The Reykjavík International Film Festival, RIFF, returns to Háskólabíó from September 24 to October 4. RIFF has already highlighted a selection from its LGBT+ programme, but a closer look at the ...
“Not just welcome — but wanted”
Ormur Guðjónsson had not yet been crowned Mr. Reykjavík Bear when he said the words that perhaps best summed up the evening.
In a short introduction video ...
A new Danish–Faroese–Icelandic film now showing at Bíó Paradís has unusually deep roots. No Rest for the Wicked tells a love story between two men in the Faroe Islands in the 19th century, ...
The love story of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas will be brought to the stage at Reykjavík City Theatre this autumn, when the new Icelandic opera company hinÓperan presents 27, an opera by ...
Same Rules for All Blood Donors
From September 1, the same rules apply to everyone who wants to donate blood in Iceland, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Gay and bisexual men are ...
The bears are heading to Reykjavík in early September for Reykjavík Bear, taking place from September 3–6. The programme stretches across four days, but you do not have to commit to the whole ...
It’s time for another Bear edition of The Hump Day Social. On Wednesday, September 2, the monthly gay men’s meetup joins forces with Reykjavík Bear for an evening at Bryggjuhúsið from ...
Ravi Roth is bringing his one-man cabaret Ravi Round The World: An Influencer in the Wild to Reykjavík. The show has already drawn attention in New York, where it sold out, and will be performed at ...
A new book examining the history of gay and lesbian activism in Iceland will be presented during Reykjavík Culture Night on Saturday, 22 August. Queering Iceland: Activism and the Politics of Public ...
For many years, the Reykjavík Pride parade has been one of the largest and most colourful events of the Icelandic summer. Community groups, organisations, families and individuals filled the streets ...
The celebrations continued after the Reykjavík Pride parade reached its destination. Crowds gathered in Hljómskálagarður park for the Pride stage programme, with music, performances and ...
Before the Reykjavík Pride parade sets off, participants gather around Hallgrímskirkja church. Signs get their finishing touches, flags come out, costumes are adjusted and groups find their places ...
Pride celebrations in Skagafjörður, North Iceland, reach their peak in Sauðárkrókur today, Saturday 15 August, with a Pride march, music and an afternoon programme in the town centre. Tonight, ...