Gay Travel Guide Copenhagen

News & Events in Copenhagen

| July 21, 2008 till July 28, 2008
3rd Queer Festival 2008: ›For a week artists, musicians, DJs, performers, social and political activists, drag kings, drag queens, and gender benders from many countries will get together and create an alternative to heteronormative culture, politics, and spaces.‹
21 – 28 July 2008, Kigkurren 1-3
-› www.queerfestival.org

| August 16, 2008
Copenhagen Pride 2008: Pride week from 9 till 17 August, with the parade on Saturday, 16 August. The parade will start at 13:30 in Nørrebro and progress through Mimersgade – Heimdalsgade – Nørrebrogade – Dronning Louises Bro – Søtorvet – Vendersgade – Nørre Voldgade and is expected to arrive at Copenhagen’s Town Hall Square (Rådhuspladsen) at 16:00 where the big Pride Show will take place.
-› copenhagenpride.dk

About Copenhagen and its gay life

Denmark has a population of nearly 5.5 million people, of whom 0.5 million live in Copenhagen (København) and about 1.2 million in the Greater Copenhagen area. Most Danes speak a pretty good English, so usually it is very easy to get along in Copenhagen. And the laid-back mental- ity of the Danes and their commitment to human rights have made the country and its capital Copenhagen a relaxed place for gays to live and visit.

Thus, it's not surprising that the official tourism site of Copenhagen promotes the gay life in Copenhagen, too. From one of their Press Releases: ›The National Association for Gays and Lesbians (LBL) was founded in 1948 as its first of its kind. And in 1989, Denmark was the first country in the world to recognise marriage between two persons of the same sex. In 1999, it became possible for married gays to adopt the children of their partners – a major step towards the recognition of a broader definition of the family. Copenhagen has long been a tolerant and relaxed capital for both gay Danes and tourists. The first gay bar, Centralhjørnet, opened over 80 years ago, and is still going strong – along with a wealth of other newer cafés & bars.‹

After hosting the Eurogames 2003, the city of Copenhagen already started to promote the 2nd World Outgames which will be held in Copenhagen in summer 2009 – the largest sports event Copenhagen has ever hosted.

Almost all of Copenhagen's gay cafes, bars and clubs are located in the old town in the city centre around the famous Strøget shopping mall. They are all within walking distance of each other.

Travel tips for Copenhagen

Most of the sights in Copenhagen are very close to each other – you don't need a car and usually not even public transport. From May till November you can also borrow a Citybike for free from any of the 110 citybike-racks that are spreaded all over the city centre.

Still looking for a flight to Copenhagen? The Scandinavian low-cost airline Sterling offers flights between Copenhagen and Amsterdam, Brussels, Athens, Budapest, Salzburg, Prague, Krakow, Stockholm, Oslo and several cities in Spain, Italy, UK, France and Germany.