Travel Iceland tops Spartacus Gay Travel Index for very first time; UK languishes in 15th Iceland has joined the world’s most LGBTQ+-friendly travel destinations – Malta, Canada, Portugal and Spain – for the first time in the 2025 edition of the SPARTACUS GAY TRAVEL INDEX, which provides an overview of the situation for LGBTQ+ people in a total of 216 countries and regions. While countri By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Reykjavik ranked top queer-friendly capital in the world Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, has emerged victorious in a recent global study that ranked the top queer-friendly capital cities in the world. A study by Emisil, a company that supports the Female to Male (FTM) community, showed that Reykjavik outshines other capitals, exhibiting how progressive By Graham Robson • 1 min read
HIV Terrence Higgins Trust “disappointed” that Iceland Chairman has yet to apologise for his company “weaponising HIV” Iceland’s Executive Chairman, Richard Walker OBE, recently wrote a comment piece for Mail Online about the dangers currently faced by supermarket workers in which he falsely claimed three Iceland shop workers contracted HIV as a result of needlestick attacks while at work. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Björk unveils “heavy bottom-ended” new single, atopos Queer icon Björk has unveiled her new single atopos, which is taken from the Icelandic iconic’s forthcoming album, fossora, set for release September 30. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Features & Longread TRAVEL: ‘Bears On Ice’ in Iceland Join the ‘Bears On Ice’ party in Reykjavik from September 3-6 with flights from WOW Air starting from just £49 each way. ‘Bears On Ice’ runs from September 3-6 with events in Reykjavik’s top LGBT nightspots as well as visits to some of the Nordic nations natural wonders. By Contributor • 2 min read
