Bent Jacobsen is a Danish actor and musician, best known for the 1975 album Bøsse - the first Danish record to deal openly with homosexuality. Released on the left-wing label Demos while Jacobsen was active in the gay liberation group Bøssernes Befrielsesfront, it was recorded with musicians including Anders Koppel, Kasper Winding and Nils Tuxen. Major retailers refused to stock it and buyers feared asking for it by name, yet it went on to achieve cult status and is now regarded as one of the most significant works in Danish music history.
The album Bøsse is being reissued on December 15, 2025 on LP and CD by Kultur Samler on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
The book 'Danmarks Farligste Plade', written by Bent Jacobsen and journalist Cathrine Errboe, is released on October 8, 2025 and is supported by the Danish Arts Foundation.
GAFFA reviews the book 'Danmarks Farligste Plade' with four stars and describes it as surprisingly current 50 years after the album's release.
Bent Jacobsen talks about the Bøsse album and LGBT+ activism in conversation with Cathrine Errboe at Den Gamle By in Aarhus and Folkehuset Absalon in Copenhagen.
The foundation Ensomme Gamles Værn grants 15,000 kr. for the publication of 'Danmarks Farligste Plade' as an e-book and audiobook.
Bent Jacobsen shares the story behind his groundbreaking 1975 album 'Bøsse' in a talk combining music, history, and 50 years of queer activism in Denmark.
Singer Bent Jacobsen and journalist Cathrine Errboe discuss the landmark 1975 album 'Bøsse' and five decades of queer activism, political resistance and cultural struggle in Denmark.