HeartCore #12 NARRATIVES

Foto: Frederik Solli Wandem  It’s no secret that the HeartCore editorial staff consists of people who have plenty of thoughts and opinions when it comes to media – especially regardring LGBTI+ representation, for better or worse. Since our theme this time is NARRATIVES, we decided to share a selection of examples of representation for the

Still from Always Been Me by Julie Bezerra Madsen (2023) A conversation with Max and his family about It’s Always Been Me By Mariya Alfa Staugaard   Julie Bezerra Madsen’s documentary ‘It’s Always Been Me’ premiered 17 March at the documentary film festival cphdox. The film follows two young people, Max and Bastian, from childhood and

Privat photo Kirsten Marie Øveraas Marie Howalt is a Danish, queer author of “diverse, speculative fiction”, writing in English. Until now, Howalt’s writings count the dystopian sci-fi trilogy The Moonless Trilogy and the novella The Stellar Snow Job, which is the first part of a series about the interstellar bureau of investigations, Colibri Investigations. The

Photo: István Jakab By Mathias Palmqvist Note: This interview was conducted in Hungarian with the help of an interpreter.  István (He/Him) is a 44 year old LGBTI+ and HIV activist from Hungary. István is the editor in chief and founder of Identitás, one of the few LGBTI+ medias left in Hungary – a country in

Photo: Pil Rosted By Charlie Hanghøj “Being born in the wrong body” is the simplified term often used about trans people. In order for the general population to be able to understand the relationship between gender and body, complicated gender identities are made into a simple equation with two clear solutions: a right one and

Poto: In-house By Nina Matusik, Partnerships Coordinator at Copenhagen Pride  Every year, we launch a wristband that enables people from the community, allies, and people from out of town to come together and show support for Copenhagen Pride. It has become a prominent sign of support that we carry with us in our everyday life.

Photo: Luke Lung By Mie Hald   When I debuted in 2016, I had no idea how difficult the life of a writer is to navigate. It’s important to help each other, and I’m so happy to have the opportunity to present some of the smaller Danish queer writers I think you should know about!

Photo: Chiara F Do you always lose your bookmark? You can easily fold your own, either by using regular paper, old homework, newspapers, or even a page from your favorite LGBTI+ magazine!  By following the instructions below, you can learn how to do it – cut out the template or use it as a guide

Photos: Rikke Høyen Queerness & Cosplay By Mariya Alfa Staugaard  Please note: This article contains mild spoilers for She-Ra and the Princesses of Power season 5.  Can you learn to understand yourself better while you are in character as someone else? It may sound contradictory, but in the world of cosplay, it isn’t far from

Photo: Xandro Vandewalle Own Voice in literature By Mie Hald Have you ever read a book with a character that by all means should have something in common with you, but is just written in a way that is so… wrong? There can be many reasons for the author to not succeed in writing a

Foto: Guillermo Ferla By Camilla Asra Engelby When Whoopi Goldberg as a child watched Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura on Star Trek, she excitedly exclaimed to her mother: “There’s a black lady on television — and she ain’t no maid!” In many ways, Star Trek as a show has boldly gone where most shows have

Graphic by Camilla Asra Engelby By Mathias Palmqvist Time and time again, the stereotype that small towns are devoid of openness is proven to be wrong. What we are actually seeing is that more and more Prides are being formed around the country and all around the Nordics countries.  That is something to celebrate and

Foto: R Mo By Mariya Alfa Staugaard, Editor in chief  A long, long time ago, a magazine was founded. And now we have made it to the 12th edition of HeartCore, and it is once again my absolute pleasure to welcome you. Our theme this time came about during a conversation among the editorial staff

Trigger warning: This story mentions suicide.  This is a short story by Ilya Kharkōw, a writer from Ukraine. Interested in talking to Ilya about his work and options for publishing? He can be reached at [email protected]. I never liked Port Street. Curved like a fishing hook, this street wrapped around a holiday village. Daniel found