Anna Mohr

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]

Anna Mohr
Born(1944-07-10)10 July 1944
Stockholm, Sweden
Died4 May 2020(2020-05-04) (aged 75)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Archaeologist, activist

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