Linnéa Claeson

Linnéa Petra Sofie Claeson (born 31 January 1992) is a human rights activist and law student,[1] known for her feminism and trademark multi-coloured hair, which has earned her the nickname "rainbow warrior".[2] She is also a former Swedish professional handball player, active from 2013 to 2017, who played for Ringkøbing Håndbold.[3][4]

Linnéa Claeson
Personal information
Born (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992
Norrköping, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right Back
Club information
Current club Ringkøbing Håndbold
Number 14
Senior clubs
Years Team
000-2009
 IF Hellton
2009-2017
 Skuru IK
2017-2018
 Ringkøbing

Claeson was born in Norrköping on 31 January 1992.[3]

During and since her sporting career, she speaks and writes about gender equality, racism and LGBTQI rights. She has co-founded several humanitarian organisations, including Omtanke Stockholm, supporting homeless people, Kvinna till Kvinna, supporting women in war and conflict zones, and Refugee Relief.[2]

She founded @assholesonline on Instagram, which had over 200,000 followers by early 2018, in order to counteract the vitriol that she had had directed towards her, even as a teenager. She posted some of the misogynistic messages she had received, and included her own witty responses to them. (Later on some of them were revealed to be falsely fabricated and staged, thus was she accused of exploiting true victims of sexual abuse.[5][6]) This earned her the UN Association of Sweden's Human Rights Prize,[2] and she was also voted "Lawyer of the Year" by readers of Dagens Juridik.[7] The accolades brought another torrent of abuse directed at her on Facebook. The #jagärhär (#iamhere) Facebook group countered the abuse by posting congratulatory comments and praise for her courage in standing up to the abuse.[8]

She participated as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2019, which was broadcast on TV4.[9][10][11]

References
  1. "Home". Linnéa Claeson. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. Claeson, Linnéa (5 April 2018). "Interview with Swedish activist Linnea Claeson: 'They call me a rainbow warrior'". The Fem League (Interview). Interviewed by Southwell, Naomi. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. "Linnéa Claeson Profile". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. "Ringkøbing Håndbold opruster med svensk powerkvinde". TV 2. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  5. Dahlskog, Norea (21 November 2019). "Kritiken mot Linnéa Claeson – här är allt som hänt". Nyheter24.se. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. Linderborg, Åsa (3 December 2019). "To af #MeToo-bevægelsens heltinder er faldet fra deres piedestaler". Information.dk. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. "After the lies - now Linnéa Claeson replies: "I have no excuses whatsoever"". Teller Report. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  8. Eyre, Makana; Goillandeau, Martin (15 January 2019). "Here, here: the Swedish online love army who take on the trolls". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  9. Let's Dance 2019 deltagare TV4.se Retrieved 4 March 2019
  10. Björkman, Anders (5 April 2019). "Därför är Linnea Claeson bäst i "Let's dance"". Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  11. "Linnea Claeson utslagen i kvartsfinalen i Let's dance". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 May 2021.


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