HeartCore #6 SPIRIT

Welcome once again to HeartCore – The Official Copenhagen Pride Magazine! We have made it to the other side of the magnificent event Copenhagen 2021, and with the autumn cold and darkness upon us we have decided to look inside, into the SPIRIT of our community, with this edition’s theme. In the original rainbow flag,

By Hendrik FischerIllustrations by Bartek Arobal “It was very clear to me; the earth is queer, it has such a variety of expressions.Earth both brings life, but also decomposes order.”   The longing for healing and the longing for this safe space within oneself was also for Bartek the origin of his spiritual journey. On

By Andy Grysbæk This year, 40 years have passed since the AIDS epidemic hit. Furthermore, it is 25 years since an effective treatment was discovered, meaning that an HIV diagnosis was no longer a death sentence. To mark the occasion, the AIDS Foundation is releasing the book 40 years of AIDS: Personal Stories on December

“Hunger is a feminist issue, just as it is class issue, and that no matter what anyone tries to tell you, it is not your fault that you live in a broken system, and we all have basic human right to eat.” By Lærke Vinther Christiansen We’re here, we’re queer, we are once again asking

Af Dan Dudkowsk They say it’s softThey say it’s innocentThey say it wouldn’t hurt a fly They say it’s sexyThey say it’s desirableSomething to be sharedSomething to be keptAwaySomething to be let go ofHide it,Don’t show it,Chest forward,Hips backBut, if we listened to themWould we even be existingHiding, every step of the wayTo this purple

By Ellen TaylorAcknowledgements: Szymon Niemiec, Artur Kapturkiewicz, Misza Czerniak, Julia Maciocha, Mime Pietras  For the second year running, the advocacy group ILGA-Europe has ranked Poland as the least LGBTI+ friendly country in the European Union. Incumbent president Andrzej Duda pledged in the run-up to his 2020 re-election to “defend children from LGBTI+ ideology.” The declaration

By Mariya Alfa Staugaard Brian Allesøe is 44 years old and was born and raised in Herning in Jutland. He moved to Copenhagen in 1996, the same year that Copenhagen hosted EuroPride. Since then, Brian has been to all Prides in Copenhagen up to and including WorldPride in 2021. Since 2018, he has also served

12.08.21 – Opening ceremony in Malmö. Photo by Farshid Nasrabadi On 12-22 August 2021, Copenhagen Pride and Pan Idræt proudly hosted WorldPride and EuroGames in Copenhagen and Malmö. It was ten days of pride, sports, culture, human rights, concerts, and the community coming together under the slogan #YouAreIncluded.   We are incredibly happy to have

Interview with Mads Ananda Lodahl By Lars HenriksenPhotos by Lærke Posselt Please introduce yourself. I work in three tracks, you could say. The first is political, activist, and influences opinions. The second has been a more cultural and creative track, where I have written books, worked as a film critic, and created various music and

Carol, Firebird, Maurice, The Favourite, The Danish Girl… The list could go on, but all these films have one certain element in common – the fact that they are period pieces centered on a LGBTI+ storyline.  All taking place in the past, the combination of LGBTI+ characters falling in love or living their authentic lives

By Riccardo VideTrigger warning: This article mentions suicide. In many countries, religious beliefs hinder the expression of our children’s true identity. It is unfortunate, but not unusual, to hear about family members rejected or pushed away for their orientation in the name of faith. When I was 18 years old, I came across the story

Text and illustrations by Henrijette Nielsen Editor’s note: This zodiac reading was not created by a professional and should not be read as such. Rather, is meant to be a light-hearted insight into a queer interpretation of the practice of reading zodiac signs. Aries Aries is never afraid to speak honestly and bluntly. A queer

By Bryn R. Frederiksmose When it comes to issues that lie within the spectrum of identity and the markers that define our experience of life, I find it very important to be transparent about my own connection to the topic. Within this article, I will reflect on how the homogenization of whiteness has ridden us

By Emilie Fiirgaard Rasmussen I wrote this story in February 2021 as a creative writing exercise. I had a lot of thoughts and feelings about my childhood after spending 2020 really getting to know myself and how long I spent masking off certain parts of my personality. For a long time, I felt like there

By Nicholas Chisha Trigger warning: This article mentions sexualized abuse of children. The purpose of this article is meant to highlight the challenges that LGBTI+ persons encounter as they develop from childhood, teenagehood, adulthood and developing an identity in a society that is not naturally programmed for the development and sexual maturity of non-heterosexual humans.

Photo by Wikipedia Commons By Lærke Vinter Christiansen The LGBTI+ community has a very long history, as old as time itself. This history is beautiful, somber, and more often than not, forgotten. Forgotten by a heteronormative society that was always there right next to us, ready to will us out of existence. At first, they