Brothers Sune and Andreas Gylling Æbelø have written the book The Prodigal Sons about growing up as homosexuals under the sharp eye of the mission in the West Jutland Bible Belt. About guilt and shame over not fitting in, failure and attempts at so-called healing by Christian institutions and authorities who consider love between men a sin.[…]
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Remarkable: 20 years of Riga Pride
When the first Prides took place in Riga, protestors threw bags of excrement at the Pride marchers, and thousands of riot police stood guard. As we approach the 20th anniversary of the first Riga Pride, we reflect on the extraordinary progress, including EuroPride in 2015 and political shifts that led last year to Latvia electing[…]
The Future of the Pride movement in Denmark
A conversation about the future challenges and opportunities for the Pride movement in Denmark. Please note, this discussion will be in Danish.
Future of Pride
For 10 years, Winter Pride has been a week where we look inward and work together to strengthen the community through awareness and dialogue. It is our community’s opportunity to learn from each other and develop together. Based on the past year’s turbulence, this event will address the future of Copenhagen Pride. How do we best[…]
Winter Pride Opening Reception
Join us for our opening reception as we begin Winter Pride 2025. Chairperson Benjamin Hansen will speak about Winter Pride, our theme, and our hopes for the year ahead, and members of the Pride team will introduce the Winter Pride program. Free event, just get a free ticket on Billetto. Please note, this event will[…]
Inclusive volunteer communities
Communities, that don’t deliberately include minorities, has a tendency to inadvertently exclude the very same persons. What are the consideration we need to make, to cater for the inclusive and diverse space we need? Please note, this discussion will be in Danish.
LGBTQI+ Economic Impact Data
A panel of experts from across regions will explore how access to information regarding the contributions and economic impact data of LGBTQIA+ businesses and communities can drive sustainable growth, advance supplier diversity, and promote inclusive policies within the corporate and public sectors globally and locally.
Growing up Queer
Being young is hard. And even harder if you’re queer. In this panel debate a group of young people will share their personal experiences and journey towards coming out and finding their own way. How do they experience their circumstances today? What are their challenges? And how can older and more experiences queers help them[…]
Live recording of “PrideCast”
Winter Pride 2025 will see the launch of an entirely new media project by Copenhagen Pride; a podcast about out community and everything happening in the world, hosted by the chairperson of Copenhagen Pride, Benjamin Hansen. We’re calling it: PrideCast. Please note, this discussion will be in Danish.