We’re very good at getting insurance on a lot of areas in life: House, car, accidents, animals, household, health. But paradoxically, very few of us consider insuring our last wishes – through a will. Writing a will can be difficult for many people – it can be hard to talk about, but it does not[…]
By Mariya Alfa Staugaard, editor in chief (She/Her) For the 13th time, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our official magazine and to yet another Copenhagen Pride Week! This edition also marks the three year anniversary of HeartCore. A lot has happened since the magazine was founded in 2020 – the world certainly[…]
A chat with three of Copenhagen’s LGBTI+ bars By Mariya Alfa Staugaard (She/Her)Photography by Rikke Høyen (She/Her) There are a number of LGBTI+ bars in Copenhagen, and what could be a better chance to explore them than during Pride Week? We’ve spoken with three bars about the kind of space they’re trying to create for[…]
This is a short story by Ilya Kharkow, a writer from Ukraine. You can find more of Ilyas work on his website here. Trigger warning: This story mentions war, suicide, and sexual assault. I decided to buy grey clothes, after the words of a Polish guy. This was our third meeting, and at the very[…]
By Anne Sophie Parsons (She/Her) Matthew Lopez’s 2019 theatre play The Inheritance (in Danish: Arven) showcases the importance of remembering the battles fought – and lost – when it comes to self-acceptance and LGBTI+ rights. Through reminiscing about the AIDS epidemic during the 80s and the resulting trauma it left upon a scarred queer community,[…]
By Simone Lindvall (she/her) The theme for this year’s Copenhagen Pride Week is COME TOGETHER, and this is reflected in the culture event programme, which features several performances where artists have come together to create something special for the audience. There will also be events that you yourself help create – for example a sing-along[…]
By Ilya Kharkow (He/Him), Louise Østergaard Sørensen (She/Her), and Mariya Alfa Staugaard (She/Her) Throughout 2023, HeartCore has collaborated with Ilya Kharkow to publish three of his short stories: Port Street in the Eyes of Daniel, Conversations in Polish Detroit, and Requiem for a Cracked Birch. For this final publication of his work in HeartCore, we[…]
Our human rights group has once again put a tremendous amount of work into creating an exciting and diverse programme that puts the conversation at the centre and creates spaces where we can learn from each other. Here are a few highlights, the full programme can be found here. When did drag become dangerous? In[…]
By Mathias Palmqvist Jensen (They/Them) Disclaimer: The quotes in this article are from actual interviews, but we have chosen to anonymise the people interviewed since there are often strong negative reactions against people who speak for separatist spaces. The editorial staff is familiar with the identities of all people interviewed. Separatist: “Someone who, with like-minded[…]
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