŻáážááˇáş áá°áˇáĄáá˝ááˇáşáĄááąá¸áááŻááşáᏠááááąáŹááşá¸á
ááŹááťáŹá¸á áá°áážáŻáĄáááŻááşá¸áĄáááŻááşá¸ááťáŹá¸á ááźá
áşáááşáážáŻááŹááşááźáąáŹááşá¸ááťáŹá¸ááŽáááŻáˇ á
áááşáááşá
áŹá¸áá˝ááş ááąáˇááŹááťááşá¸áááşáááŻááşáážáŻááťáŹá¸ ááŤáááşááąáŹ áá
áşááťá
áşáááşáážáŻááşáážáŹá¸áážáŻ áĄá
áŽáĄá
ááşááťáŹá¸ ááźá
áşááŤáááşá
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
ááťááşáážáŹááąá¸ááąáŹááşááźááşááźááşá¸ (á
ááşááźááˇáşááźáŽá¸)
⢠áážááşáᎠ(Shin-D) á ááťááşáážáŹááąá¸ááąáŹááşááźááş áĄá
áŽáĄá
ááşá áááşáá°áááᯠááŤáááşááąá¸ááźááşáááŻááşááŤáááşá
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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áááşááťááşá¸ááŹááąá¸áážááˇáş áĄááŻáááŹáĄááŻááşááŻáśáá˝áąá¸áá˝áąá¸áá˝á˛ (ááŽááŽááŹá
áŹááźááˇáşáááŻááş)
⢠Counselling Corner á ááááşáá˝áąááťáŹá¸áĄáá˝ááş á
áááşááśá
áŹá¸áážáŻááťáŹá¸ ááąáŹáşááŻááşáááşá ááźááşáááşááŻáśá¸áááşáááşáážááˇáş á
áááşááťááşá¸ááŹáááŻááşááťááşá¸ááŹáážáá
áąáááş áĄááŻáááŹáážáá
áşáááˇáş áááşáá˝áąáˇááŻááşááąáŹááşááááˇáş áĄá
áŽáĄá
ááşáá
áşááŻáĄááźá
áş áááşáááşáá˝áŹá¸áááş ááźá
áşááŤáááşá
đ áĄááá˛áˇ ááźááŻáááşá
áŹáááşá¸áá˝ááşá¸áááş - https://forms.gle/b78Ug4UUprUvjh9D9
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
áááşáážááşáĄááŻááşááŻáśáá˝áąá¸áá˝áąá¸áá˝á˛ (áááşáážááşáááşá¸)
⢠ááŽáááŻááşáᏠáááşá¸áááşá¸ááźááşá áá˝áąá¸áá˝áąá¸ááźááá˝áŹá¸áááˇáş áááşáážááşáááşááŽá¸áážáŻáĄááŻááşááŻáśáá˝áąá¸áá˝áąá¸áá˝á˛ ááźá
áşááźáŽá¸á Grand Golden Ball ááá˝á˛ááźáŽá¸áĄáá˝ááş áááşá
áŻáśááťáŹá¸ááᯠááááá
áááşááźááŻááş áĄáážáááşááźááşáááşáááŻááşáááş áááşá¸áá˝ážááşááźáááąá¸áá˝áŹá¸áááş ááźá
áşááŤáááşá
đ áĄááá˛áˇ ááźááŻáááşá
áŹáááşá¸áá˝ááşá¸áááş - https://forms.gle/FQP6zw4j4mdbvq5L7
ááąáŹáˇááąá¸ áĄááŻááşááŻáśáá˝áąá¸áá˝áąá¸áá˝á˛ (áĄáááŻá¸á፠ááŹá¸ááŤáááş)
⢠ááąáŹáˇááąá¸á
ááşáááşá¸ áĄááŻááşááŻáśáá˝áąá¸áá˝áąá¸áá˝á˛ ááźá
áşááźáŽá¸á áááşá¸áá
áşáááˇáş ááąáŹáˇááąá¸ááťáŹá¸áážááˇáş Pride ááŽá¸áááˇáş ááąáŹáˇááąá¸ááťáŹá¸ááᯠáááŻááşáááŻááşáááşááŽá¸áááŻááşáááş áá˝áąá¸áá˝áąá¸ááźáááąá¸áá˝áŹá¸áááş ááźá
áşááŤáááşá
đ áĄááá˛áˇ ááźááŻáááşá
áŹáááşá¸áá˝ááşá¸áááş - https://forms.gle/smPEW3BTE7VJJxZN7
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
áĄáááááŹááąá¸ááąáˇ (Awareness Day) áĄáááşá¸áĄááŹá¸ áááŹá¸áááş áá˝ááˇáşáážá
áşááźááşá¸
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
ááŹááşá
ááşá¸ááźááŻááşáá˝á˛áážááˇáş ááŻááťáŽá¸ááźážááˇáşááźááşá¸áĄáááşá¸áĄááŹá¸ (áááşá¸ááŻáś á
ááşááźááˇáş)
⢠LGBTQIA+ áááŻááşáᏠáááŻááŻá ááŹááşá
ááşá¸ááźááŻááşáá˝á˛ááźá
áşááźáŽá¸á áĄáááŻááşááážááááˇáş áĄáááşá¸ááťáŹá¸áĄáá˝ááş ááŻáááşááąáŹááşááťáŹá¸ ááąá¸áĄááşáá˝áŹá¸áááş ááźá
áşááŤáááşá
đ ááŤáááşáááŻááŤá áá˝á˛áĄá
áŽáĄá
áĽáşááąáˇ ááźááŻáááŻááąá¸ááąáŹááşááŹá áá°áááŻááşáááŻááş áĄááá˛áˇ á
áŹáááşá¸ááąá¸áá˝ááşá¸ááźáŽá¸ ááŤáááşáážááşááźááŻááşáááŻááşááŤáááşá
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Drag áĄááážááˇáş áĄáážááźááŻááşáá˝á˛ (áááşá¸ááŻáś á
ááşááźááˇáş)
⢠ááźááşáᏠDrag áĄááŻáááŹáážááşááťáŹá¸á áááşááźá˝áážáŻááşáážáŹá¸ááąáŹ áááşáááşáážáŻááťáŹá¸ ááźá
áşááźáŽá¸á Grand Golden Ball áá˝á˛ááźáŽá¸áááŻáˇ áááşááąáŹááşáá˝ááˇáşááááˇáş ááźááŻááşáá˝á˛áĄáááˇáşáááşá¸ ááźá
áşááŤáááşá ááźááşáá
áş Drag áááŹáážááş MofwazÊ¡e á á
áŽá
ááşááźáŽá¸ááźááşááźáŽá¸ áááŻááşáá°ááźáŽá¸ááťáŹá¸á ááąáŹááşááŻáśá¸áááşááŹáááş (á
) áŚá¸ááᯠáá˝áąá¸ááťááşáá˝áŹá¸áááş ááźá
áşááŤáááşá
đ ááŤáááşáááŻááŤá https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DEmjYs68R/ á áá˝áŹá¸ááąáŹááşááąáˇááŹáᏠááŤáááşááťážáąáŹááşááŹá¸áááŻááşááŤáááşá (ááťážáąáŹááşááŹá¸áááş ááąáŹááşááŻáśá¸áááş - áááá ááŻáážá
áşá áá˝ááşá á áááş)
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ááşááᯠáĄáąáŹááşááŤáĄáá˝á˛áˇáĄá
ááşá¸ááťáŹá¸á ááŻááşáá°á
á˝áŹ áá°á¸ááąáŤááşá¸á
áŽá
ááşáááşáááşááŹá¸ááźááşá¸ ááźá
áşááŤáááşá
Embassy of France in Myanmar & Institut français de Birmanie, Australian Embassy in Myanmar, Delegation of the European Union to Myanmar, British Embassy Yangon, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Yangon, Embassy of Switzerland in Myanmar, Embassy of Sweden in Myanmar, Embassy of Spain in Myanmar, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Yangon, Embassy of the Netherlands in Myanmar, UN Women, UNFPA, and British Council Myanmar.
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ááŹáááˇáş áá˝ááş (áá) á
ááąâááąáˇáááąá Rose Garden Hotel áá˝ááş ááťááşá¸ááá˝áŹá¸áááˇáş Grand Golden Ball áĄá
áŽáĄá
ááşáááŻáááşá¸ á
áąáŹááˇáşááťážáąáŹáşáĄáŹá¸ááąá¸ááźááŤáááş áá
áşááŤáááşá¸ áĄááááąá¸ááááşááąáŤáşáááŻááşáááŤáááşá
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đŹđ§ After the uplifting Pride flagâraising on IDAHOBIT Day (17 May), we are delighted to carry that spirit forward into a full month of activities celebrating LGBTIQA+ rights, visibility, and collective strength. Throughout June, diplomatic missions and partner organisations across Yangon will join hands once again to shape a Pride Month in Yangon, bringing together engaging workshops, meaningful conversations, communityâcentred initiatives, creative showcases, dazzling performances, artistry, and expression. It will be a month to connect, learn, celebrate, and stand together. Stay close and keep the momentum alive!
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Come along on Saturday 6 June 2026 at the Institut français de Birmanie (IFB)! Everyone is welcome!
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Date: Saturday 6 June 2026
đ Location: Institut français de Birmanie (IFB), 340 Pyay Road, Sanchaung Tsp., Yangon
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Entry: Free Participation for all
⢠Language: All activities will be in Burmese
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PROGRAMME
AWARENESS DAY | 6 JUNE 2026 AT IFB
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Youth Workshop: Understanding PRIDE (Media Library)
⢠A conversational, youthâfriendly session (ages 10-18) promoting understanding and respect for the diverse identities, led by creative professional TM, known for work in storytelling and media representation.
đ Register here to reserve your place: https://forms.gle/HYvPhxcweMFanmKR8
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Awareness Stands (Conference Room)
⢠Interactive booths by MAM, UNFPA, UN Women, Kumudra Network, DKT Myanmar and Manulife Myanmar, featuring Q&A, educational activities, and a âPassport Gameâ with rewards.
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Digital Activity (MicroâFolie Digital Museum)
⢠A rotating selection of showcases on diversity and human rights, offering an engaging entry point into global community narratives.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Face Painting (Grand Stage)
⢠Expressive face art by local artist ShinâD, encouraging visibility and celebration.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Mental Health Art Workshop (Media Library)
⢠A therapeutic, handsâon session led by Counselling Corner, using art for emotional expression, reflection and wellâbeing.
đ Register here to reserve your place: https://forms.gle/b78Ug4UUprUvjh9D9
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Fashion Workshop (Fashion Room)
⢠A creative class by designer Win Win Myat, guiding participants to customise outfits for the Grand Golden Ball.
đ Register here to reserve your place: https://forms.gle/FQP6zw4j4mdbvq5L7
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Cocktail Workshop (Roofed Car Park)
⢠A lively mixology session, teaching participants to craft signature and Prideâthemed drinks.
đ Register here to reserve your place: https://forms.gle/smPEW3BTE7VJJxZN7
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Official Opening of Awareness Day
⢠A welcome with acknowledgements to partners, communities, and the public.
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Quiz Contest & Award Ceremony (Lann Sone Stage)
⢠A fastâpaced LGBTQIA+ knowledge quiz, with prizes for the winning teams.
đ To participate, free onâsite registration at the event reception countre is required.
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Drag Competition (Lann Sone Stage)
⢠A highâenergy showcase of local drag talent, serving as the decisional stage to enter the Grand Golden Ball. Curated by MofwazÊ¡e, with a jury selecting the top five finalists.
đ For those who apply for this call for applications (Deadline for submission - 1 June 2026): https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DEmjYs68R/
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This programme is proudly brought to you by:
Embassy of France in Myanmar & Institut français de Birmanie, Australian Embassy in Myanmar, Delegation of the European Union to Myanmar, British Embassy Yangon, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Yangon, Embassy of Switzerland in Myanmar, Embassy of Sweden in Myanmar, Embassy of Spain in Myanmar, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Yangon, Embassy of the Netherlands in Myanmar, UN Women, UNFPA, and British Council Myanmar.
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Stay tuned as well for our second Pride event at the Rose Garden Hotel, Yangon, on Saturday 20 June 2026: the Grand Golden Ball Vol.2.