November 21, 2009
Published: 31 Jul 09 11:29 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/21026/20090731/
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As Stockholm gears up for the weekend’s Pride Parade, The Local’s Gabriel Stein takes a look at the difficulties facing two Stockholm-area football clubs as they attempt to show their solidarity with the city’s gay community.
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To signature Str8RichandBlack - get with the times and the new situation you are in. As a woman who has lived in several different countries, I can only say that there is nothing as masculine as a man who is secure in his sexuality and others' sexuality. A lack of prejudice in a person is of course also a beautiful characteristic. Hopefully you will reconsider your view on both masculinity and homosexuality. You have a lot to learn, best of luck to you.
@Str8RichandBlack, racism and prejudices are depraved states of mind. Intolerance and military machismo are what is killing the entire world. Not the freedom of people of living according their preferences in the respect of each other diversity. Maybe this is the first lesson you should learn in Sweden, even before the local language.
This whole gay charade is just another attempt to cast of restrain and plunge further into depravity. It is not convenient lifestyle because the body is not even designed to work that way (laughs).
Smacks of a mind that as lost control to the body and is now dictated to by the genitals.
NB:To the author Gabriel, this is your buddy Sam.long time no see.Hope we meet soon to drink some beer.
How dare you equate homosexuality to marriages between a young girl and a grown man, or even worse when you bring up animal sex in the same context as homosexuality. Animal sex and paedophilia is wrong! One key difference is consensus!!! When two partners agree to marry and it is of no harm to others, and also in the case of homosexuality, sanctioned by law finally, there is nothing wrong with this!!! Love should be blind to irrelevant characteristics such as f.ex color, religion, as well as gender! Why are you threatened by this? Either you are a bigot, or you are just plainly ignorant and insecure!!!
Since I have read other articles by the author of this article, I happen to know that he is an openminded and highly intelligent person who I hope and believe would NEVER share your views. And credit to AIK and Hammarby for finally getting with the times!
why dont't you just share your opinion rather than insulting me.why are you agitated?this forum is for you to share your opinions rather than insults.the fact that you have a different opinoin from me doesn't mean you should insult me.
I have NEVER had any problem with the author of this article.NEVER!!
I just DON'T like homosexualism and i was also appalled by the action of AIK and Hammarby..........and iam entitled that opinion .
AMMARIA.....YOU NEED SYMPATHY ON YOUR BRAIN.Have a nice day.
Your comment is laden with emotionalism and lacking any common sense or logic. Homosexuals arounnd the globe should be tolerated but not validated. Indeed, not all males can become men nor females can become women. However, what homosexuals in Western nations are attempting is to normalized their behavior, and I for one will not hide my head because homosexuals threaten to call me homophobic or insecure. Indeed it is them that is insecure about their own gender that leads them to mimic the opposite of what they are. Deal with the fact, that homosexuality is akin to having sex outside the "natural" Human norm, and thus should be equated with other depraved sexual acts. Tack!
It is NOT ok to equate homosexuality with the practices of paedophilia or animal sex.
What do you mean by "not all males can become men...cont'd..."
Stop calling homosexuality a depraved sexual act! How can I not become emotional when you are deeply insulting a 10th of the population. That is not ok. Just like racism and other types of bigotry is not ok either.
Tack :)
Homos are just a very minute percentage of the population who surrendered their brain to their $ex organs.
What beats my imagination is the amount of noise they are able to make. However I am not surprised because they have support in Hollywood and amond the media. The noise sells so they make a hell of it.
I guarantee that you meet homosexual people every day without knowing it, hmmm they look just like you and me, can you believe it (sarcasm :))?
I wonder why can't you just let people be to live their lives in peace? What are you scared of? Let gay people make noise like straight people make noise all the time!
Have a good weekend :)
children are up to,Dont they look arround them and see creation is made up of Male and Femal,D+D=Distruction,V+V=Vanity,While D+V= Divine,So while try to alter nature for Gods sake,Now I believe my olds mans saying that the white mans world is full of Danger,my son you must be very carefull,or else you may see wrong becomming right and right becomming wrong all in the name of freedom and Liberty,I can see clearly now in Sweden that is Happening.
I cannot imagine such a display of support from a major "masculine" organization in my country. Sweden gives me hope by acting as a model for a more evolved society in this and so many other respects. Bless you all!