News from Iceland's LGBT community

The Icelandic Drag Competition

  • Published: 25 July 2011

Icelandic Drag Competition 

Iceland´s most entertaining competetion, The Icelandic Drag competition, will be held in Harpa (Reykjavik Concert Hall) for the 14th time on August 3rd.  Drag is probably the oldest form of theatre known in the world and originates in earlier times when females were not allowed to act on stage so female roles were filled by men. Now today both men and women compete to become the Queen and King every year. Last year was a blast and this year will be even bigger! The show takes about 2 hours and is full of fun and laughter that you don't want to miss. Tickets available online and cost ISK 2.800.

Little Shop of Horrors: Viggo and Violetta go wild at Barbara

  • Published: 19 July 2011

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The Royal Musical Couple of Iceland, Viggo and Violetta, will be throwing a major bash at Barbara on Wednesday the 20th of July. Barbara is the only gay club in Iceland and is at Laugavegur 22. Corner of Klapparstígur and Laugavegur. They will make the crowd go wild with their own speedy interpretation of two of the greatest musicals of all times: Rocky Horror and The Little Shop of Horrors! The performance will be in English and all the parts will be played by only three actors! Read more ...

From the Gutter to Government - LGBT history walk in downtown Reykjavik

  • Published: 11 July 2011

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If you´re in search of ideas on what to do once in town, a walk through Reykjavík's LGBT history is something Gayice.is highly recommends. Hilmar Magnússon organizer and tour guide helps you to discover the hidden and murky sides of yesterday's Reykjavík and gives you some insight into three decades of struggle for human rights in Iceland, the path from bigotry to tolerance. Hear stories from the sleazy taverns of the past, meet the queer bohemians, the 19th century high school boys, the American soldiers, the Redstockings lesbians, the poets, the artists, the activists and the politicians and learn how LGBT people have risen from the gutter and emerged at the very top of Icelandic politics.

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LGBT Human Rights Awards

  • Published: 04 July 2011

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Every year the National Queer Organization, Samtokin '78, hands out the LGBT Human Rights Awards to honor individuals and Organization that have done an outstanding work for the LGBT community in Iceland, making it more visible and accepted. This year the awards are given to two individuals, pop-singer and activist Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson (Paul Oscar) and Academic and Psychologist Sigrún Sveinbjornsdóttir. The organization awarded the Human Rights Award this year is HIV-Iceland.  The awards will be handed out during Reykjavik Gay Pride opening ceremony, August 4th. Read more ...

Girls night out

  • Published: 29 June 2011

Stelpuball  

Reykjavík Gay Pride is coming up and  invites all girls to a girls only Gay Pride party at Barbara this Saturday, July 2nd. The Gay Pride benefit dances are important part of funding the coming up event so we urge all girls in town to show up, support Reykjavík Gay Pride and have some fun. House opens at midnight. Ticket price (by the door) ISK 1.000. Visit Reykjavik Gay Pride website for more information about the biggest and the most colourful event in Reykjavik.

Christopher Street Day at the Queer Center

  • Published: 27 June 2011

Gay Center 

Samtokin '78, The National Queer Organization invites everyone to celebrate it´s anniversary and Christopher Street Day, Monday 27th 8.30 pm at the Queer Center on Laugavegur 3, 4th floor. June 27th marks the 42 year anniversary of the Stonewall riots, an event frequently cited as the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities (Wikipedia). Read more ...

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