Banned from swimming, emboldened against prejudice Michael Ryan·26/07/2022With increased visibility trans community in Iceland faces backlash. The trans community in Iceland says they are facing...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
“Can I say this is who I am?” Michael Ryan·05/07/2022Reykjavik City Councillor Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir on coming out, activism, and identity. Many know Sanna Magdalena for her...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
Will Gay Men in Iceland Finally Be Able to Donate Blood? Michael Ryan·15/06/2022Icelandic Parliament Approves the Prime Minister’s Plan to Change Blood Donation Rules. News site MBL has reported that...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
“Society as a whole was hellish towards us” Michael Ryan·08/04/2022New chair of Samtökin ´78 says its maybe time for Iceland to apologize for behavior during the AIDs...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
Samtökin ’78 looking for a new building Michael Ryan·07/04/2022Got a spare mansion laying around? Samtökin ’78, the queer organization of Iceland, are looking for a new...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
The Icelandic healthcare system needs a Queer Eye makeover Michael Ryan·06/04/2022Álfur Birkir, the new chair person of Samtökin ’78, the queer organization of Iceland, says the healthcare system...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
Álfur Birkir’s vision for Samtökin ‘78: “We need to get to work” Michael Ryan·05/04/2022The top issues facing Iceland’s National Queer Organization (Samtökin ‘78) and the queer community and how the new...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
New safe space for queer youth well received: “Definitely a need for this” Jonathan Duffy·26/02/2022In 2022, young people seem to be more in touch with the rich spectrum of life. They’re more...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
“Unsafe sex has become a fad because of PrEP,” says health employee Michael Ryan·05/02/2022As public health focuses on Covid-19, STIs run amok in Iceland. The past two years have put a...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
“I just got tired of being put in the wrong box” Michael Ryan·22/12/2021Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, managing director of the Icelandic Travel Industry Association and former advisor to a Prime Minister,...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
