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Most parish candidates in favour of gay unions
The majority of candidates in the parish elections for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church support gay relationships, according to a new survey. A candidate test was carried out this week on the...
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Six year-old boy stabbed for wearing pink
A six-year-old Swedish boy has been stabbed in the neck at a preschool after becoming the target of bullies for liking pink, nail polish and ballet. According to local newspaper Jonkopings-Posten, the...
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Anti-gay drive divides Christians
A Christian campaign to persuade gay people to renounce their sexuality has caused a surge of resignations from the Finnish Lutheran Church and been described as a possible revenge attack against...
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Italian MP slams gay Ikea ad
A top Italian official has caused outrage by labelling an Ikea advert, which shows two gay men holding hands, as “bad taste”. Carlo Giovanardi, who is the Secretary of State for family policy, said in...
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Gay politician jibe ‘misunderstood’
Icelandic television presenter Ingi Hrafn Jonsson had some explaining to do when he seemingly tried to insult newly-resigned Progressive Party MP Gudmundur Steingrimsson by calling him ‘gay’....
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Homophobic Reggae star’s Stockholm concert cancelled
A Jamaican reggae star, who sings about killing and burning homosexuals, has been prevented from performing in Stockholm after news of his upcoming concert sparked an outcry among residents. Sizzla,...
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Sweden ends transgender sterilisation
Sweden has ended the practice of requiring transgender people to undergo sterilisation should they want to legally change sexes. The abolishment of the four-decade-old law went into force on 10...
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Sweden: fall in number of hate crime reports
Hate crime reports in Sweden have fallen by six per cent in the past five years, according to the Criminal Prevention Council, Brottsforebyggande Radet (Bra). The agency’s Carina Djarv said that they...
View ArticleNorway most gay-friendly country in the Nordics
Norway has been named the most gay-friendly country in the Nordics, according to an index that notes whether legislation respects the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI)...
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