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Andie Sophia’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Andie Sophia Fontaine is a journalist, writer, and Trans Iceland board member living in Reykjavík. Originally from Baltimore, she has lived in Iceland since 1999. She is the only openly trans journalist in Iceland, and has written for the Grapevine since 2003.…
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Love Will Win (If We Want It): Fighting Transphobia In Iceland
On June 25th, a man walked into the London Pub in Oslo, Norway, pulled out a gun, and started shooting. He would repeat this at two other locations, killing two people and wounding 21 before being arrested. He was expressly motivated by…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Xenophobia, Monkeypox and Slutwalk
Josie Anne Gaitens (culture editor) and Andie Sophia Fontaine (news editor) are joined by journalist Emma Ledbetter to go over some of the biggest news stories in Iceland right now. Looking for more news? Check out our website for the latest coverage: grapevine.is…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Women In Rock
Culture Editor Josie Anne Gaitens is joined by two guests, Ólöf Benediktsdóttir of Stelpur Rokka and the band Svartþoka, and Laufey Soffía of the band Kælan Mikla, to discuss the reaction the the all male lineup for “Rokk Í Reykjavík”, a concert…
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The Icelandic Roundup: A Question Of Sports
Culture Editor Josie Anne Gaitens and News Editor Andie Sophia Fontaine are here to delve into SPORTS. A topic that we are incredibly knowledgable of and can talk about at length. Other topics covered in this episode include trans rights, whether Reykjavík…
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No Experts Consulted In Icelandic Swimming Association Decision
The Icelandic Swimming Association (SSÍ) supported rules banning trans women from competing in the women’s category at the World Championships, without consulting experts, reports Frettablaðið. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and more!…
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Icelandic Trans Woman Comes Forward On Sexual Assaults And The Culture Of Objectification Of Trans Women
A trans woman in Iceland has come forward on two horrific sexual assaults she has experienced in this year alone. She points out what many trans women in Iceland, and elsewhere in the world, have personally attested to: that in this country…
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Trans Woman Finally Gets Day In Court In Discrimination Case Against Nightclub
After three years, a trans woman in Reykjavík has finally gotten her discrimination case against a downtown nightclub opened in Reykjavík District Court. The case was at one point dropped by police, who did not want to pursue the matter, but it…
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Iceland Eliminates Fees For Changing Name And Gender Marker
Yesterday, Iceland took a significant step forward when Parliament voted in favour of abolishing the 9,000 ISK fee levied for changing one’s name or gender marker in the National Registry. The change goes into effect immediately, but will take one or two…
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Reykjavik City Council Elects First Trans Council Speaker
Yesterday, Iceland made history when Reykjavík City Council elected Alexandra Briem of the Pirate Party to the position of Reykjavík City Council speaker, making her the first trans woman to hold that position. “I’m honoured and slightly humbled by this responsibility,” Alexandra…
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Trans Man Awarded Damages For Unpaid Medical Leave During Surgery And Recovery
Yesterday, Reykjavík District Court found in favour of a trans man whose employer denied him medical leave pay for gender affirming surgery. He has been awarded both the sum total of his denied pay and legal fees. According to the ruling, the…
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MP Calls For An End To The “Trans Tax”
Member of Parliament Andrés Ingi Jónsson raised the issue of the 9,000 ISK fee being levied on people who seek to change their name and gender marker in the National Registry, Kjarninn reports, during a parliamentary session yesterday. As reported, shortly after…
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Trans Iceland Criticises High Cost Of Gender Registration
In the wake of recent news that nonbinary people in Iceland can now register their correct gender with the National Registry, one wrinkle in this news has attracted the criticism of Trans Iceland: the cost. As reported, the passage of Iceland’s gender…
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Nonbinary Gender Registration Finally Opens In Iceland
About a year and a half since Iceland’s gender determination law established that people must be allowed to register their gender as nonbinary*, the National Registry has finally made that option available. Before the law was passed in June 2019, only two…
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Iceland Needs To Do Better In Defending Queer Rights
Of the many conclusions reached at an online meeting on queer rights in Iceland held last Tuesday, one of them was that Iceland is not doing enough to legislatively and financially defend queer rights in this country, RÚV reports. “The legal rights…
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Prime Minister Submits Three Bills On Gender Determination
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir submitted three bills to Parliament yesterday, all pertaining to the gender determination act of 2019, RÚV reports. The first bill specifically concerns intersex children. If passed, this bill would grant children born with atypical sex characteristics freedom from…
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Iceland Moves Up In Rank For Queer Rights, Still Has Room For Improvement
According to a new assessment from ILGA-Europe, Iceland has moved up in rank, from 18th place to 14th out of 49 European countries when it comes to queer rights. This is in large part due to last year’s passage of a law…
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Government Implored To Provide Support For Trans Youth, In Accordance With The Law
Despite the fact that there has been highly increased demand from trans youth for trans health care services at the Child and Youth Ward (BUGL) at Landspítali hospital, the trans team at BUGL was disbanded earlier this month, Vísir reports. This decision…
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Trans Icelandic Broad Cast #3 – How To Be A Good Ally
As ever The Reykjavík Grapevine heads for world domination, and the first part of our complexed scheme is, of course, Podcast. You can get our newest podcast on all of the usual platforms, from Spotify to all of the podcast app’s you…
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Trans Iceland Receives Half Million ISK Grant
Trans Ísland, Iceland’s trans rights advocacy organisation, was awarded a 500,000 ISK grant from the Gunnar Thoroddsen Memorial Fund, the City of Reykjavík has announced. Trans Ísland was awarded the grant yesterday at the historic Höfði house in Reykjavík, in honour of…
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The Top Five News Stories In Iceland Of 2019
2019 was an eventful year for news, and some of it was actually good news, too. There were some stories, however, that stood above the rest—they may have attracted international headlines, profoundly affected the political landscape, or proved lively and resilient in…
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Parliament Expediting Changes To Gender Law In Response To National Registry Decision
Parliament has just introduced an amendment to the gender determination law last summer that specifically adds one sentence, and appears to apply to the case of a trans woman who has been denied proper name and gender registration by the National Registry.…
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Reykjavík Honours Trans Day Of Remembrance
November 20 is the Trans Day of Remembrance, where we honour the memories of people who have been murdered for being trans. This is a global event, and Reykjavík will be hosting a manifestation of its own. The event begins at 17:00…