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[…]
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H.K.H Kronprinsessen taler ved Copenhagen Pride Week show 2020
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[…]
Digital Copenhagen Pride Parade 2020
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[…]
Unlawful prosecution of METU LGBTI+ students continue
Today, the 2nd Trial of the Court case against the students from METU [Middle East Technical University] LGBTI+ Solidarity who organized METU Pride March, that was under violent attack from police forces. YOU CAN SUPPORT THEM TONIGHT Lars Oskan-Henriksen, Chairperson for Copenhagen Pride, encourages worldwide solidarity and a joint effort in a time of need: “METU[…]
Five Qs for the chairperson
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[…]
Copenhagen Pride gather all of Denmark in new digital parade
»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[…]
LGBT Plus 30 donates to Copenhagen Pride’s solidarity fund
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[…]

Copenhagen Pride publishes new magazine: HeartCore
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[…]
H.R.H Crown Princess Mary becomes protector of Copenhagen 2021
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[…]
Message from Copenhagen Pride regarding Pride 2020
“To all of you, who have worked hard planning festivals, markets and other big events this summer: Unfortunately, I have a very important announcement: Large assemblies until and including August will be banned” – Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Naturally, Copenhagen Pride is sad to hear Prime Minister Mette Frederiksens announcement, even though we fully support the[…]