Winner of the 2025 Audio Book Award

A raw, universal story of self-acceptance and humanity.

Humanity is a bold and universally resonant memoir by queer Icelandic actor Bjarni Snaebjornsson. Moving from a childhood in a remote fishing village to the stages of international theatre, Bjarni lays bare the scars of internalized homophobia while charting a transformative journey toward self-acceptance and self-knowledge. 

Honest, unflinching, and deeply human, Humanity is more than a coming-out story, it is a powerful exploration of what it means to truly belong to yourself. It is part memoir, part reckoning and a poignant and introspective exploration of internalized homophobia and its impact on a privileged gay man in Iceland, often idealized as a “queer paradise.” 

• Non-fiction Audiobook of the Year 2025, Storytel Awards

“He bared his soul on stage in the musical Good Morning, Faggi, and now he delivers an extraordinary follow-up in his book Humanity. Beautifully written, honest, and deeply moving, it opens your eyes, sparks joy, provokes anger, and leaves you in tears. A book exactly as a great one should be.”
SS, LIFDU NUNA 

“I recommend Humanity without hesitation to every single reader capable of picking up a book. For queer readers, it is wonderful to find visibility and to hear Bjarni put into words the multifaceted discrimination we face. For our straight friends, it is important to gain insight into this world that is hidden from them—to realize how truly exclusionary a heteronormative society actually is. Furthermore, the book is a beautiful time machine back to the turn of the century, filled with fun slang from the year 2000, teenage angst, partying and prepubescence, travels and longing; it is full of exciting characters, diversity, beauty, and humanity.”
SA, LESTRARKLEFINN