LGBT discrimination does exist in Sweden as two Swedish journalists from STLHM Panda discovered as they conducted an experiment to find out if revealing you’re gay would make a difference to the hiring process. The Advocate reports that one candidate, Olle, was openly gay with plenty of experience; the other job seeker, a straight man…
After years of debate, some would argue centuries, the Swedish government plans to introduce a gender-neutral pronoun. The pronoun, “Hen,” will be used to refer to a person’s gender without revealing their gender either because, according to the Guardian.com, “It is unknown, because the person is transgender, or the speaker or writer deems the gender…
Becoming a father once had this dreamy quality to it. I was seven years old when I first knew the names of my future kids: Sascha, Pascal and a third that got lost in the passage of time. There was also a wife in that picture somewhere. As a kid, the concept of marriage and…
A new poll conducted by Stonewall, England’s leading gay lobbying organization, and Football Addicts, the Swedish developer of the app Forza Football, shows that an overwhelming majority of fans, would support an openly gay football player if he were to come out, reports The Guardian. The poll, which surveyed some 30,000 fans in 29 countries,…
Europe’s first retirement home for LGBT people – the Rainbow House – has opened in Stockholm, with a ceremony attended by bishop Eva Brunne and Commissioner for the Elderly Joakim Larsson of the conservative Moderate party, reports Radio Sweden. The Rainbow House takes up the top three floors of an eight-storey apartment building in central Stockholm,…
Last year, a court in Moscow ruled that the Pride celebrations cannot take place for the next 100 years. This means that organizing a Pride event in the city can first be realized in 2112. Now Stockholm Pride wants to invites all Russians to instead # GOWEST and celebrate Pride in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. They…
Visit Sweden have announced that their movie Glorious Stockholm, promoting Stockholm as a gay-friendly city has won a total of seven awards, one jury’s choice awards and received one nomination. The awards are as follows:- Berlin Toura d’Or (2nd place)- Peoples Telly Awards on YouTube (2nd place)- Riga Tour Film (2nd place)- New York Festival…
Openly gay, Texas hip hop pop soul artists/activists God Des and She are coming to the Ruby Room, 1271 University Ave. in San Diego Feb. 26 for a high-energy show in celebration of their fourth album United States of God Des and She. God Des & She’s energy and talent caught the attention of industry…
A Swedish soccer club has fired all the players on its top team following complaints that players hurled homophobic remarks at members of an opposing team. According to The Local, the incident took place during a Division Seven match played earlier this month between Sörskogens IF and the Stockholm Snipers, a club which makes an…
Swedish singer/songwriters and producer/DJs Rebecca and Fiona, who recently made their North American debut with the release of their album I Love You, Man, have launched a North American tour and are coming to San Diego, Saturday, Aug. 4 at Voyeur, 755 Fifth Ave. in San Diego. Hailing from Stockholm, Rebecca Scheja and Fiona Fitzpatrick…
