Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.05.2016, Blaðsíða 4

Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.05.2016, Blaðsíða 4
Sour Grapes & Stuff April's Winners Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to: letters@grapevine.is Me and my partner are currently on a vacation in Reykjavík. It's my third time visiting Iceland and I've always felt comfortable and welcomed here so I am especially astonished by a series of inci- dents that happened to us last weekend. I fear that there's growing homopho- bia and xenophobia in Reykjavik that should be brought to attention. I have always thought highly of Iceland as one of the most progressive and accepting countries in the world and have never felt unsafe and discriminated against so I am particularly concerned and thought of sharing my experience here. On Saturday night, my gender non- conforming partner, who is biologically male, was sexually assaulted by a cis man, who tried to grope my partner's groin as he walked past us in downtown Reykjavík in an extremely disrespect- ful, teasing manner. We felt that he was targeted because of his androgy- nous alternative appearance—he was wearing a pastel pink knitted hat, has magenta dyed hair and wore eyeliner, a look not uncommon in Berlin (where he's from), as well as the fact that he's a man. We thought of going to the po- lice but my partner was afraid that he would be discriminated against and not taken seriously as he has had bad experience with the police in the past. Then the next morning, a cafeteria at the indoor market decided that they had ran out of waffles—on a Sunday, while selectively delivering waffles to another customer's table. We were also the only foreigners in the cafe, so we felt that we were discriminated against for that ex- act reason. I felt it was unacceptable, extremely xenophobic and backwards— no customer should be treated less fa- vorably based on their nationality, ap- pearance, or sexual orientation, but I fear this was the case. – Joie Hi Joie, We are very sorry you had this experi- ence. And while this does not reflect the views of most Icelanders, unfortu- nately there are bigoted people here like everywhere else. We at Reykjavík Grapevine love and celebrate people of all genders and nationalities and hope you don’t let some small-minded losers ruin your otherwise great rela- tionship with our country. – The Grapevine Check it out! Whoever sent in this issue's LOVELIEST LETTER gets a free Grapevine T-shirt, featuring the regal G that adorns our cover. DON’T PANIC if your letter wasn’t found to be this issue's loveliest. You can still get a tee for a low, low price over our website, www.grapevine.is. Give us your worst: letters@grapevine.is LOVELIEST LETTER: FREE GRAPE- VINE T! LETTERS Participate by adding the hashtag #GVpics to your instagram masterpiece. @markmartucciphoto @jackygoede @rinat.grigori @erlendistravel The Reykjavík Grapevine Issue 5 — 2016 4 #GVPICS INSTAGRAM COMPETITION Reykjavík Art Museum HAFNARHÚS TRYGGVAGATA 17 KJARVALSSTAÐIR FLÓKAGATA 24 ÁSMUNDARSAFN SIGTÚN OPEN DAILY www.artmuseum.is / +354 411 6400 ONE ADMISSION TO THREE MUSEUMS VISIT ICELAND’S LARGEST ART MUSEUM Varma is available in various tourist shops around Iceland the timeless warmth of Iceland Varma is dedicated to maintaining Icelandic tradition in developing, designing and manufacturing quality garments and accessories from the best Icelandic wool and sheepskin shearling. w w w .a rn ar tr .c om
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