Human Rights and the New Constitution

Translated by: Melkorka Edda Sigurgrímsdóttir Dear friends, Perhaps no other words have been more influential in the fight for queer rights than the words “human rights”. In their most stripped-down meaning, these words denote specific rights that an individual possesses, based on the fact that they are a human being. Throughout history we have seen […]

The Fight for Queer Rights is a Fight for Freedom for All

Author: Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir Translated by: Melkorka Edda Sigurgrímsdóttir On the 25th of May 2020, George Flynn was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis in the United States. In the wake of his killing there have been riots that made waves throughout the world – Iceland included. Peaceful protests quickly turned into physical […]

Greetings from the president of Iceland

I believe in people’s freedom. I believe in people’s freedom to enjoy respect and rights on equal terms with everybody else. I believe in freedom of expression and freedom of religion, and the freedom that is the most precious of all, the freedom to breathe. And I also believe in freedom of love. I believe […]

Greetings from the mayor

The trademark of Reykjavík Pride is to fill our city with life, colour and joy – and this has been the case ever since it was first held in 1999. Together with the playfulness that characterizes the festival, it has still maintained a strong undertone for the struggle that the LGBTQIA+ community carries out every […]

Welcome to Reykjavík Pride 2020

The main goal of Reykjavik Pride was, and is, to organize the Pride Parade where we visibly celebrate our victories, and continue the fight for LGBTQI+ rights. This year we celebrate the 20th birthday of the Reykjavik Pride Parade and all the steps we have made towards equal rights for LGBTQI+ people in Iceland. Every […]

Proud Walk

The main goal of Reykjavik Pride was, and is, to organize the Pride Parade where we visibly celebrate our victories, and continue the fight for LGBTQI+ rights. This year we celebrate the 20th birthday of the Reykjavik Pride Parade and all the steps we have made towards equal rights for LGBTQI+ people in Iceland. Every […]

End of collaboration with the US Embassy in Iceland

The board of Reykjavik made the decision recently to not seek a collaboration with the US Embassy in Iceland for this year‘s Pride. The actions of the current US government in stripping our queer siblings of basic human rights as well as recent events and the response to them have only confirmed that this decision […]

Ban on mass gatherings

The ban on mass gatherings will in all likelihood prevent Reykjavík Pride, the city’s largest festival, from taking place in the usual way this August. At a minimum there will be no Pride Parade on Saturday, August 8. This is of course a great disappointment — yet the directors of Reykjavík Pride will emphasize bringing […]

A new board of directors

Reykjavik Pride’s annual general meeting was held on Monday 3 February at 5:30PM at Samtökin ’78, Suðurgata 3. Along with other matters the meeting elected a new Board of Directors for Reykjavik Pride 2020: Vilhjálmur Ingi Vilhjálmsson, President of Reykjavik Pride 2020 Ragnar Veigar Guðmundsson, Treasurer of Reykjavik Pride 2020 Ragnhildur Sverrisdóttir, Secretary of Reykjavik […]

Reykjavik Pride Annual General Meeting 2020

Reykjavik Pride hereby announces its annual general meeting. The meeting will be held on Monday 3 February at 5:30PM at Samtökin ’78, Suðurgata 3. Please note that the meeting will be held in Icelandic. The programme includes a report from the board of directors, a report from the treasurer, board election and other matters. Persons […]

Welcome to Reykjavik Pride 2019

Greetings from the President of Reykjavik Pride

Probably few of those present at the New York’s Stonewall Inn on the evening of June 27, 1969 suspected what a fateful and meaningful night was in store. Judy Garland had just been buried and the evening was an occasion for her fans to drown their sorrows – but this night was to become something […]

From the mayor of Reykjavik

This August, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Reykjavik Pride. Ever since the first Pride took place in 1999, the city has been brimming with colour and liveliness during this annual event. The general public participation in this festival is really what makes the Reykjavik Pride so unique – as thousands of people embrace this […]

The official song of Reykjavik Pride 2019

I AM WHAT I AM!

To celebrate 20 years of Pride in Reykjavik the power-duo StopWaitGo released a brand new version of the all time classic “I Am What I Am”, performed by our young and talented Aaron Ísak. The song, composed by the openly gay Jerry Herman, was first performed by George Hearn in the Broadway musical La Cage […]

Annual general meeting – Reykjavik Pride

Reykjavík Pride announces its annual general meeting on Thursday, February 7th at 5:30PM at Samtökin’78, Suðurgata 3. The programme includes boards’ s report, treasurer’s report, board election and other issues. The meeting will be held in Icelandic. Candidates for this year’s election are kindly requested to contact the board of Reykjavik Pride before January 31st […]

Reykjavík Pride 2019’s super-sized anniversary

Stonewall 50 and 20 years of Reykjavik Pride

The year 2019 is going to be a big one for queer society both in Iceland and worldwide. It’s both fifty years from the Stonewall riots, and Reykjavík Pride’s twentieth anniversary. To honour the Stonewall uprising, the watershed event that launched the modern queer rights movement, the largest queer event in the world, WorldPride, will […]

Statement: Trans and intersex people won‘t be erased

Yet again a powerful nation-state attacks the rights of queer people while proclaiming itself a protector of freedom and human rights. The latest news is that the United States Department of Health and Human Services proposes to redefine the term “sex” in relation to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act. The Department favors defining […]

Welcome to Reykjavik Pride 2018

Gunnlaugur Bragi, President of Reykjavik Pride:

Dear friends! There’s a word in Icelandic that captures the spirit of Reykjavík Pride 2018: baráttugleði. It means joy of fighting. And it refers to the tireless struggle that queer folk in Iceland have pursued in recent years and decades. A struggle for self-evident rights in Icelandic society. On this occasion, we’ll take a backwards glance. […]

The United States and Iceland: LGBTI Rights as a Common Value

Message from the U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires Jill Esposito to the People of Iceland and visitors to Reykjavik Pride 2018

I am delighted to extend my greetings to all the participants in Reykjavik Pride. The U.S. Embassy is a proud supporter of this festival and of the LGBTI community. This year, the U.S. Embassy will march in the Reykjavik Pride Parade for the eighth consecutive year with our families and friends. Our presence is a […]

General Meeting – Reykjavik Pride

Reykjavík Pride announces its annual general meeting on Thursday, February 22th at 6:00PM at Samtökin'78, Suðurgata 3.

The programme includes boards’ s report, treasurer’s report, board election and other issues. Candidates for this years election are kindly requested to contact the board of Reykjavík Pride before February 15th. The electoral period is one year. Please note that candidates for election need to have volunteered for Reykjavik Pride for at least one year.

Colors of the Rainbow – The song of Reykjavík Pride 2017

Colors of the Rainbow is the song of Reykjavík Pride 2017, performed by Daníel Arnarsson and written by Örlygur Smári, Michael James Down og Primoz Poglajen. The lyrics are by Hólmar Hólm. Colors of the Rainbow is an ode to love and the rainbow – Aphrodite, Eros and Iris. From the dawn of time mankind […]