In 1989, Denmark was the first country in the world to allow civil unions for same-sex couples. Many other countries and jurisdictions have since followed and moved even further. Today, seven countries and seven jurisdictions allow same-sex marriages. Denmark is definitely no longer in the lead. But this might only be a matter of time! A number of bills on marriage equality are scheduled to be read and debated in Parliament on 26 March. We will be arranging the handing out of petition forms at different schools around the city. If you would like to help out, please e-mail info@blus.dk. In the mean time, please show your support by signing the online petition – and make sure you ask friends and family to sign it too!
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The biannual general assembly of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth and Student Organization (IGLYO) took place this weekend in Edinburgh, Scotland. 60 delegates from LGBTQ youth and student organizations were gathered to review and discuss the past, present and future of IGLYO. The event was hosted by LGBT Youth Scotland and as a member of IGLYO, BLUS was represented at the meeting.
Continue reading ‘IGLYO General Assembly in Edinburgh’
On Thursday 26th of November a group of LGBTQ activists will be kissing against the Lithuanian government and their homophobic legislation through a public kiss-in in front of the parliament.
The public kissing is organized as a demonstration against the state homophobia which is violating the human rights of LGBTQ people in Lithuania. The event was organized by ANSO – Association of Nordic and Pol-Balt LGBTQ Student Organizations, in cooperation with Lithuanian LGBTQ activists.
Lithuania has long been known as one of the most homophobic and biphobic countries in Europe but the situation will get dramatically worse when the new legislation for The Law on the Protection of Minors against Detrimental Effect of Public Information comes into effect in March 2010.
Says Anthony Holm, Danish board member of ANSO and BLUS. Continue reading ‘Kissing Against Homophobia’
BLUS (Copenhagen LGBTQ student organization) og LBL (Landsforeningen for Bøsser og Lesbiske – den danske LGBT organisation) inviterer til valgmøde i forbindelse med de forestående valg til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd.
Hvornår: Tirsdag d. 3. november 2009 kl. 19.00
Hvor: Studenterhuset, Købmagergade 52, København
I panelet sidder:
Kulturborgmester Pia Allerslev (V)
Simon Emil Ammitzbøll (LA)
Teknik- og Miljøborgmester Klaus Bondam (RV)
Carl Christian Ebbesen (DF)
Beskæftigelses- og integrationsborgmester Jakob Hougaard (S)
Morten Kabell (EL)
Iben Wiene Rathje (SF)
Karsten Skawbo-Jensen (KF)
Ordstyrere: Woo Jin Ko, BLUS og Steffen Jensen, LBL
The program for this year’s CGLFF is out and tickets are on sale! To celebrate, BLUS will be hosting two related events in October. On Tuesday 6 October CGLFF will pay a visit to Studenterhuset to present the program and show clips from some of the movies on this year. Also, after the showing of the movie Pedro on Tuesday 20 October in Cinemateket (hang on to your ticket – it’s worth a beer!), we will keep the doors to Studenterhuset open late for post-movie drinks with all your BLUS friends. Get your tickets for Pedro and the other great movies here.
In celebration of Copenhagen World Outgames BLUS came out to the whole of Copenhagen.
The board of BLUS had discussed what to do to celebrate the Wolrd Outgames. Huge parties, handing out lemonade to athletes, hosting a bar at one of the OutCities, playing games in the park were all good ideas but once someone asked; what does BLUS do best? The answer was obvious. Lets make Tuesday evening last for a whole week!
Tuesday evenings are for many known as BLUS Day at the Studenthouse. Here students and former students come to socialise, discuss, meet new people and attend one of the planned events, which during the years have been everything from movie screenings to trips to the zoo. The atmosphere is friendly, relaxed and informal. These evenings are the core of BLUS and we think the rest of Copenhagen should taste a little of this wonderful core.
With the concept agreed on we began to plan. First obstacle was the Studenthouse. Every summer the Studenthouse closes its doors and this summer the house not only closed, it was also turned into a big building site. Luckily the Trinitatis Church just next to the Studenthouse kindly offered us the square between the church and the Studenthouse.
Second issue was what to do. How will we entertain the masses? Who knows a band? Who can do a lecture? What’s that guy’s name who dances capoeira? Oh! and can we do the Vagina Monologues? We called friends, BLUS members, Anthony and the Johnsons (they said no!), the Queen. After a lot of hard work and dedication we had a program; three days starting on a Tuesday. Rasmus, who is the designer of the BLUS logo, volunteered to design a poster. Facebook, MySpace, www.BLUS.dk, emails. Send it out there.
Third issue was the weather. We prayed, we wished, we stood on one leg, we searched for four-leaf clovers and we asked all the lady bugs to fly into the sky and give us good weather and it worked! When the day arrived we pulled out the couches, the chairs, the coffee tables, the bar, the beer, the sound system. The events began and people started showing up.
Moving BLUS outdoors into the public turned out to be a great experience. Not only did many BLUS members and friends come by to have a chat and hang out but also many people who just happened to be in the area. BLUS inhabited the square for three days and shared with everyone our good atmosphere and interesting events. The BLUS board would like to sincerely thank everyone who came by to give a hand. Thank you to the lecturers, workshop facilitators, the performers and the Studenthouse for their cooperation.
On Tuesday 22 September we will be welcoming and introducing new students to BLUS. The board of BLUS will be presenting the organization and the different activities that we offer to our members. We will also spend some time on making sure that both old and new members can get to know one another in a fun and informal fashion. Finally, there will be an exciting challenge for all participants.
The Intro night is both for future, current and past members. We encourage all members wishing to renew their membership to show up as well. The venue is as always Studenterhuset and we start at 19 (Facebook event).
Summer is getting closer and the end of the semester is just around the corner. As every year we will celebrate the last BLUS night of the semester by having a BBQ in Ørstedsparken 
BLUS will provide the barbeques, salad, bread, plates, and cutlery/flatware, so you just have to bring meat for the grill and drinks! We’ll hang out in Ørstedsparken for a couple of hours and then head down to Studenterhuset and continue the debauchery!
This event takes place on Tuesday 23 June at 18:00 and is free for BLUS members. All others are also welcome to join for 20 kroners.
IMPORTANT: Sign-up is mandatory and MUST be done here no later than Tuesday 16 June. Non-members should transfer the 20 kroner fee to this account:
Reg no. 0400
Account no. 4013663691
(when signing up, please remember to use the exact same name as on your account)
Quite commonly only two sexes are known to man and due to the hetero-normative doctrine accepted exclusively as such in the constructed society. However, in between these two sexes, called the border sexes, an enormous variety of different sexes exist. People in between the border sexes belong to the group of the intersexed. Intersexed or Middlesexed as it can also be referred to as are individuals who are neither entirely males nor females or they are both sexes in a combination. Previously intersex used to be referred to as hermaphroditism. Today the notions Intersex or Hermaproditism are no longer used by medical science to describe humans that are. Instead, the notion DSD (Disorders of Sex Development) has been invented and is now widespread being accepted by the medical science in the field as the singular choice of use for describing intersex individuals. What is intersex and how or why does it occur? How far back in time has it been known? Moreover, how is it being dealt with on and after the discovery?
Ditte Dyreborg who is an intersex individual i.e. a hermaphrodite and an advocate on the subject performs the lecture that takes place on Tuesday 12 May at 20:00 in the Red Room of Studenterhuset. DON’T MISS IT! (event on Facebook)
(translation of the below message available upon request)
Som du nok ved holder BLUS årsmøde på tirsdag, og her skal der blandt andet vælges en ny bestyrelse. Da ikke alle fra den afgående bestyrelse ønsker genopstilling, har vi brug for nye kandidater. Så hvis du har lyst til at være med til at forme BLUS’ fremtid, er det nu du skal slå til! Brænder du for at arbejde med studenterpolitik med et LGBT-perspektiv, eller er det dig, der skal arrangere BLUS’ næste brag af en fest? Er du glad for tal og har lyst til at styre BLUS’ finanser, eller er du computernørden der skal stå for driften af BLUS’ hjemmeside? Måske er du brandgod til at kommunikere på skrift eller røgsignaler, eller måske har du lyst til deltage i internationalt arbejde i fællesskab med BLUS’ søsterorganisationer? Muligheder er uendelige!
Det spiller ingen rolle, om du har erfaring med foreningsarbejde, blot du har lyst til at være med!
Har du spørgsmål til ovenstående, eller er du i tvivl om BLUS er noget for dig, så skriv endelig til os på info@blus.dk.
Vi glæder os til at se dig til årsmødet på tirsdag og håber at du vil overveje at stille op!
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