March 20, 2010
Transsexual
The following articles have been tagged with "Transsexual":
Give young transsexuals special ID cards: doc
Society: 7 Jan 10
Young Swedes who suspect they are transsexuals ought to be issued special ID cards allowing them to hide their undesired gender during their trial phase as the opposite sex, a leading child psychiatrist argues.
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Gender-reassigned face health hurdles: study
Science & Technology: 12 Dec 09
This year 60 people have applied to change their sex in Sweden. Most gender-reassigned people achieve a better life through their surgery, but a new study shows that the risk of attempted suicide and psychological problems remains high.
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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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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.
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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.
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Free fake penises raise functionality flap
Society: 6 Nov 08
A decision to allow transsexual men in Sweden to get prosthetic penises free of charge from local health authorities has drawn criticism because the prostheses on offer don’t get erect.
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Swinging: A very Swedish pastime or the last taboo?
Dating: 28 Oct 08
Judging by the number of column inches devoted to the subject in recent months, one would be forgiven for thinking that partner-swapping had become the noughties equivalent of the Tupperware party, writes Jennifer Heape. But is swinging really Sweden’s new favourite hobby?
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Schlager brings a smile to Stockholm's Europride
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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Uniforms OK'd for soldiers at gay parade
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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Footballer denounces sport homophobia
Society: 2 Aug 07
The Nordic region's largest gay pride event, Stockholm Pride, was officially opened on Wednesday by former Liverpool and Sweden footballer Glenn Hysén, who spoke of the problem of homophobia in sport.
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Moscow mayor invited to Stockholm gay pride festival
Society: 30 May 07
A group of Swedish politicians have invited the Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov to this year's gay pride festival in Stockholm. Mayor Luzhkov banned a similar event in his own city on Sunday, referring to it as 'Satan's work'.
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The secret world of Sweden's swingers
Dating: 4 Apr 07
What goes on behind closed doors? Rami Abdelrahman crossed the threshold and entered the hidden world of swinging Sweden.
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Insurance blow for transsexual driver
National: 1 Mar 07
When becoming a woman at the end of last year, Carina Bladh did not reckon with being charged extra for her car insurance.
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Transsexual hen upsets Henry VIII
National: 4 Aug 06
A hen in southern Sweden that has grown a rooster comb, tail and wattle and begun to crow is wreaking havoc in its henhouse, where the rooster, Henry VIII, is hopping mad.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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Feminist party loses another founder
Politics: 14 Sep 05
To lose one founder is understandable. To lose two is worrying. But to lose three - amid much mudslinging - in as many weeks is a PR disaster for Sweden's Feminist Initiative.
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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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Ulf Olsson sent to secure hospital
National: 5 Jul 05
Ulf Olsson, sentenced life in prison for the murders of Helén Nilsson and Jannica Ekblad in 1989, was mentally ill when he committed the murders and should be moved to a secure mental hospital, a court in Malmö rules.
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Skansen singalong slated
Lifestyle: 23 Jul 04
Sweden's favourite summer show is "facing catastrophe", Swedish film is "shit" and the countdown to Eurovision 2005 begins. Well, they say trouble comes in threes...
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"Recently I’ve been thinking of how much mental space we could create if we collectively agreed to get rid of stereotypes. All of those small compartments we walk around with in our heads would suddenly be cleared away and we’d feel so much lighter. Just think of all of that space for real new perceptions..." READ »
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