Job opportunity: Production Assistant

Foto: Good Evening Europe – Michael Thygesen og Mette Christensen Copenhagen Pride organises Denmark’s biggest human rights events and we are recruiting a skilled Production Assistant to join our Secretariat for twelve weeks from 12 June. Reporting to the Head of Secretariat but working closely with the Event Coordinator, the Production Assistant will support the[…]

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HeartCore Staff Picks

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[…]

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IDEN-TI-TÁS!

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[…]

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Small writers

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![…]

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Max on the inside

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[…]

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The wrong body

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[…]

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Become a volunteer coordinator!

As a coordinator in the Volunteer Team, you will have overall responsibility in the volunteer tent during its opening hours. You won’t be there alone, as there will be two people at the check-in counter, where the coordinator can step in and help out when there is a rush (e.g. when bartenders arrive). The days[…]

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Writing (casually) queer narratives

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[…]

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Our wristband is greener than ever!

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.[…]

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