On Wednesday August 8th four exhibitions open in the Town hall, Ráðhús Reykjavíkur. They all celebrate diversity and the importance of human rights. One of them will show photos from Reykjavik Gay Pride though the years from photographers Geir Ragnarsson and Bára Kristinsdóttir. The first Reykjvavik Gay Pride was in 1999 when 1500 persons gathered at Ingólfstorg and then grew each year to become one of the three biggest annual events in Reykjavik in recent years. Read more ...
It is undoubtedly Iceland´s most entertaining competetion. The Icelandic Drag competition has for a few years now marked an early beginning of Reykjavik Gay Pride weekend. This year the event will take place in Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall, Reykjavik´s newes icon. The drag show and the competition has been an important part of the local gay scene where boys (drag queens) and girls (drag kings) dress up to celebrate the oldest form of theatre known in the world and put on a good show. This is a fun event to watch and definitely worth attending! The show takes about 2 hours and is full of fun and laughter that you don't want to miss. Ticket cost ISK 2.800, click here to buy online ticket for the show.
The Reykjavik Gay Pride Magazine and Program Guide 2012 is out and is available online. The 2012 Program Guide contains information about the coming up pride even, performing artist in Icelandic as well as in English and some interesting articles about Iceland´s LGBT history. Read more ...
It´s the beginning of August and Reykjavik Gay Pride is just around the corner. We´re all getting pretty excited as Gay Pride is an exciting and fun event which it should be. This year Reykjavik Gay Pride welcomes it´s guests with variety of events including concerts, exhibitions, film documentaries and stand up with British comedienne Zoe Lyons which is on her first visit to Iceland. The Saturday Parade will as always mark the highlight of the festival with thousands of Icelanders and visitors from abroad watching the colorful gay pride parade march downtown and the outdoor pride concert at Arnarhóll outdoor stage.
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland´s prime minister is number 21 on Guardian´s top 100 list of most influential LGBT people of the year. On the top 100 list Guardian is ranking influencing LGBT people from the world of entertainment, politics and business. To quote Guardian: Siguroardóttir is the world's first lesbian premier. She has two children from a previous marriage but is now married to her female partner. Her government banned strip clubs and she is quoted as saying: "Nordic countries are leading the way on women's equality, recognising women as equal citizens rather than than commodities for sale." Read more ...
Reykjavík 29 Aug - 1 Sept, 2024
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