Gayice - Culture

Child Eater returns to Reykjavík for its 10th anniversary

Icelandic filmmaker Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen's debut feature Child Eater returns to Reykjavík's independent cinema Bíó Paradís on Saturday, 14 November, ...

Lesbians Wanted – Elísabet Thoroddsen explores love, identity and starting over

Five complete strangers are coming to dinner. They're all lesbians, and their host has no idea how to cook, let ...

Jakub Stachowiak explores queer love and heartbreak in Reykjavík

In his new poetry book, Meðan borgin blánar (As the City Turns Blue), Polish-born poet Jakub Stachowiak tells a story ...

Elías Rúni tells his own story in new graphic novel The First Time

In his new graphic novel, Fyrsta skiptið (The First Time), Icelandic comic artist Elías Rúni tells the deeply personal story ...

Queer bodies, fathers and power at Reykjavík Dance Festival

Two works at Reykjavík Dance Festival approach queer experience from very different directions. In Papa, father figures, masculinity, desire and ...

From the Closet to the Hidden World: Heiðrik á Heygum Gives New Life to Boy

Faroese artist Heiðrik á Heygum has released a new version of his song Boy, ten years after it first appeared ...

Backlash: Iceland’s LGBT+ rights, past and present, in a new radio series

In the Icelandic public radio series Bakslagið (Backlash), journalist Anna Gyða Sigurgísladóttir examines the growing hostility facing LGBT+ people in ...

Sex Ed brings circus, cabaret and sex education to Reykjavík City Theatre

Adult circus, cabaret and sex education come together in Sex Ed, which premieres on the Small Stage at Reykjavík City Theatre ...

The Nest – stories about belonging

What book, song, poem or musical makes you feel that you belong? That question is at the heart of Hreiðrið – ...

LGBT+ films to watch at RIFF 2026

The Reykjavík International Film Festival, RIFF, returns to Háskólabíó from September 24 to October 4. RIFF has already highlighted a ...

No Rest for the Wicked | Bíó Paradís

A new Danish–Faroese–Icelandic film now showing at Bíó Paradís has unusually deep roots. No Rest for the Wicked tells a ...

A Love Story Between Two Women Takes the Opera Stage

The love story of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas will be brought to the stage at Reykjavík City Theatre ...

Queering Iceland – a new book looks at the work behind social change

A new book examining the history of gay and lesbian activism in Iceland will be presented during Reykjavík Culture Night ...

Queer Performance at Tjarnarbíó – ALOK, STAR XVI and I, Joan

Three very different queer performances are coming to Tjarnarbíó during Reykjavík Pride. From 4 to 6 August, the theatre presents ...

Leviticus – Queer Love Meets Supernatural Horror | Bíó Paradís

Queer horror romance Leviticus opens at Bíó Paradís on Thursday 6 August. The film follows two teenage boys growing close ...

Lost Boys & Fairies – An Award-Winning Gay Adoption Drama | RÚV

RÚV begins showing the award-winning British drama Lost Boys & Fairies tonight, Monday 3 August, at 21:30. The series follows ...

Framávið – Guðjón Þorgils Kristjánsson | Reykjavík Pride Song 2026

Framávið is the official Reykjavík Pride song for 2026, an uplifting and energetic pop song performed by Guðjón Þorgils Kristjánsson. ...

Six Queer Books to Read After Queer Situations 2026

The Queer Situations 2026 literary festival introduced Icelandic audiences to writers exploring love, gender identity, family, the body, violence, language ...

Pillion at Bíó Paradís with a Discussion on Power, Boundaries and BDSM Culture

The film Pillion will premiere at Bíó Paradís on 19 February as part of a special event that will also ...

Heated Rivalry – Secret Love in Professional Hockey | HBO Max Iceland

The Canadian drama Heated Rivalry follows two of the world’s leading ice hockey players, Canadian star Shane Hollander and Russian ...

Öðruvísi – Torfi | Reykjavík Pride Song 2025

Öðruvísi – Torfi – Reykjavík Pride Song 2025 ...

RÚV - Hinsegin dagar, vikur, mánuðir, ár

The programme Hinsegin dagar, vikur, mánuðir, ár was broadcast on RÚV on 11 August 2024. It follows queer people in ...

Gleðivíma - RÁN | Reykjavík Pride song 2024

Gleðivíma is the official Reykjavík Pride song for 2024. It is the first song released by Margrét Rán Magnúsdóttir under ...

Mennska - Bjarni Snæbjörnsson

Actor Bjarni Snæbjörnsson created the musical Góðan daginn Faggi about his journey out of the closet. He has now explored ...

Ljósbrot - Ingileif Friðriksdóttir

Ingileif Friðriksdóttir recently published her first novel. Ljósbrot is a powerful story about love and the search for one’s true ...

“…..og hvað með það?” | “…and What About It?”

Two men go on a date in Kópavogur.Anything can happen … and quite a lot does.A gilded insect and a ...

Strákar úr skuggunum eftir Böðvar Björnsson

Birtandi Publishing begins its operations with Strákar úr skuggunum by Böðvar Björnsson, a book tracing forty years in the history ...

Queer Films at Reykjavík Film Festival - RIFF 2023

RIFF, the Reykjavík International Film Festival, is now underway, offering its usual wide selection of interesting films. The programme often ...

Welcome To Chechnya

The documentary follows activists working to rescue survivors of torture in the Russian republic of Chechnya, where the authorities have ...

Genera+ion

Genera+ion is an HBO drama series about a diverse group of upper secondary school students finding their way in life, ...

Góða ferð inn í gömul sár | A Journey into Old Wounds

Earlier this year, Borgarleikhúsið presented Góða ferð inn í gömul sár (“A Journey into Old Wounds”), an immersive theatrical work ...

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