HeartCore #3 FIRSTS

Af Anne Sophie Parsons De første mennesker – og følgelig også det første par i verden – portrætteres i jødisk-kristen mytologi som Adam og Eva: Skabelonen til, hvad en rigtig mand og kvinde bør være, og det stabile forbillede for den forenede heteronormative oprindelse. Sådan er den udbredte fortolkning og fremstilling af dem – men

By Lars Henriksen  The Municipal Archives of Copenhagen and the Wedding Office are launching a search for same-sex marriage stories on the occasion of Copenhagen 2021 – WorldPride and EuroGames. “When he planned the City Hall, Architect Martin Nyrop deliberately designed the inner-core of the magistrate building so that the city council were literally sat

Working On It: on working with inclusion and norm critical thinking in Corona times By Emma Rubin How do we create workplaces with space for everyone in a time of Corona, where Zoom meetings and digital workshops have become the norm? And can distance help to create space for change? This is the case, according

By Lærke Vinther Christiansen A dark winter night, Asta Selloane Sekamane, André Lund Rømer and I meet up in true 2020 style, on Zoom, to have a chat about Denmark’s newest educational platform: Denmark’s Intersectional Folk High School (DIH). Of course, we spent the first 10 minutes performing the inevitable ritual of online conversation, where

By Paulie Amanita Calderon-Cifuentes Trigger warning: This article mentions sexualized violence and transphobia Being a woman is not easy. Being a queer, trans woman of color, who also is a migrant and seropositive, is extra hard.  In the following article, I would like briefly to share with you my personal story, from the first moment

By Anne Sophie Parsons In 2021 Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality will carry out its first ever Pride. I spoke with the chairperson and board members about their reflections and hopes for what the newly named West Coast Pride will accomplish in the new year in regard to overall acceptance and LGBTI+ rights in Western Jutland. Barren, brown-grey

More and more Prides are springing up around Denmark, proving that it is far from just a capital city phenomenon! Check out this map to see what Prides are happening near you in 2021. And if you cannot find one in your area, perhaps you could get together with some friends and see about starting

By Nicholas Chisha Mohamad Sourity is a Syrian LGBTI+ refugee who has been living in Denmark since 2015 when he fled Assad’s dictatorial regime. He has a professional background in maritime logistics. He sat down for an interview with HeartCore to share some first experiences and perspectives. Was Denmark your first-choice destination? If yes, please

By Dag Heede Historically, men have always taken up the most space. This is also true of modern LGBTI+ history. When the medical classification of homosexuality was invented by doctors, attorneys and humanists approximately 150 years ago, the focus was, first and foremost, on men loving men. And to this day, male homosexuality has been