For 20 years the HIV Organization of Iceland has been supporting people diagnosed with HIV. This has been the main goal since the foundation of the organization December 5th 1988 as well as be on the front line in educating the general public and raise the awareness on HIV in general.

The Iceland Drag Competition has made a name for itself since first held 1997. An exhibition at the Queer Center on Laugavegur 3 (city center) offers a glimpse back in time at the event which has become more popular every year. The exhibition displays pictures from past events, newsclips and a video presentation which includes golden moments from previous events. Free admission.

We´re happy to announce the dates for the BEARS ON ICE 2009 event which is to be held in Reykjavik, Iceland September, 10-13th, 2009. For the fifth time bears and friends will take over the local gay scene and have some fun. The 2008 event was the biggest so far but the event has been growing bigger every year since first held 2005. 

The Transgender day of Rememberance is held in November every year to honor Rita Hester, whose murder in 1998 kicked off the “Remembering Our Dead” web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. November 20th Sass Rogando Sasot from the Philippines will do a presentation/dialogue  tenatively named: The philippinese LGBT community - experience and opinions. The event will take place in the Queer Center on Laugavegur 3, 4th floor starting at 8 pm.