Decades come and decades go… By Mariya Alfa Staugaard, Editor-in-ChiefPhoto by Joanna Arteaga  Welcome to the eighth edition of HeartCore! As we slowly approach the cusp of our 10th issue, it seems only fitting that our theme for this edition is DECADES. Previously, we have looked back (FIRSTS, February 2021) and forward (FUTURE, May 2021),[…]

By Mie HaldAll photography by Sofuz Stenklopp Ulf steps out in the early morning and shivers. It’s cold, and he would rather go back to Halfdan, lying warm and safe under the blankets. But Estrid is waiting at home, and he can no longer stay with his beloved. Such a situation may well have taken[…]

By Daniel Andres OrdenesAll photography by Krystian Lipiec Humans in the EU is a project that curates portraits of European people and gives them a platform to tell their stories. One of the stories that are dear to our heart is called IDEOLOGIA LGBT, which is Polish for “LGBT Ideology.” The title of the story[…]

By Riccardo VidePhoto by Raphael Renter / Unsplash A LITTLE QUEER HISTORY For nearly 500 years, the term “Queer” was present in the English vocabulary as a synonym for strange, out of the ordinary. Only towards the end of the 19th century was the term used to describe those who did not conform to society’s[…]

A decade ago, on 7 June 2012, the Danish Parliament was in the middle of the third reading of a bill to amend the Marriage Act. The bill would replace the existing definition of marriage with a gender-neutral one, paving the way for the legalization of same-sex marriage. It would replace the Domestic Partnership Act[…]

By Christian-Sebastian Lauritsen The Danish rainbow community has a problem: “There are some people we don’t talk about. Queers who are poor or homeless, or those who face extra adversity due to their skin color or ethnicity, or those who are trans.” This is how Mica Oh (she/her) explains the motivation behind a new initiative.[…]

Photo by Rikke Høyen Шановні ЛГБТ+ друзі в Україні та з України Ми хотіли б, щоб ви знали, що ми підтримуємо вас у ці жахливі часи, і що ЛГБТпритулок готовий допомогти ЛГБТ+ біженцям з України, які прибувають до Данії. Ми надаємо: Психосоціальна підтримка Юридична консультація Потужна ЛГБТ+ мережа Притулок ЛГБТ – це група ЛГБТ+ людей,[…]

2012-Profile Name: Helene Age: 20Residence: Valby, with my momOccupation: Gap year, student aid at GyldendalStatus: SingleSexual orientation: HeterosexualZodiac: PiscesDrink: Piña ColadaDish: Guacamole… or pasta… or sushiBook: Can’t choose, but just read the Hunger Games and they were really good!!Film: Dead Poets SocietyMusic: The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys and The DarknessTV-show: Buffy the Vampire-slayer and FriendsSpare time:[…]

By Annastassia Schwan Illustration by Bartek Arobal Kociemba This article discusses male and female pleasure based on existing research that stems from a binary understanding of gender. Male and female in this context refer primarily to empirical categories, not static identity markers. I navigate the world as a cis woman, affecting my personal experiences and[…]

By Lars Henriksen “I would like us to have an eye-level conversation where we are not talking about systems but talking about the people we are surrounded by and their conditions.” It’s a cold day at the end of February when Jonas Poher Rasmussen and I finally manage to find a time to meet and[…]