Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leaves every LGBTI+ person in Ukraine facing a humanitarian crisis on a scale we have not seen for decades. President Putin’s hatred of LGBTI+ people is well known and well evidenced, and we must show now that we stand in solidarity and with love for our LGBTI+ family in Ukraine. On[…]
Author: Annastassia Schwan
Thessaloniki has a lot of pride in its Pride. There’s a lesson in that.
By David Blum It wasn’t a celebration, it wasn’t a parade, it was a demonstration in full force, telling the rest of the world that even in Europe we still have so much to learn. Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, is a city of youth, or at least it might seem that way on the[…]
Sustaining history with stories: A chat with Lars Henriksen and Chantal al-Arab
By Nicola PettingerPhotos by Renato Manzionna It’s a dark, dull, windy, and cold afternoon as I knock on the door of the bright and gleaming new Copenhagen Pride office, ready to speak to Lars Henriksen and Chantal al-Arab about their book – Bøssernes Danmarkshistorie 1900-2020. Spirits lift with the wonderful rainbows, hot tea, and two[…]
Buens Bogcafé in Aalborg: “There is also a book for you.”
Tekst og fotos af Mie Hald I december 2021 slår Buens Bogcafé dørene op for LGBTI+ miljøet, der tydeligt har savnet et samlingspunkt, der ikke er centreret om alkohol. Buens Bogcafé er ikke bare den første LGBTI+ bogcafé i Danmark, men også i Norden, og på den måde kan den spæde café jo også kalde[…]
Open Letter to the Ministry for Equality
By Political Chairperson Lars Henriksen This comment was originally published in danish on Berlingske.dk on 14 February 2022 Dear Trine Bramsen Copenhagen Pride welcomes you to the fight for gender equality and looks forward to working with you. We hope you will see yourself more as Minister for Gender Equality and Transport than the opposite.[…]
Queer spaces and sustainability
By Meraj Sahrifi I have visited queer spaces in several European countries; I have talked to Dutchmen in Berlin, have conversed with tipsy strangers in the world’s oldest gay bar, and listened to queer sex workers’ frustrations with online platforms. We all agree, queer spaces have seen an unprecedented increase in cisgender-heterosexual (cis-het) people who[…]
Between Zoom Meetings, Coffee Breaks, and Prejudice – A look into the experience of LGBTI+ people at the workplace
By Hendrik Fischer Images from The Gender Spectrum Collection & Unsplash While the theme of this issue of HeartCore is sustainability, I wanted to tackle this subject through a different approach. Away from sustainability’s more common interpretations of fighting global warming towards something personal. At its core, the word sustain means “to provide what is[…]
I Predict a Riot – The Sustainability Principle in Revolts
By Anne Sophie Parsons Image by Tanya Randstoft Pride and riots are interchangeably linked. From the US-based Stonewall and Compton’s Cafeteria incidents to Bøssernes Befrielsesfront in Denmark, revolts against injustice and discrimination have always been part of the foundation of Pride. At its core, is it then possible to view public protests as the necessary[…]
The Good One
By Maya FarmerThere is a certain anger reservedFor the lesbian so good it hurtsStrapping herself against railingsMarching in yellow coats when it’s hailingShe can preach all day about climate justiceShe can clomp about in Lucy and yakBut that doesn’t mean she’s not a wankerThat of shit she’s not a sackNo matter how many timesShe scampers[…]
CULTURE @ WINTER PRIDE WEEK 2022
For this year’s WPW, Copenhagen Pride’s Culture Group is proud to present: Pride Night Live (PNL) PNL will be live-streamed and presented in front of a live studio audience – directly from our own studio in Huset-KBH! We’ll have a variety of live features ranging from music, performance, interviews – and so much more. Check[…]