BEARS ON ICE 2012 will take place the second weekend of September (6-9) but this will be the 8th year the event takes place in Reykjavik, Iceland. The four day event attracts bears and friends from all around the world and is a great opportunity to see a little bit of Iceland and Iceland´s small and friendly bear scene.

Queer Cafe Truno and Club Barbara are to be united into single gay bar/club as of early February. Both venues are located on Laugavegur 22 and the united venue will continue to do so. Barbara has occupied second and third floor on Laugavegur 22 while Cafe Truno has been serving the more quiet audience during the day and early evenings on the ground floor. The new venue will have it´s home on the ground floor on Laugavegur 22. According to owners afternoon and early evenings will stay true to the spirit of Truno with Barbara taking over after midnight.  Read more ...

Rainbow Reykjavik LGBT festival is just around the corner but this is the first time the event is taking place in Reykjavik. The festival offers a wide range of events and activities such as cultural events, sight seeing tours, music, food and dance, somewhat with a viking twist! Read more ...

Queer Is Where The Heart Is art exhibition is to open at the National Queer Organization, Samtokin '78, January 21st. Queer Is Where The Heart Is is a an art exchange between Iceland and the US that explores the many nuances of queerness with a special interest in how queerness relates to place. As a transitory and ever-evolving identity and social group, roughly defined by what we are not, queers are no strangers to claiming place – making home where the heart is — often in the margins, with fluid definitions, in self-defined categories, relationships, and places.