Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir become the first world leader who is LGBTIQ+ Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir made history when she was elected Iceland’s Prime Minister in 2009. Upon her appointment she became the first world leader who had publicly shared that they were same-sex attracted. The politician served as Iceland’s leader from 2009 to 2013 before announcing her retirement […]
Research from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law found that the average levels of acceptance for LGBTI people and their rights have increased globally since 1980. The report names Iceland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are the top five most accepting countries, and all have significantly increased their levels of acceptance since […]
Following the release of last year’s lauded Bury The Moon album and successful world tour, Ásgeir is returning with his remarkable new EP, The Sky Is Painted Gray Today. His latest single On The Edge is about a man who’s away from his lover and looking for a gift to bring home with him. Ásgeir paints […]
Iceland’s Daði og Gagnamagnið have pulled out of performing live at the Second Semi-Final of Eurovision 2021 after a member of the band tested positive to COVID-19. The international song competition is underway in Rotterdam in The Netherlands, and strict COVID protocols are being followed, including regular testing for all the artists and their team members. […]
Iceland’s Daði & Gagnamagnið were one of the favourites to win this year’s Eurovison before it was cancelled. We’re going to refer to it as Lost Eurovision from here on in. While the competition has been cancelled for 2020, there have been petitions calling on Iceland to be declared the winner, and the OGAE Australian Eurovision Fan Club […]
Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir has today shared new single Youth; a rumination on the artist’s childhood. The single is the first taste of his forthcoming third album Bury The Moon, which will be released in both English and Icelandic on February 7, 2020. The new song had it’s global premiere on Good Nights with Bridget Hustwaite […]
Iceland have never won Eurovision, but this year they might stand out from the crowd. Over the weekend they picked anti-capitalist, BDSM loving, techno band Hatari to be their representative in the 2019 competition. The techno punk band from Reykjavik beat five other performers in a local competition to gain the honour. The group formed […]
Iceland may be reconsidering its policy of banning all gay men from donating blood after the country’s health department highlighted that almost as many heterosexual people contact the virus. Last year the Health Directorate noted that the incidence of HIV between homosexual and heterosexual people almost identical, 150 to 148 cases. When HIV first emerged […]
Icelandic band Sigur Ros have revealed the special promotional t-shirt they’ll be selling on their upcoming Australian tour to aid marriage equality. The band were inspired to create the new design after Perth based religious leader Margaret Court made a series of controversial comments about marriage equality and transgender children. The comments lead to a […]
R An Australian couple have reportedly filed for asylum in Iceland for humanitarian reasons claiming that they fear for their lives in Australia due to attitudes towards homosexuality and being transgender. Stephanie McCarthy and Ashley Ihasz raised money through a GoFundMe campaign to make the trip to Iceland. McCarthy was the victim of a widely […]
