Lea and the sunflower dress

This short story was submitted through our open call and is a continuation of ‘Lea and the sweatpants’ from HeartCore #9 FREEDOM. The story has been shortened for the sake of this publication. by Nikoline Heikamp (they/she) I wake up when the sun begins to light up the room through the cracks in the curtains.[…]

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Pride Week Highlights

Thank you for an amazing Copenhagen Pride Week 2023! Thank you to all of you who chose to #ComeTogether to the debates, concerts, parties, conversations, films, experiences – to fight and to celebrate, which is what Pride is all about.   And an especially big thank you to our Volunqueers, who have worked tirelessly to create[…]

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Labels

By Mie Hald (She/Her) It stings every time. It creates a deep-rooted irritation and is another dig in a hole that’s only getting deeper. “But can’t you just not have a label?” A simple question that is so incredibly loaded with ignorance and. I’m tired of explaining myself. We are surrounded by labels. In fact,[…]

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Five dead concepts we’re not missing

Photo: N&J Photos By Kira Olsen (She/Her)This name is a pseudonym. The editorial staff is familiar with the writer’s identity. Through the ages, a boundless amount of stupidity has been thought and uttered on queers and queerness. But fortunately, we’re getting smarter all the time, and here’s the proof: Five concepts that have thoroughly flatlined,[…]

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Bury Your Gays

By Mie Hald (She/Her) Almost every Queer person knows the feeling: The hope that your favorite rainbow character of your current TV obsession will survive to the end. Unfortunately, if there’s a chance of death, the alphabet mafia is often on the line… In recent years, it’s become more common to find media like TV[…]

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Editorial: Dark Greetings!

By Mariya Alfa Staugaard, Editor-in-Cheif Dear reader,  This edition of HeartCore is all about DEATH, and as it will hopefully become clear, we have relished this opportunity to venture into the darkness.  Of course, we have all approached the making of this edition with an understanding of the weight of carrying a conversation about death[…]

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