Marie Fredriksson, the singer of Swedish band Roxette has died aged 61. Her death was announced by Swedish newspaper Expressen, who published a statement from her family. “It is with great sadness that we have to announce that one of our biggest and most beloved artists is gone.” the statement said, adding that the singer […]
Update: 30-01-2018 1:00pm Australian Conservatives senate candidate has admitted he mistook an Pride advertisement from the Swedish Army, and thought it was a campaign from the Australian army. “Someone sent me the image and I mistook it for the Australian Army. My bad. I can only hope the Australia Army doesn’t keep going down this […]
Swedish pop sensation Robyn has dropped her first solo single since 2010, along with a short film declaring her love for her fans. Missing U is the Call Your Girlfriend singer’s latest release, following her much acclaimed 2010 LP Body Talk and her 2014 collaboration with Royksopp Do It Again. The single’s accompanying movie shows Robyn listening to […]
OPINION Sweden’s armed forces are celebrating the country’s annual Pride celebrations and highlighting that their military is an organisation that embraces diversity and equality. During the Pride celebrations their armed forces have launched a campaign called We Don’t Always March Straight. The campaign involves a website and newspaper advertisements that highlight their commit to diversity […]
Sweden have revealed plans to compensate trans individuals who were forced to undergo sterilisation in order to have their gender recognised under past law. The decision comes after a court ruling that decreed the requirement for trans people to undergo surgery to be legally recognised was a violation of European Human Rights. The now defunct […]
Gabriel Fontana is a climbing up the charts in Sweden and getting some world wide attention for his tune Electric. Gabriel is originally from Brazil but now lives in Sweden. Last year he appeared on Swedish Idol (they still have Idol in Sweden?). The judges didn’t pick Gabriel at the audition phase, but he went on […]
Sweden’s postal service have revealed they will add a Pride flag stamp to their collection. PostNord said the decision is “a reflection of modern Sweden where the importance of diversity is self-evident.” PostNord spokesperson Per Ljungberg says by issuing the Pride stamp, the service want to emphasise the equal value of all people and the […]
Sweden’s army have launched a new campaign that promotes LGBTIQ Pride and inclusiveness in the country’s military. The poster for the campaign presents a woman in camouflage gear posed before a camouflage background. The soldier has a prominent rainbow badge sewn onto her arm, boldly against the green and brown of the image along with […]
In Sweden, an organisation has put in place a new measure to discourage naval conflicts. In response to concerns about a greater Russian military presence in the Baltic Sea, Sweden announced plans to increase mobilization of its navy in the area. However, one organisation has put in place a very different approach to resolving conflict. […]
Sweden’s official dictionary, to be released in April, will include a gender-neutral pronoun, editors at the Swedish Academy have announced. In addition to the male pronoun “han” (he) and the female pronoun “hon” (she), the new gender neutral pronoun “hen” will take the function of referring to singular people who prefer not to use the […]
