Trigger warning: This story mentions suicide. This is a short story by Ilya Kharkōw, a writer from Ukraine. Interested in talking to Ilya about his work and options for publishing? He can be reached at [email protected]. I never liked Port Street. Curved like a fishing hook, this street wrapped around a holiday village. Daniel found[…]
Author: Steve Taylor
Open call: Human Rights Program
Welcome to the Human Rights Program of Copenhagen Pride 2023! We invite all individuals and organizations who are passionate about human rights to participate in our open call for the Human Rights Program of Copenhagen Pride 2023. We are looking for proposals for events, talks, workshops, and performances that address human rights topics such as[…]
Copenhagen Pride supports LGBT+ Ghana
The Copenhagen Pride Solidarity Fund started in 2018 as an initiative to provide financial aid to LGBTI+ activists all around the world. Earlier this year, we received an application on behalf of the organization LGBT+ Rights Ghana, and we are proud to announce that we are donating 3.000 Euro to support their important work. LGBT+[…]
Editorial
By Mariya Alfa Staugaard, Editor in ChiefPhoto by Daniele Colucci via Unsplash Dear reader, Thank you for picking up the first edition of HeartCore in 2023. We have been excited to show you what we have been working on this time around! The theme for this edition is QueerPlus, which is also the theme for[…]
‘Danish’ town in California urged to ‘embrace Pride’ by Copenhagen’s Mayor
Intervention follows political opposition to Pride and burning of flags Lord Mayor of Copenhagen Sophie Hæstorp Andersen has written to her counterpart in the Californian city of Solvang in the Santa Ynez Valley to urge him to give his local Pride the ‘full support’ of his municipality and local community. The letter followed news reaching[…]
Max on the inside – a talk 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 film festival cphdox. The film follows two young people, Max and Bastian, from childhood and into the chaotic teenage years, where body and mind go in different directions. We got the chance to sit down with Max, his[…]
Open call: Pride Art 2023
Photographer: Darren Gambrell Submit works for the exhibition Pride Art – A Part of Us Over 4000 people experienced the art when they visited the exhibition at Nytorv during last year’s Pride Week in Copenhagen. It is a great pleasure to repeat the success and invite you to Pride Art Copenhagen for the second year,[…]
Are you our new Head of Production?
Volunteer Role Profile: Head of Production Copenhagen Pride is Denmark’s biggest, most colourful and most diverse human rights manifestation and for more than 25 years has brought the campaign for equality and diversity to the streets of Copenhagen. After more than a decade with us, our Head of Production is taking a well-earned retirement and[…]
Copenhagen Pride Parade to be world’s first to transition to all-electric vehicles
Photo: Elina Kamby Copenhagen Pride’s annual Parade which takes place in August will this year become the world’s first Pride parade to fully transition to all-electric vehicles, organisers have announced today. The announcement beats Copenhagen Pride’s own ambition to be carbon neutral by 2024 and complements the City of Copenhagen’s own target for 2025. Lars[…]
Parade 2023 registration is open now!
Last year, over 30,000 people took to the streets for the Copenhagen Pride Parade, and 250,000 spectators lined the route as it wound through the streets of Frederiksberg and Copenhagen in the August sunshine. Registration is now open for Copenhagen Pride Parade 2023, which this year will take place on 19 August. What is Copenhagen[…]