Tag: Denmark

There's another penguin rainbow family in the world! A gay penguin couple stole a baby from ‘bad parents’ at a Denmark zoo. Elias and Emil, as we’re calling them, are the stars of a dramatic video filmed yesterday at Odense Zoo. The same-sex penguin couple felt like a baby was being ignored by its straight penguin parents. Gay penguin ‘steal’ baby from straight parents at Denmark zoo Elias and Emil decided to ‘steal’ the newborn chick, and protect it from its negligent mother and...

The Danish Football Association is working with the Players Association, Amnesty International Denmark, LGBT Denmark, and Danish Football Fan Clubs for an anti-homophobic campaign. The goal is to fight homophobia in sports across the country. The campaign includes players wearing rainbow armbands and shoe laces, and appearing in rainbow face paint on bus posters. Members of pro teams also marched in Copenhagen Pride in August, with the hashtag #FootballForAll being a rallying cry. Mathias “Zanka” Jørgensen, FC Copenhagen captain, said, “Homophobia is...

It now means same-sex marriage is legal in every Nordic country. Denmark has approved the Faroe Islands’ vote to legalise same-sex marriage. The country had voted to legalise it last year, excluding religious ceremonies, but it required formal approval from Denmark, which voted to legalise same-sex marriage in 2012, to be brought into law. Eiler Fagraklett, head of LGBT Faroe Islands said: “It was an intense, exciting and unpredictable moment. When the MPs finally passed the amendment to the bill and thereby...

As a gay person, the community and culture of a city are very important. There are different places on this Earth, beautiful cities, countries, isles, etc., but where could we feel like home? Where could we walk with our lover and feel normal, without anyone looking at us strangely. Fortunately enough there are cities in the world that we love because they are gay friendly. Let's see which ones are the best and why. Tel-Aviv, Israel The Middle East is a rough place and we know...

A country considered by many to be a seat of progressive thought and acceptance, Denmark’s proud capital Copenhagen has had a long history of diversity. Over the years, as a form of cultural and individual expression, graffiti has been a steadily growing medium all over town. In fact, the tagging of the Danish State railway cars is so common, that passengers are more likely to notice its absence. However, there has been an interesting trend in the graffiti of late....