Welcome once again to HeartCore – The Official Copenhagen Pride Magazine! We have made it to the other side of the magnificent event Copenhagen 2021, and with the autumn cold and darkness upon us we have decided to look inside, into the SPIRIT of our community, with this edition’s theme. In the original rainbow flag,[…]

“Hunger is a feminist issue, just as it is class issue, and that no matter what anyone tries to tell you, it is not your fault that you live in a broken system, and we all have basic human right to eat.” By Lærke Vinther Christiansen We’re here, we’re queer, we are once again asking[…]

By Mariya Alfa Staugaard Brian Allesøe is 44 years old and was born and raised in Herning in Jutland. He moved to Copenhagen in 1996, the same year that Copenhagen hosted EuroPride. Since then, Brian has been to all Prides in Copenhagen up to and including WorldPride in 2021. Since 2018, he has also served[…]

Carol, Firebird, Maurice, The Favourite, The Danish Girl… The list could go on, but all these films have one certain element in common – the fact that they are period pieces centered on a LGBTI+ storyline.  All taking place in the past, the combination of LGBTI+ characters falling in love or living their authentic lives[…]

By Hendrik FischerIllustrations by Bartek Arobal “It was very clear to me; the earth is queer, it has such a variety of expressions.Earth both brings life, but also decomposes order.”   The longing for healing and the longing for this safe space within oneself was also for Bartek the origin of his spiritual journey. On[…]

Af Dan Dudkowsk They say it’s softThey say it’s innocentThey say it wouldn’t hurt a fly They say it’s sexyThey say it’s desirableSomething to be sharedSomething to be keptAwaySomething to be let go ofHide it,Don’t show it,Chest forward,Hips backBut, if we listened to themWould we even be existingHiding, every step of the wayTo this purple[…]

12.08.21 – Opening ceremony in Malmö. Photo by Farshid Nasrabadi On 12-22 August 2021, Copenhagen Pride and Pan Idræt proudly hosted WorldPride and EuroGames in Copenhagen and Malmö. It was ten days of pride, sports, culture, human rights, concerts, and the community coming together under the slogan #YouAreIncluded.   We are incredibly happy to have[…]

By Andy Grysbæk This year, 40 years have passed since the AIDS epidemic hit. Furthermore, it is 25 years since an effective treatment was discovered, meaning that an HIV diagnosis was no longer a death sentence. To mark the occasion, the AIDS Foundation is releasing the book 40 years of AIDS: Personal Stories on December[…]

By Ellen TaylorAcknowledgements: Szymon Niemiec, Artur Kapturkiewicz, Misza Czerniak, Julia Maciocha, Mime Pietras  For the second year running, the advocacy group ILGA-Europe has ranked Poland as the least LGBTI+ friendly country in the European Union. Incumbent president Andrzej Duda pledged in the run-up to his 2020 re-election to “defend children from LGBTI+ ideology.” The declaration[…]

Interview with Mads Ananda Lodahl By Lars HenriksenPhotos by Lærke Posselt Please introduce yourself. I work in three tracks, you could say. The first is political, activist, and influences opinions. The second has been a more cultural and creative track, where I have written books, worked as a film critic, and created various music and[…]