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6 days ago

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We are so proud to reveal that our founding director Petter Wallenberg has been invited as a speaker at World Pride in Washington DC, USA! 🤩🤩Wallenberg says: ”Considering the current political climate regarding LGBT issues this is like going right into the belly of the beast! I’m so excited!”🌈🇺🇸💪 ... See MoreSee Less

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Rainbow Riots

2 weeks ago

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Our founder, Swedish artist and activist Petter Wallenberg was I nterviewed by one the world's biggest gay magazines, Attitude Magazine! They called our new single featuring Lady Bunny and queer voices from Uganda a "fabulous WorldPride-anthem"! Read the whole interview on the screen dumps below or on this link: www.attitude.co.uk/culture/petter-wallenberg-lady-bunny-and-rainbow-riots-drop-fabulous-worldprid... ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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We are launching a new song! 'My Love (is the way it’s supposed to be)' is created by Rainbow Riots' founder, Swedish artist and LGBTQ+ activist Petter Wallenberg and it's disco anthem celebrating love as an act of resistance.The track features legendary New York drag queen Lady Bunny and queer singers and dragperformers from Uganda, where being LGBTQ+ is illegal. Released in time to mark World Pride, the single brings together queer voices from threecontinents in an electrifying, emotional and deeply personal stand against the rising tide ofglobal LGBTQ+ persecution.The song is released in 3 unique versions: disco, afrobeat and ballad version!Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/6h2jvHd1dJD46mgKUTjQH0?si=iKtJwsx0Tqq-KbP93_EO-gSee music video: youtu.be/9RCzEydDmj8?si=b2LiQDsaAN2D05Ch ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Excited to share the music video for the new track "My Love (is the way it's supposed to be)" by our founder Petter Wallenberg featuring Lady Bunny and queer voices from Rainbow Riots Uganda! Wallenberg created the track in 3 totally different versions, Disco, Afrobeat and Ballad versions, and they are all featured in this video, which was also filmed in 3 countries: Sweden, USA and Uganda. In Uganda, being LGBT is illegal—so this is both a celebration and a protest. First, we dance, then we fight! Check it out here!With funding from Svenska institutet ... See MoreSee Less

My Love (is the way it's supposed to be) - Petter Wallenberg feat. Lady Bunny & Rainbow Riots Uganda

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Petter Wallenberg feat. Lady Bunny & Rainbow Riots Uganda ‘My Love (is the way it’ssupposed to be)’ is released May 16, 2025 in 3 versions: Disco version, Af...

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