“Our community has come to a strong place” Yaz Duncan·18/04/2023GayIceland sits down with Álfur Birkir, chairperson of Iceland’s National Queer Organization Samtökin ‘78 . It’s been a...LGBT Rights·1 Comment·0
“It’s time to take bold decisions” Michael Ryan·10/04/2023Daníel E. Arnarsson, director of the National Queer Organization Samtökin ´78 and substitute MP recently departed the Left...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
Meet the Icelandic Politician Seeking to Ban Conversion Therapy Jonathan Duffy·29/12/2022A member of Iceland’s Liberal Reform Party (Viðreisn) has presented parliament with a bill that she hopes will...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
“Covid or not, four years is an unacceptable delay” Michael Ryan·31/10/2022Pirate Party member Andrés Ingi Jónsson says the government is falling behind other nations on queer healthcare. Parlimentarian...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
“When hate speech is acceptable violence follows” Michael Ryan·16/09/2022Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir on Oslo, hate speech, and her 21-point action plan for LGBTI rights. Despite many...LGBT Rights·0 Comments·0
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
