By Mariya Alfa Staugaard This article discusses sexualized violence No matter who you are, and who you are sexually attracted to, the right to a life free from sexualized violence is one of our most basic rights. Rape is a crime that is often described as one of the most violating things a person can[…]
A whole new Pride Lars Henriksen has been chairperson of Copenhagen Pride since 2013. Here, he discusses what the new circumstances will mean for Copenhagen Pride Week 2020 and what has been learned during the planning process. What can we expect from Copenhagen Pride Week this year? First and foremost: that it will be different[…]
»The perhaps most iconic element of Copenhagen Pride is the parade. It’s a day we look forward to each year. We can’t be without it, and we won’t have to be this year,« says chairperson Lars Henriksen. »The parade will be in a new format, but with the same important demonstration for basic human rights[…]
Our LGBTQIA+ community truly shines when we show support for one another. This was certainly the case on the 7th of March, when members of the Facebook group LGBT Plus 30????️???? threw a Grand Prix party at Kafé Knud and used to occasion to collect money for a good cause. The group then chose to[…]
By Nicholas Chisha Last year, Denmark received 2.716 applications for asylum. The majority of the people seeking asylum in Denmark have come from the Middle East or Africa and may be seeking based on a number of factors, one of those being that they’ve escaped persecution as an LGBTI+ person. Refugees and asylum seekers in[…]
Copenhagen Pride’s new magazine has the name HeartCore – The Official Copenhagen Pride Magazine. The first edition of the magazine will be published on August 1 and every three months after that: 4 times a year. This edition of HeartCore is 88 and the content of the printed version is in English, but a complete[…]
PRESS RELEASE: Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Denmark becomes Patron of Copenhagen 2021, celebrating WorldPride & EuroGames simultaneously in Copenhagen and Malmö in August 2021. With the patronage, the Crown Princess takes on the task of sharing the message that in 2021, Copenhagen will host the largest international human rights event of that[…]
By Anne Sophie Parsons During quarantine, I have been watching the feel-good comedy Pride (2014) as a sort of makeshift security blanket now that the possibility of gathering physically in the LGBTI+ community has been put on extended leave. With a healthy amount of disarming humour, the movie portrays a group of idealistic homosexual activists in 1984’s[…]
10.7.2020 HKH Kronprinsessen holder tale ved Danmarks største årligt tilbagevendende menneskerettigheds-begivenhed: Copenhagen Pride Week. Det er med stor glæde, at Copenhagen Pride kan meddele, at Kronprinsesse Mary har takket ja til at være en af hovedtalerne under Copenhagen Pride Week. ”Kronprinsessen har ved flere lejligheder vist sin opbakning til LGBTI+ miljøet og talt for lige[…]
We have been looking forward to lifting the veil: we will be creating Copenhagen Pride week in a virtual space. Through our website, you enter a virtual version of City Hall Square. Follow our debates, events and activities as if you were physically present. Copenhagen Pride is working on full power over the summer, together[…]
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