About
Next to the City Library stands this proud statue of the lesbian legend; the poet Karin Boye. The bronze portrait was made by Peter Linde, and was the first statue of a named woman in the city. It was inaugurated in 1987 and has since then become a pilgrimage site for queer women, who often embellish the statue with flowers or season-related ornaments.
Boye moved from Göteborg to Berlin, Germany, where she met her life partner Margot Hernel. Boye helped the Jewish Margot flee the Nazis and they ended up in Sweden, where they shared an apartment in Stockholm. Their story has a tragic ending, with both taking their own lives after which their love was hidden for many years.
Make your own pilgrimage to this lesbian icon and honour her by placing a fresh flower in her hand.
Related Tags
Community Contributors
Added By
Published
November 20, 2025
