Monthly Archives: August 2016

Gay Liberation in Iceland: The Path from Homophobia to Tolerance

Lecture at a seminar on the history of the LGBT community in Iceland organized by Gay Pride. The seminar got extensive coverage in the media, see, for example, this Mbl.is article  and this article on Vísir.is. The lecture covered the development of LGBT … Continue reading

LGBT History and Culture Walk in Reykjavík City Center

The LGBT History and Culture Walk was on Gay Pride. Iceland has come far in the last fifty years. Research, for instance, shows that Iceland was one of the most homophobic societies in Western Europe in 1981-1982 but is today … Continue reading