February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Europride":
Lifestyle: 31 Dec 08
As 2008 draws to a close, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention over the last twelve months.
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Society: 3 Aug 08
Hundreds of thousands of people braved pouring rain in Stockholm Saturday to watch or participate in this year's colourful EuroPride parade to protest discrimination against homosexuals.
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Society: 2 Aug 08
Saturday’s Stockholm Pride parade may have started with heavy rainfall, but it´s set to be the biggest Stockholm Pride parade ever, with over 80,000 participants, thanks in large part to huge numbers of international guests.
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Lifestyle: 1 Aug 08
You would need a heart of stone not to smile at the sight of tens of thousands of gay men screaming at middle-aged ladies singing Eurovision ditties, says James Savage.
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Lifestyle: 31 Jul 08
What’s on: Europride reaches a climax in Stockholm, Way Out West in Gothenburg and Propagandhi in Malmö.
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Society: 30 Jul 08
Three protestant Lutheran churches in Stockholm, including Högalid church (above), have been vandalized because of their participation in the gay and lesbian Europride festival.
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National: 30 Jul 08
Two men were subjected to homophobic insults and assaulted in central Stockholm early on Wednesday morning. Police have classified the assault as a hate crime.
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Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jul 08
David Bartal comes out of the closet to acknowledge his fondness for knights, witches, elves, and other mythological creatures.
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National: 28 Jul 08
Two men were stabbed and robbed of their mobile telephones in the Tantolunden area of Södermalm in Stockholm on Sunday night in an attack police are classifying as a hate crime.
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Society: 26 Jul 08
The Pride festival that started in Stockholm on Friday has become one of the biggest parties in the city's calender. But there is a serious side to the festivities - a lot of work remains to combat prejudice in Sweden and abroad.
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Lifestyle: 25 Jul 08
Stockholm will turn itself into Europe’s semi-official gay capital at the end of this month, as the Europride festival hits town. Visitors will find a city that does gay in its own, understated way, James Savage reports.
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Lifestyle: 24 Jul 08
What’s on: Europride comes to Stockholm, Iron Maiden in Gothenburg and Chico Trujillo in Malmö.
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Lifestyle: 2 Jul 08
A new exhibition of 'queer' art provides a perfect prelude to this year's Europride festival, writes David Bartal.
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Society: 27 Jun 08
Sweden’s Armed Forces have done an about face and decided to now allow soldiers to march in Stockholm’s gay pride parade while wearing their uniforms.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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