Gay Pride weekend has an early start with Iceland´s most entertaining competetion, The Icelandic Drag competition wich takes place tonight in Harpa, Reykjavik Concert Hall. This is the 14th time the competition takes place where men and women compete to become the Iceland´s drag Queen and King. 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. Read more ...
Gay Pride Song 2011 is out!
Reykjavik Gay Pride 2011 song, Feel the Love Tonight (Finnum ástina) is OUT, performed by Eurovision Diva Hera Björk, Iceland´s youngest pop sensation Haffi Haff and rapper Blaz Roca. Finnum ástina is written by Orlygur Smari and Petur Orn, filled with feelings of freedom and love of the Gay Pride events all around the world. Listen and Love!
Visit Gay Pride website for more information about the event or download Gay Pride Program Guide. Check out Gayice Calendar for list of events during Gay Pride weekend.
Queer Film Festival to open
Queer Film Festival opens July 29th at Bíó Paradís (Cinema Paradise, Hversfisgata 54) and run as a part of the Reykjavik Gay Pride festival coming up. In the past Queer Film festival has offered to the Icelandic audience films that have received well earned attention at LGBT film festivals around the world and this year is no exception. The films on screen this year are Howl (USA), Broderskap (Denmark) which was voted the best film at the Rome film festival in 2009, Tomboy (France) and L’Arbre et la forêt (France).
Reykjavik Gay Pride ticket center
Gay Pride ticket center has opened in IÐA shop on Lækjargata 2 (city center). Event tickets, VIP passes and Gay Pride T-shirts are available at the Gay Pride Center which is open every day from 11 am to 8 pm. Read more ...
Sexual identity not icluded in draft for a new constitution
Sexual identity is not included in the draft for a new constitution recently put forward by the constitutional committee, a 25 government-appointed citizens tasked with drafting a new constitution for Iceland. On the other hand sexual orientation is included in the draft in article 8th under Chapter II: Human Rights1, which is an important step and a milestone to celebrate.
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