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I Need Pride
I have cried more tears into my keyboard over the past few months than I care to count. My recent trip to the US was a tragedy sandwich, with mass shootings in Orlando and Dallas as the bread and a succession of…
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From Silence To Utopia: Queer History In Iceland
When president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson took the stage at Reykjavík Pride on August 6 followed by a group of drag queens and kings dressed in their finest rainbow-patterned outfits, you’d be excused for thinking Iceland has always been the queerest rock in…
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The Reykjavík Pride March Is Here!
As announced on the city’s official site, Reykjavík Pride Week has reached its high point: the Pride march that winds its way through the city. The march begins at 14:00 at the BSÍ bus terminal and makes its way to Arnarhóll, where…
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Mayor To Join Pride Organisers On Parade Float
Reykjavík Pride organisers say that this Saturday’s parade is set to be historic. For the first time ever, the management team behind the festival will be appearing on a float in the parade, where they will be joined by Mayor Dagur B.…
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Queer History On Show As Reykjavík Pride Begins
Downtown Reykjavík became a bit more colourful Tuesday after the sidewalk outside Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík was painted with rainbow colours to kick of the annual Reykjavík Pride festival. Dozens of people gathered outside the building on Lækjargata to watch festival president Eva María…
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Beyond The Binary: Ugla Stefanía On Trans Rights In Iceland
Iceland has “fallen behind” when it comes to legal protections for transgender people, according to trans activist Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir. Their comments come just ahead of the seventeenth annual Reykjavík Pride, a week-long festival celebrating Iceland’s LGBTQI communities that begins on…
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Drag-Súgur: The Queens Of Reykjavík
It’s Tuesday night and the heels are out at the rehearsal space of Drag-Súgur, Reykjavík’s latest and greatest drag performance group. The queens are gearing up for their upcoming performance at Reykjavík Pride, which will be their biggest yet, and the excitement…
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Party Time! Our Guide To Iceland’s Summer Festivals
Summer is here, and with it comes festival season. So pack your tent, suncream and your poison of choice: here’s everything you need to know. JUNE Reykjavík Midsummer Music 2016 Dates: June 16 until June 19 Headliners: Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson, Kristinn Sigmundsson…
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Happening Today: Reykjavík Pride 2015!
This year marks the seventeenth annual Reykjavík Pride celebration—a weeklong series of concerts, parties, performances, interactive events, and seminars all surrounding bi, lesbian, trans, gay, intersex, etc. themes and issues—all culminating in the parade. Come and see a celebration of all things…
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Taking Pride In The Past And Future
The annual Reykjavík Pride is almost upon us, and there is a lot to look forward to. In addition to the parade itself, which sees up to 100,000 people gather to witness floats and marches, there are plenty of festivities going on…
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Pride Is Back!
The annual Reykjavík Pride festival has started, and there’s a lot going on. This year’s programme is loaded with things to do, see and hear, starting today with a photo exhibition on the now-rainbow-coloured Skólavörðustígur covering the history of the festival since…
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Musician May Face Hate Speech Charges
An Icelandic musician who has been an outspoken opponent of the Reykjavík Pride festival may be looking at hate speech charges for his remarks about the LGBT community. Gylfi Ægisson, a musician who has made his opposition to Reykjavík Pride publicly known…
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News In Brief Early August
A whole new angle on the ever-brewing Ministry of the Interior scandal came to light when it was reported that Interior Minister Hanna Birna had contacted then-Commissioner of the Capital Area Police Stefán Eiríksson, in person and by phone, in part to…
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Travelling Queer, There And Everywhere
Iceland’s reputation as a haven for LGBTQIA people is well founded with same-sex marriage legal since 2010 and same-sex adoption since 2012. Fair enough, but what of those travelling into the country? People who won’t be here long enough to enjoy these…
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Over One-Fourth Of Iceland Attend Reykjavík Pride
About 90,000 people – over one-quarter the population of Iceland – attended yesterday’s Reykjavík Pride celebrations. Vísir reports that some 30 floats took part in the parade, which began at the BSÍ bus terminal and ended at the foot of Arnarhóll. Reykjavík…
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A Safe Place…For Topless Table-Top Dancing
Picture the scene: It’s 2AM. You’ve tried your best fitting in with the ultra-modern hipsters at Paloma and failed miserably. Downing those 12 apple sours shots didn’t mix well with cool-kid ‘minimalist-psychedelic-techno’? Almost collapsing but never quite there, you want real, old-fashioned,…
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Reykjavík Pride Starts Today!
Reykjavík Pride (Hinsegin dagar), a six day celebration emphasizing LGBTQIA visibility, solidarity, and yes, pride, starts today. Reykjavík Pride began in 1993 simply with the parade, or ‘freedom walk’ (frelsisganga), and has since blossomed to include lectures and talks, Q&As, literary readings,…