By Ellen TaylorAcknowledgements: Szymon Niemiec, Artur Kapturkiewicz, Misza Czerniak, Julia Maciocha, Mime Pietras  For the second year running, the advocacy group ILGA-Europe has ranked Poland as the least LGBTI+ friendly country in the European Union. Incumbent president Andrzej Duda pledged in the run-up to his 2020 re-election to “defend children from LGBTI+ ideology.” The declaration[…]

Interview with Mads Ananda Lodahl By Lars HenriksenPhotos by Lærke Posselt Please introduce yourself. I work in three tracks, you could say. The first is political, activist, and influences opinions. The second has been a more cultural and creative track, where I have written books, worked as a film critic, and created various music and[…]

Text and illustrations by Henrijette Nielsen Editor’s note: This zodiac reading was not created by a professional and should not be read as such. Rather, is meant to be a light-hearted insight into a queer interpretation of the practice of reading zodiac signs. Aries Aries is never afraid to speak honestly and bluntly. A queer[…]

By Mariya Alfa Staugaard Brian Allesøe is 44 years old and was born and raised in Herning in Jutland. He moved to Copenhagen in 1996, the same year that Copenhagen hosted EuroPride. Since then, Brian has been to all Prides in Copenhagen up to and including WorldPride in 2021. Since 2018, he has also served[…]

Carol, Firebird, Maurice, The Favourite, The Danish Girl… The list could go on, but all these films have one certain element in common – the fact that they are period pieces centered on a LGBTI+ storyline.  All taking place in the past, the combination of LGBTI+ characters falling in love or living their authentic lives[…]

By Bryn R. Frederiksmose When it comes to issues that lie within the spectrum of identity and the markers that define our experience of life, I find it very important to be transparent about my own connection to the topic. Within this article, I will reflect on how the homogenization of whiteness has ridden us[…]

12.08.21 – Opening ceremony in Malmö. Photo by Farshid Nasrabadi On 12-22 August 2021, Copenhagen Pride and Pan Idræt proudly hosted WorldPride and EuroGames in Copenhagen and Malmö. It was ten days of pride, sports, culture, human rights, concerts, and the community coming together under the slogan #YouAreIncluded.   We are incredibly happy to have[…]

By Riccardo VideTrigger warning: This article mentions suicide. In many countries, religious beliefs hinder the expression of our children’s true identity. It is unfortunate, but not unusual, to hear about family members rejected or pushed away for their orientation in the name of faith. When I was 18 years old, I came across the story[…]

By Emilie Fiirgaard Rasmussen I wrote this story in February 2021 as a creative writing exercise. I had a lot of thoughts and feelings about my childhood after spending 2020 really getting to know myself and how long I spent masking off certain parts of my personality. For a long time, I felt like there[…]