By Mette Ernst Andersen How do Danish museums portray and convey LGBTI+ history? Is there a need for a focused LGBTI+ museum in Denmark to cover the history? Or are the subjects already being covered at the existing museums? Here are examples of how some Danish museums work with, and convey, various LGBTI+ topics. KØN[…]
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Rainbow Bytes and Pixelated Sexuality
Inclusion of LGBTI+ Characters in Video Games By Anne Sophie Parsons Inclusion of LGBTI+ representation in video games is one defined by the question of advanced character portrayals and the craft of video game script writing; since the 1980s, LGBTI+ characters have gone from being, more or less, an afterthought or an offensive gimmick in[…]
Poem: Tom Cassidy
Illustration by Henrijette Nielsen Poem by Dan Dudkowsk “Maybe heaven is one big gay bar” And we’re all laughing After we’ve reached our limits; Self-hate Can only do so much damage Self-love Can only get you this high. I’m pouring myself another drink Pouring him, and her, and them And then, I make a toast[…]
The illusion of inclusion: The gay friend
Photo: Unsplash By Jens Ulvedahl Throughout the film and television history, LGBTI+ people have been represented in many stereotypical and problematic ways, and one of the characters that emerged up through the 90s is the gay friend. Often seen as a cisgender feminine homosexual man that acts as a sidekick for the female protagonist. The character has been rightly criticized for generalizing all[…]
Book club: HeartCore Reading Room
Do you like queer literature? Sure you do. Are you tired of reading books with only one minor queer character, who will inevitably die in a tragic accident to further someone else’s character development? Aren’t we all? Would you like to read a bunch of cool books, about cool queers, doing cool things? You’d be[…]
With a hand on his heart: Meet Jalal
Photo by Liv Rossander By Lærke Vinther Christiansen Trigger Warning: This article discusses suicidal thoughts, weight loss, and the Danish healthcare system Like many others, you may have watched DR’s documentary series “Macho”, which follows Jalal for a year and a half of his life as a transgender Muslim man, living with his partner Mie.[…]
A place on the pitch
Photo by Renato Manzionna By Nicola Pettinger Brown “Rugby is a sport for all – and we still mean it!” Eleven words superimposed on the rainbow flag. A crisp statement shared by the Danish Rugby Union on their RUGBYdk Facebook page – quickly reposted by Copenhagen Wolves Rugby Club and several others. The sentence may[…]
The Story of #YouAreIncluded
By Louise Østergaard Sørensen #YouAreIncluded is the overarching theme for when WorldPride and EuroGames come together as Copenhagen 2021. It was conceived as a direct message to LGBTI+ people around the world that they are included, welcomed, and appreciated in the event. Furthermore, the hashtag has become a campaign intended to highlight the situation for[…]
To B or not to B
Photo by Ulla Munch-Petersen A conversation on bisexuality By Mariya Alfa Staugaard I came out as bisexual at an early age. I was around 15 and having a hard time putting words to the feelings I was having, when I did what any emo kid would do in 2007: I created a Myspace profile. On[…]