Editorial: What does the future hold?

Welcome to the fourth edition of HeartCore – The Official Copenhagen Pride Magazine. Whether you’re a new reader or have followed along with our journey, we’re happy you’re here! As always, we have selected a theme to tie together all our content, and this time we are peering into the FUTURE. As LGBTI+ people, thinking[…]

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Pride around the world

Growing global Pride and the journey of a social activist By Kash Quinney Three hours before I was about to jump on a night train out of Tbilisi, Georgia, I received a text from one of the Tbilisi Pride organizers. “Be in front of the ministry of interior affairs in 30 minutes” it read. I[…]

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Tarot portraits by William Hamilton

HeartCore is pleased to bring another interpretation of the classical tarot cards, this time by artist William Hamilton, who has produced four original cards for this edition of the magazine. See the cards on the opposite page and read William’s thoughts on the works below. As an artist, I have always strived to beautify those[…]

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The hope for a safer university

This article comments on a current debate, and the opinions expressed here belong to the writer. By Jens Ulvedahl In the past few years, the debate of identity politics has ravaged through the University of Copenhagen, and the subject has almost been debated to death. This is not without consequences, since it makes us forget[…]

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The future of Pride

By Steve Taylor There was a deep and unpleasant irony that the year when we ought to have celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the first Prides, most of us, instead, were locked down to try and stem the tide of the coronavirus pandemic. Within four months of the pandemic’s emergence, more than 500 Prides globally[…]

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Ya’ll better quiet down…

Y’ALL BETTER QUIET DOWN… By Paulie Amanita Calderon-Cifuentes Trigger warning: This article mentions sexualized violence and self-harm “I have been to jail. I have been raped. And beaten. Many times! By men, heterosexual men that do not belong in the homosexual shelter. But do you do anything for me? No. You tell me to go[…]

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“The world should be safe for me”

This interview was broadcast in April 2021 on the #YouAreIncluded podcast, created by Copenhagen 2021 and hosted by cultural historian Anders Larsen – aka drag artist Chantal al Arab. In this episode, Anders sits down for a talk with Robin and Lukas, two young LGBTI+ people living in Copenhagen. The interview can be heard in[…]

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