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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