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Icelandic Writer And Trans Activist Amongst BBC’s 100 Women 2019
Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir, a trans activist, writer and journalist, has been selected amongst the BBC’s 100 Women 2019. “I’m really not a fan of lists or awards, but I am still delighted to be on the BBC 100 Women list this…
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Registry’s Decision Regarding Trans Woman Goes Against Spirit Of The Law, PM And Others Say
In a statement to the Grapevine, the National Registry has denied breaking Iceland’s gender determination law by refusing to change the registered name and gender of an Icelandic citizen with a legal address registered abroad. However, a lawyer the Grapevine spoke with…
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Trans Woman Denied Proper Name And Gender Registration, Despite Law
Alda Vigdís Skarphéðinsdóttir, an Icelandic trans woman with a legal address in Germany, was denied being able to change her name and registered gender with the National Registry. While the Registry cited her legal address as the reason for their rejection, Iceland’s…
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The New Frontier: Trans Rights In Iceland
In 1948, German-American endocrinologist Harry Benjamin had a fateful meeting with famed sexologist Alfred Kinsey, wherein Benjamin was introduced to a child, assigned male at birth, who wanted to be a girl. Benjamin proposed estrogen treatment for the child and, encouraged by…
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Pride Issue Editorial: Just Say No To Pinkwashing
As Reykjavík Pride approaches, we are once again publishing an issue focused on the event. This time, the cover story is about trans rights—how far we’ve come, and how far we have yet to go. As someone who came out last year…
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Trans Solidarity Campaign Continues, With Growing Interest And Support
Last Sunday, a group of trans activists and their allies arrived at Árbæjarlaug swimming pool for the third iteration of a campaign aimed at gender inclusivity in Reykjavík public pools. A councilperson for Reykjavík City Council is hopeful that relevant government ministries…
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Second Iteration Of Trans Solidarity Campaign Goes Well
A group of trans allies and two trans men launched a second iteration of a campaign aimed at gender inclusivity in Reykjavík public pools. Prodhi Manisha, a trans man and activist who started the first iteration in a campaign called Ég Fer…
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Transgender Day Of Remembrance Honoured In Iceland Today
Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, when people around the world honour the memories of those who have been murdered simply for being trans, and Icelanders will be amongst the people taking part in this solemn occasion. According to available data,…
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Popular Reykjavik Nightspot Kicks Out Trans Woman, Cites “Dress Code”
Hverfisbarinn, a downtown Reykjavík nightclub, has come under fire for the actions and words of one of their doormen, who told a trans woman to leave the establishment. While the club cites a “dress code” as the reason why she was asked…
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Fighting Erasure: The Trans Teen Survival Guide
Being a teenager can be difficult; at a time when pressure to conform is probably at its strongest, being an outlier can make one especially vulnerable, heaping even more difficulties on top of what is already a typically stressful time in a…
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Proposal Denouncing US Anti-Trans & Intersex Memo Introduced To Icelandic Parliament
A proposal has been submitted to Parliament that calls upon Iceland to take a “leadership position” when it comes to the rights of trans and intersex people, and to condemn the persecution that these people face in the United States and elsewhere.…
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New Podcast About Trans People In Iceland Launches
If you’re trans and want to hear what trans folks in Iceland are experiencing, or if you’re not trans but want to learn more about the trans experience in general, then we have the podcast for you. GayIceland has announced the launch…
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Icelandic Queer Rights Groups Met With US Embassy Over Anti-Trans & Intersex Memo
Four queer rights groups met with the US embassy in Iceland about a memo recently issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that aims to greatly limit the definition of sex, in addition to calling upon the Icelandic…
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Icelandic Queer Rights Groups Release Joint Statement On New US Anti-Trans & Intersex Memo
In response to a memo recently issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), four queer rights groups in Iceland have issued a joint statement condemning the government’s attempt at ignoring decades of scientific consensus and erasing the existence…
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Last Words: Transformation Sequence
A couple weeks ago, I publicly came out as trans and non-binary. The journey to this point began in my early childhood, followed some dark and foggy paths through my teens and young adult years, but was recently given a guiding light…
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Trans Iceland Gets Involved In Refugee Case: An “Absolute Tragedy”
Trans Iceland has been reaching out to numerous organisations, including the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), on the case of a trans man misgendered in registration by immigration authorities, despite granting him asylum for being trans in the first place. A trans…
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Immigration Contradicting Itself, Breaking UN Guidelines In Trans Refugee Case
The Directorate of Immigration (UTL) is contradicting its own policies, and appears to be breaking United Nations guidelines, when it comes to the recent case of a trans refugee in Iceland that they deliberately misgendered, thereby de-recognised as a man. The refugee…
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Trans Refugee Misgendered By Immigration Office, Despite Getting Asylum In Part For Being Trans
A trans man, who was granted asylum in Iceland in large part for being trans, learned yesterday that he is registered as female. This is also despite immigration authorities previously issuing him an ID that genders him correctly. Grapevine spoke yesterday with…
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City Investigating Discrimination Claim Against Reykjavík Pool By Trans Man
City officials are currently investigating a possible case of discrimination against a trans man who sought to use a city pool’s showers but was told “we can’t guarantee you won’t get into trouble”. The incident may have been a violation of Reykjavík’s…
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The Struggle Continues: Iceland’s Chequered History Of Gay Rights
Hörður Torfason is a musician and an activist. He was the first public figures to come out of the closet in Iceland back in the ‘70s and was the founder of The National Queer Organisation, Samtökin 78. Arguably no one is a…
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Iceland At The Intersection
There’s a lot more to Pride than being gay. Icelanders might be more accepting of trans, genderqueer and intersex people on a social level—everyone we spoke with said that this is so—but Iceland’s legislation still falls far behind other countries when it…
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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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Starting Today: Radical Summer School
Lots of students go to summer school to take another shot at calculus or get some extra credits in. But instead of learning about integrals and asymptotes, the main lessons covered at this school are solidarity and empowerment. No SparkNotes necessary. This…