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[…]

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.[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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: 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: 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[…]

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[…]

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[…]

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[…]