Copenhagen Pride supports LGBT+ Ghana

The Copenhagen Pride Solidarity Fund started in 2018 as an initiative to provide financial aid to LGBTI+ activists all around the world. Earlier this year, we received an application on behalf of the organization LGBT+ Rights Ghana, and we are proud to announce that we are donating 3.000 Euro to support their important work.   LGBT+[…]

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Editorial

By Mariya Alfa Staugaard, Editor in ChiefPhoto by Daniele Colucci via Unsplash Dear reader, Thank you for picking up the first edition of HeartCore in 2023. We have been excited to show you what we have been working on this time around! The theme for this edition is QueerPlus, which is also the theme for[…]

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Invisible (poem)

Af Tor SkovsgaardPhoto: Marco Bianchetti via Unsplash You see me Assume I’m like you A mistake like so many others Invisible to the eye Invisible in your mind A mistake beyond caring You should Never interrupt your enemy It shows so clearly But you will never see How nothing connects us The distance distorted Perception[…]

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A rejection of virginity

By Mie HaldPhoto: Patrick Perkins via Unsplash I am not a virgin. I’ve never had sex, nor do I ever want to. But I reject virginity. I do this for multiple reasons. First of all, virginity is a social construct; I don’t have a hymen that’ll break during penetrative intercourse, a myth that actively harms[…]

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Open call: Pride Art 2023

Photographer: Darren Gambrell Submit works for the exhibition Pride Art – A Part of Us Over 4000 people experienced the art when they visited the exhibition at Nytorv during last year’s Pride Week in Copenhagen. It is a great pleasure to repeat the success and invite you to Pride Art Copenhagen for the second year,[…]

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Finding home away from home

Af Arthur MedeirosFotograf Francis Papillon The ocean is one of the many metaphors used to describe culture. We can identify patterns of waves at the surface level, but there are many unseen cultural values lying beneath the water. The idea of moving to a new place with a new language and culture can bring excitement[…]

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Parade 2023 registration is open now!

Last year, over 30,000 people took to the streets for the Copenhagen Pride Parade, and 250,000 spectators lined the route as it wound through the streets of Frederiksberg and Copenhagen in the August sunshine. Registration is now open for Copenhagen Pride Parade 2023, which this year will take place on 19 August. What is Copenhagen[…]

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Queer and more

Editor’s note: It was with great sorrow that we learned that Henrik Silvius, who participated in this article, passed away in January 2023. Henrik was a passionate activist and advocate for queer and disabled rights, as well as a kind person with humor and a great sense of style. He will be greatly missed. Rest[…]

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