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Human rights group slams sex change laws

Science & Technology: 15 Jan 12
Sweden's forced sterilization for sex change candidates continues to spark debate, as Human Rights Watch has written a letter to prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, urging him to reconsider the law. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

Stockholm Pride unable to pay its bills

Business & Money: 6 Sep 11
The organisers of the annual Stockholm Pride festival is facing an economic crisis due to cost overruns and a new business model. READ »

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. READ »

Masses greet Stockholm Pride march

National: 6 Aug 11
Thousands of people lined the streets of Stockholm on Saturday to take part in what organisers claim to be the single largest event in Scandinavia, The Stockholm Pride Parade. READ »

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. READ »

'Pregnant man' to open Stockholm Pride

National: 1 Aug 11
American Thomas Beatie, better known as the "pregnant man" after he gave birth to three children, is set to hold the opening speech of this year’s Stockholm Pride festival on Monday. READ »

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”. READ »

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. READ »

Christian Democrats sign up for Stockholm Pride

National: 5 May 11
The Christian Democrats plan to set up camp at the Stockholm Pride festival for the first time this August, conceding that they face a "greater uphill struggle" to win over the gay community. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

Christian paper rejects LGBT youth camp ad

Society: 11 Jun 10
Christian newspaper Dagen has rejected an ad for a camp for gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Christian youth. READ »

Swedish church group offers choice of three genders

Society: 24 Feb 10
Sensus, a Swedish church-backed study association, has adopted a new policy to allow prospective employees to classify their gender in three ways: Female, Male or Other. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

Pride march a 'game changer' for Stockholm football clubs

Analysis & Opinion: 31 Jul 09
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. READ »

The best of Stockholm Pride

Lifestyle: 30 Jul 09
As northern Europe's biggest Pride festival nears its climax, The Local offers its tips for how to make the most of the weekend. READ »

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. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 31 - August 6

Lifestyle: 29 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Stockholm Pride & International rugby in Stockholm; U2 in Gothenburg; African beach party & Lucy Love (DK) music in Malmö. READ »

Gay youngsters suffer poorer health: study

Society: 27 Jul 09
Gay and bisexual youths in Sweden suffer from poorer health, including psychological problems and an increased incidence of attempted suicide, a new report says. READ »

What's on in Sweden: July 24 - 30

Lifestyle: 23 Jul 09
What's on in Sweden: Stockholm Pride & Opera al fresco in Stockholm; eccentric variety show in Gothenburg; Möllevången music, theatre & arts festival in Malmö. READ »

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. READ »

'Sahlin more hetero than Obama': Stockholm Pride

Society: 19 Jul 09
Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin is more heterosexual than US President Barack Obama, at least if a new survey by Stockholm Pride is to be believed. READ »

Sweden moves closer to nursing homes for gays

Society: 7 Jul 09
Elderly homosexuals in Stockholm are hopeful that their long-held hopes of having a nursing home of their own may soon become a reality. READ »

Transsexual granted right to change name to Immanuel

National: 9 Apr 09
The Swedish administrative court of appeals has granted a 28-year-old Sandviken transsexual the right to be called Immanuel, overturning a decision by the Swedish Tax Agency that the male moniker was unsuitable for a woman. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

Gays attacked by three boys

National: 3 Aug 08
Three youths arrested for the assault of two homosexuals in Stockholm last Monday, were held in custody on Saturday, and charged with robbery and grievous bodily harm. READ »

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. READ »

Hate crime mars Europride launch

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. READ »

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. READ »

Forbidden names: identity and the law

Analysis & Opinion: 26 Nov 07
Combining your name with that of your spouse seems like a perfectly natural thing to do in a modern society. But things can be complicated if you live in Sweden, says Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius. READ »

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. READ »

Church weddings for gays soon a reality in Sweden

Lifestyle: 6 Jul 07
Sweden may be on its way to becoming the first country in the world to allow gays to marry within a major church, writes Delphine Touitou. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

Skinheads assault Pride visitors

Society: 4 Aug 06
Three people attending the Pride festival in Stockholm were attacked by skinheads on Thursday night. One of them was taken to hospital suffering from back and head injuries. READ »

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. READ »

Stockholm ready to party with Pride

Society: 31 Jul 06
Scantily-clad sailors, voice training for transsexuals and a side dish of robust political debate. This year's Stockholm Pride is getting underway, and organizers say it's bigger than ever. READ »

More Swedes having sex changes

Society: 29 Jul 06
The number of sex change operations in Sweden has tripled in the past 13 years. Last year, 48 Swedes applied to change sex after going through therapy. READ »

Gay hate law 'mostly hot air'

Society: 16 May 06
The law preventing incitement of hatred against homosexuals should be rewritten, since it appears to offer more protection than it really does. So says Sweden's Chancellor of Justice Göran Lambertz. READ »

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. READ »

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". READ »

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. READ »

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