Category: Iceland

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Iceland: Celebrating “the world’s biggest small Pride” in the LGBTQ+ haven you didn’t know about

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WORDS BY MALIK HADDINGTON-AHMED PHOTOGRAPHY BY SIGGA ELLA AND SUNNA BEN SPECIAL THANKS TO GUNNLAUGUR BRAGI BJÖRNSSON, BUSINESS ICELAND AND VISIT ICELAND In 2024, Iceland secured the #2 spot on ILGA Europe’s Rainbow Map. However, it’s relatively unknown as a safe place for LGBTQIA+ travellers. From introducing same-sex marriage in 2010 to banning so-called ‘conversion therapy’ in 2023, and inaugurating a number of progressive policies in-between, Iceland has become one of the best places to be queer in Europe. This August, Reykjavík Pride – dubbed “the world’s biggest small Pride” –…

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Iceland executive apologises after “causing distress” with false HIV claim

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Richard Walker, Executive Chair of supermarket chain Iceland, has apologised after spreading misinformation about HIV transmission. In an op-ed for the Mail Online in reference to shoplifting, Walker claimed that three members of staff had contracted HIV after needle attacks. The original article was published online (15 September) and has since been amended (21 September) to include the following note: “Since this article was first published, Iceland have clarified that they provided information to Mail Online in error regarding staff being infected with HIV and the article has been revised…

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Iceland unanimously votes to ban ‘conversion therapy’

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In a massive win for LGBTQ+ rights, Iceland has become the latest country to ban ‘conversion therapy’. The Icelandic parliament unanimously approved a comprehensive ban with 53 votes and three abstentions, prohibiting the harmful practice on the basis on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Iceland joins countries such as Canada, New Zealand, Brazil, Ecuador, Spain, Germany, France, Malta and Cyprus, among others. The passing of the law now means that anyone making an adult undergo ‘conversion therapy’ faces up to three years in prison and anyone doing the…

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