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'Idiot politicans can't tell me I need surgery to be a man'
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Apr 13
Love Elfvelin, 22, who has said no to sex change surgery in part because he one day wants children of his own, says the two Christian Democrat MPs who want to continue sterilizing transgender Swedes won't get far.
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Swedish transgendereds battle for forced sterilization payouts
Lifestyle: 27 Feb 13
With transsexuals in Sweden now able to change gender legally without being sterilized, those who were forced to accept the procedure prior to a recent law change continue their fight for compensation from the state.
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Ugandans' gay wedding 'first' highlights Sweden asylum lottery
Analysis & Opinion: 29 Jan 13
A couple who claim to be the first Ugandan men to be legally married face an uncertain future after recently tying the knot in a Swedish church, with one facing possible deportation that the other fears could result in his husband's death.
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Sweden to stop sex change sterilization
National: 11 Jan 13
Sweden will no longer sterilize transgendered patients after a law banning the practice entered into force on Thursday, but many who have already undergone a sex change are now seeking damages from the state.
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The infected years: when HIV came to Sweden
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Dec 12
As Sweden marks 30 years since the first case of AIDS was diagnosed in the country, The Local's Christine Demsteader learns how Swedes have been forced to face an uncomfortable reality about the stigma surrounding those who first tested positive for HIV.
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Group demands payout for forced sterilizations
Science & Technology: 7 Nov 12
Swedish rights organization RFSL is demanding Sweden pay damages to sex change candidates forced by law to undergo sterilization in order to qualify for gender corrective surgery.
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Malmö police launch hate crimes hotline
Society: 20 Oct 12
Malmö police have launched a dedicated hate crimes hotline after criticism over how victims have been treated when reporting a suspected crime.
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Gay Swedish footballer bares all for charity
National: 26 Apr 12
The bare buttocks of Anton Hysén, who last year came out as the first openly gay Swedish male footballer, have been put up for auction to raise money for a gay rights group in Russia.
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'Gay-bashing' reggae star's gig put off again
Society: 28 Mar 12
Jamaican reggae singer Sizzla, who had been given the green light to perform on Wednesday night in Stockholm despite an initial cancellation, has been put off again after show promoters gave in to the backlash from the gay community.
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'Gay-bashing' reggae star gets his Swedish gig
Society: 28 Mar 12
Jamaican reggae singer Sizzla will perform in Stockholm on Wednesday night despite strong protests against his "anti-gay" lyrics, even though the show had initially been cancelled by promoters.
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Sweden keeps sex-change sterilization law
Politics: 12 Jan 12
A move to scrap Swedish laws requiring compulsory sterilization for people undergoing gender reassignment surgery has been put on ice following opposition from the Christian Democrats.
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Breast implants 'save lives': advocacy group
Society: 28 Dec 11
Transgender people in Sweden who are denied breast implants are more likely to commit suicide, according to an advocacy group which is urging health authorities to draw up national guidelines on the procedure.
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Swedes warned of Danish sex jaunt risks
Society: 15 Nov 11
Swedish men travelling to Copenhagen to partake of the Danish capital's plethora of sex clubs, massage parlours and swinger clubs have been warned that they face a heightened risk of being infected with sexually transmitted diseases.
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Swedish lesbians forced to pay more for sperm
Science & Technology: 8 Aug 11
Artificial insemination costs vary widely across Sweden, forcing some same-sex couples to pay significantly more than heterosexual couples who save thousands of kronor by bringing their own sperm.
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Swedish lesbians more keen to wed: study
Society: 2 Aug 11
More Swedish lesbians than gay men have taken advantage of rules allowing same-sex couple's to get married, new statistics show.
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Sweden supports churches with anti-gay views: report
Society: 1 Aug 11
A number of Sweden's faith communities that refuse to accept homosexuals as members continue to receive state support despite regulations requiring them to uphold the country's “social values”.
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Stockholm honours terror victims
National: 30 Jul 11
Thousands of people gathered Friday evening in central Stockholm to take part in a public expression of sympathy and support for the terror victims and survivors in Norway. "A devilish act," said Sweden’s former Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, who attended.
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Swedish great Hysén's footballing son: I'm gay
Society: 10 Mar 11
Anton Hysén, the son of former Liverpool and Fiorentina legend Glenn Hysén, became the first Swedish male footballer to openly declare his homosexuality on Wednesday, courting support but also derision from some quarters.
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The Local's Guide to Pride
Lifestyle: 29 Jul 10
Scandinavia's biggest gay pride festival starts building to a climax on Thursday. We guide you through the highlights of a long weekend of partying, with just a little politics thrown in.
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Transgender need more protection in law
Society: 28 Jul 10
Transgender people need more protection, the Liberal Party has announced, adding it proposes that the hate crime law be clarified so that it is clear that it also applies to this group, Sveriges Radio's news bulletin Ekot reported on Wednesday.
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Pride kicks off with distinct electoral theme
Society: 26 Jul 10
Stockholm's Pride Festival kicks off on Monday with a distinct emphasis on the upcoming autumn election, including a party leader debate on Friday.
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Hägglund turns down Stockholm Pride invite
Politics: 15 Jul 10
Christian Democrat (KD) leader Göran Hägglund is the only party leader to have turned down an invitation to attend Stockholm Pride and KD will be the only parliamentary party without representation at the annual LGBT festival.
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Hate cleric will not participate in Swedish conference
National: 3 Apr 10
A US-born Muslim preacher who has described Jews as "filthy" and advocates the execution of homosexuals will not be participating in a Swedish young muslim conference he was scheduled to speak at over Easter weekend.
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Gay-hate imam to speak at Swedish conference
Society: 24 Mar 10
An organisation for young Muslims in Sweden has outraged the country's largest gay rights group by inviting an imam in favour of executing homosexuals to speak at its April conference.
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Swedish papers say no to 'lesbian love' advert
Society: 20 Jan 10
An advertisement featuring three half-naked women was deemed inappropriate for publication by two newspapers in southern Sweden, shocking officials at the sexual health organization who created the ad.
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Allow Afghan women to give massages: army adviser
Society: 14 Dec 09
A Swedish army gender adviser in Afghanistan has taken the Armed Forces to task for only employing local men to perform massages on troops stationed in Mazar-E-Sharif.
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Gay men may donate blood: health board
Society: 1 Dec 09
Gay men in Sweden are to be permitted to donate blood provided they have not had sex with another man for at least a year, according to a new health board ruling.
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Transgender belly dancer helps launch Arab gay initiative
Lifestyle: 21 Aug 09
As a human rights group publishes details of a bloody campaign of hate being waged against gays in Iraq, Rami Abdelrahman speaks to members of a recently founded initiative for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Arabs in Sweden.
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Sweden refuses asylum to gay Iraqis
National: 18 Aug 09
A Swedish gay rights organisation has called on the government not to deport any homosexual Iraqi asylum seekers in the light of a shocking new report categorising an extermination campaign against gay men in the Middle Eastern country.
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Sex change ops under review in Sweden
National: 30 Jul 09
The Swedish health and welfare board has launched a review of the healthcare available to transsexuals seeking to change their gender in response to criticism by interest groups.
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Gay spouses 'still being registered as partners'
Society: 27 Jul 09
Gay marriage has been permitted in Sweden since May, but same-sex married couples are still being registered by the tax office as domestic partners.
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Swedish lesbians more likely to wed than gay men
Society: 21 Jul 09
More female than male same-sex couples have chosen to marry since Swedish homosexuals were granted the legal right to marry on May 1st of this year.
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Swedish national library in child porn scandal
Society: 21 Jan 09
Sweden’s legacy of lax attitudes toward pornography has come back to haunt the country’s national library, which has been found to have large quantities of child pornography in its collection.
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Gay rights group riled by tampon makers' sex ed books
Education: 15 Dec 08
The youth arm of Sweden's largest gay rights group has expressed fury at educational material distributed by two major tampon manufacturers.
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Castration law for Swedish transgenders
Politics: 2 Aug 08
A new proposal to introduce castration as a prerequisite for those undergoing gender reassignment surgery in Sweden has been met with outrage a leading gay and transgender rights organization.
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Prison time for Swedish Nazi leader
National: 17 Apr 08
The Court of Appeals in Malmö has confirmed the prison sentence for Simon Lindberg, leader of the National Socialist Front (NSF) in Skåne.
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School slammed for gay slur
National: 14 Nov 07
A school in Stockholm with a Christian profile has received a rap on the knuckles from school authorities for teaching children that homosexuality is sinful.
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Axe attack in central Stockholm
National: 28 May 07
A man has been arrested in central Stockholm on suspicion of having struck a woman in the head with an axe on Monday afternoon.
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Neo-Nazi convicted of gay-bashing
Society: 11 Apr 07
The leader of a neo-Nazi group in southern Sweden has been jailed for three months for an attack on the local headquarters of gay rights group RFSL.
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Inquiry gives green light to gay marriage
Society: 21 Mar 07
An official inquiry has proposed that Sweden allow same-sex couples to marry on the same terms as heterosexuals. As well as protests from religious groups, gay campaigners are angry that priests would still be allowed to refuse to officiate at gay weddings.
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Ex-diplomat quits "tasteless" gay show
Society: 16 Nov 06
Sverker Åström, a 90-year old former senior diplomat, has quit a programme about gay life, claiming that it was "vulgar and tasteless". We're sorry he's leaving, says SVT.
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Man-free party backed by Swedish equality body
Society: 14 Oct 06
A man who tried to talk his way into a Miss Gay 2006 event in Stockholm in the summer has had his appeal to Sweden's equality ombudsman rejected. He apparently missed the point of equality.
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Gay Iranian to be deported
Society: 29 Sep 06
An Iranian is to be deported from Sweden to his homeland, despite the fact that he is homosexual. A Stockholm court ruled that while Iran did execute gay people, they were safe if they were discrete.
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Hägglund booed at Pride festival
Society: 5 Aug 06
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund was jeered as party leaders answered questions at Stockholm Pride gay festival. I'm not going to change my message just because I'm here, he said.
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Teachers 'must handle homophobia better'
Society: 1 Aug 06
Teachers must improve the way they teach pupils about homosexuality, and do more to prevent homophobia. Half of teachers say they hear anti-gay language.
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'Nazis' arrested after gay brawl
Society: 21 May 06
Four people were arrested in Kristianstad after starting a fight at a party hosted by gay group RFSL.
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Borås 'best place to be gay' in Sweden
Society: 15 May 06
It might not be the most obvious international gay destination and there's only one gay disco, but if you're a homo in search of a home you should apparently head to...Borås.
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Gay pride heading for Swedish pastor's town
Society: 20 Apr 06
Gay rights group RFSL has announced plans to hold a gay pride parade in the home town of anti-gay pastor Åke Green. Of course I'm not happy about this, says Green.
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Preachers, fascists and cartoonists
Lifestyle: 15 Feb 06
Freedom of speech or the right not to be offended? Sweden, with large immigrant groups and a liberal free-speech culture, has been wrestling with these issues long before the Muhammad cartoons burst onto the international scene.
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Prosecutor closes Swedish gay death list inquiry
Society: 1 Feb 06
An extreme right wing Christian web site which lists 129 famous homosexual Swedes along with apparent death threats taken from the Bible cannot be prosecuted - much to the dismay of those on the list.
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Åke Green cleared over gay sermon
Society: 29 Nov 05
The pastor sentenced to jail for a controversial sermon about homosexuality has been freed by Sweden's Supreme Court. He's relieved, but one Christian liberal says he'll go to hell.
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Swedish church says yes to gay blessings
Society: 6 Oct 05
Gay church weddings come one step closer, as an influential church organ says that same-sex couples can have their partnerships blessed in churches. A step in the right direction, say gay campaigners.
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Sweden stops deporting gays to Iran
Society: 5 Aug 05
The execution of two teenagers in Iran, which some say was punishment for their homosexuality, has caused Sweden to suspend the deportation of gay Iranian asylum seekers. The situation in Iran needs investigating, says the migration board.
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Sweden "must stop sending homosexuals back to Iran"
National: 23 Jul 05
The Swedish gay rights group RFSL calls for a halt to all deportations of homosexuals to Iran, saying two young men were hanged there this week for committing a "homosexual act".
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Police ?ignore gay net prostitution?
Smörgåsbord: 15 Jun 05
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No more trips to Finland for lesbian couples
Society: 27 May 05
A new law will give gay women couples the right to fertility treatment in Swedish hospitals. A bill will be presented to parliament in July allowing both partners to be named as parents to the child.
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Swedish teenagers in wet t-shirt row
Society: 6 May 05
Teenage girls got up on stage at a bar in Stockholm in g-strings and t-shirts, as organisers proceeded to drench them in water. Offensive, says one girl who was there. All in good fun – and alcohol-free – say the bar owners.
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Ten years for antiques expert killer
National: 5 May 05
A 29 year old petty criminal has been sentenced to ten years in prison for the brutal murder of popular TV antiques expert, Bengt Janson. The killer avoided a life sentence because he confessed, but his claims of self-defence were not believed.
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Lesbian kiss costs restaurant 50,000 kronor
Society: 25 Apr 05
Two years ago a Stockholm restaurant owner threw out a lesbian couple for kissing and cuddling at a table. On Monday a court ruled that he had broken Sweden's ever-tightening discrimination laws and forced him to cough up compensation.
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Gay hate pastor faces Supreme Court trial
Society: 9 Mar 05
The case of the pastor jailed for saying that homosexuality is "a cancer on the face of society" and then freed on appeal is to be heard by Sweden's Supreme Court. It's the rights of minority groups against the right to free speech in what is seen as a highly significant case.
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Lesbian couples to get right to insemination
Science & Technology: 2 Mar 05
Reports from Swedish Radio suggest that lesbian couples will be put on the same footing as heterosexual couples regarding the right to insemination and test tube fertilisation.
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Anti-gay pastor wins appeal
Society: 11 Feb 05
Pentacostalist pastor Åke Green, who was jailed for saying that homosexuality was “a cancer on the face of society”, has had his conviction overturned, to the delight of religious groups. Gay campaigners say they are “disturbed” by the ruling, and prosecutors vow to take the case to the supreme court.
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Government to investigate gay marriage
Society: 31 Jan 05
The government has agreed to investigate the possibility of allowing same-sex couples to marry - but won't be including representatives of gay groups in the study.
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Swedish gay hate priest launches appeal
Society: 19 Jan 05
A Pentacostalist pastor appeals his jail sentence for a sermon in which he called homosexuality a "tumour on the body of society". Supporters say freedom of speech is at risk. Gay groups say the pastor's words were worthy of neo-Nazis.
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Pride and prejudice
Society: 30 Jul 04
Tens of thousands are flocking to Stockholm for this year's Pride Festival - safety in numbers, perhaps, against rapidly increasing homophobic crime.
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