March 21, 2010
Transvestite
The following articles have been tagged with "Transvestite":
Politician blames transvestite alter ego for sunny island freebie
Politics: 10 Feb 10
High profile Centre Party member of parliament Fredrick Federley passed the buck to Ursula, his transvestite alter ego, when put on the spot for accepting an all expenses paid trip to Gran Canaria.
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Groaning to the blues at Gamla Stan's Stampen
Lifestyle: 17 Jul 09
For fans of live music, Stockholm’s Stampen jazz and blues club features an unusual history, an eclectic mix of styles, and a crowd which defies simple categorization, as The Local’s Alec Forss recently discovered.
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Transvestism 'no longer a disease' in Sweden
Science & Technology: 17 Nov 08
Transvestism, along with six other sexual behaviours, will be struck from Sweden’s official list of medical diagnoses starting on January 1st, 2009.
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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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Crowds throng Stockholm for gay fest
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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Witnessing Eurovision nightmares in a Gothenburg downpour
Travel: 28 Apr 08
In his book Cycling Back to Happiness, English journalist Bernie Friend covers 6,000 kilometres of northern Europe on a bicycle in a bid to overcome his paranoia. In the last of our three excerpts, Bernie and his pal Rhys get unexpectedly Eurovisioned in Gothenburg.
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Pentecostalist pastor bans transvestite
Society: 5 Mar 08
A 58-year-old transvestite from southern Sweden has been told that he is not welcome to hold a planned lecture at a local Pentecostalist church hall.
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Lesbian compensated for prevented puppy purchase
National: 11 Feb 08
Lesbians cannot be prevented from purchasing puppies in Sweden, a court has ruled.
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Transvestite thumps policewoman for taking wig
Society: 22 Mar 07
A drunken young transvestite has been fined for assaulting a policewoman after she asked him to remove his wig.
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Transvestite prevented from changing name
National: 20 Mar 07
Lennart Widahr tried to change his name to Pia. But the tax board refused to register the name change on the grounds that Pia is too feminine a name for a man.
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Swedish humour: you're joking?
Lifestyle: 19 Dec 06
Many foreigners think Swedish humour is as amusing as Björn Borg - but there's a rich seam of ribaldry below the surface. Christine Demsteader looks at what makes Sweden laugh.
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Transvestites and prostitute in Stockholm scrap
Society: 7 Aug 06
A 40-year old Stockholm streetwalker got into a scrap with two transvestites who she thought were invading her patch. The result: a broken finger, pulled hair and a bitten eyelid.
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Single skint transvestites
Society: 2 Jul 04
...are all the rage in Sweden - if the conclusions of three new reports can be merged into one headline.
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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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