Denmark's Most Dangerous Record

In 1975, when Bent Jacobsen released the album 'Bøsse' with the text 'I am gay, and I am proud of it!', homosexuality was still classified as a mental illness in Denmark. Fona refused to sell the record - they called it pornography - and many customers were afraid to ask for it in shops for fear of being stigmatized. Yet it reached many gay people, for whom it became a turning point.

Now, 50 years later, Kultur Samler marks the anniversary with the book 'Denmark's Most Dangerous Record' and a reissue of 'Bøsse' on both LP and CD. At the event at Musikbiblioteket, singer Bent Jacobsen and journalist Cathrine Errboe meet for a talk based on the book and the record.

The conversation revolves around life as a gay person in 1970s Copenhagen: the dance ban, the police's morality patrols, the Gay Liberation Front, political theatre, gay activism and the consequences of the AIDS epidemic - in short, 50 years of queer struggle in Denmark. Along the way, tracks from 'Bøsse' are played, which was recorded with Anders Koppel, Kasper Winding, Jens Rugsted and Nils Tuxen. Finally, there is a question-and-answer session with the audience.

Ticket: 100 kr. The event is organized in collaboration with AOF.