
The Hivos International Activist Award is posthumously awarded this year to Muhsin Hendricks. As an openly gay imam, he was an inspiration to queer Muslims around the world. “The need to be authentic was greater than my fear of dying.”

The Winq Media Award goes to the Lesbische Liga. This podcast has a clear mission: “Make lesbi great again.”

European Talent Exchange is a programme under the wings of European showcase festival ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag). The festival hosts over 4,000 bookers and other music professionals yearly. Each artist who's performed at ESNS is automatically a part of the Exchange programme. Every year, we go around our partner festivals to chat with the Exchange artists in The Tour Box.

European Talent Exchange is a programme under the wings of European showcase festival ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag). The festival hosts over 4,000 bookers and other music professionals yearly. Each artist who's performed at ESNS is automatically a part of the Exchange programme. Every year, we go around our partner festivals to chat with the Exchange artists in The Tour Box.

European Talent Exchange is a programme under the wings of European showcase festival ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag). The festival hosts over 4,000 bookers and other music professionals yearly. Each artist who's performed at ESNS is automatically a part of the Exchange programme. Every year, we go around our partner festivals to chat with the Exchange artists and play the Country Quiz.

Whether you see your pet as your child, best friend, or an adorable ball of fur, the bond between you and your four-legged companion is unique. Winq spoke with Tessel (27), a writer and program maker, and her five-month-old puppy Pif.

The Winq Ally Award goes to Jörgen Raymann. As the father of a lesbian daughter, he advocates for the entire rainbow community.