The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Councillors, advocates criticise Swiss government’s refusal to ban ‘gay conversion therapy’ Councillors from the city of Basel, as well as representatives from the National Council, have spoken out against the Federal Council for its refusal to put in place laws that would restrict ‘gay conversion therapy’. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191004/councillors-advocates-criticise-swiss-governments-refusal-to-ban-homosexual-conversion-therapy Fri, 04 Oct 2019 18:01:19 +0200 councillors-advocates-criticise-swiss-governments-refusal-to-ban-homosexual-conversion-therapy Fit for duty: Swiss army wants to open door to transgender recruits The Swiss army is looking to change its rules to allow entry for transgender people. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190617/fit-for-duty-swiss-army-wants-to-open-door-to-transgender-recruits Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:21:02 +0200 fit-for-duty-swiss-army-wants-to-open-door-to-transgender-recruits Why same-sex marriage just got a big step closer to reality in Switzerland On a hugely symbolic date (Valentine’s Day), Switzerland made an important move towards making same-sex marriages legal. Here is what happened. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190215/why-same-sex-marriage-just-got-a-step-closer-to-reality-in-switzerland Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:34:13 +0100 why-same-sex-marriage-just-got-a-step-closer-to-reality-in-switzerland Switzerland aims to make discrimination against LGBTI people a crime A top Swiss parliamentary committee has proposed legal changes that would see discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and sexual identity punishable by law. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181108/switzerland-to-make-discrimination-against-lgbti-people-a-crime Thu, 08 Nov 2018 22:09:33 +0100 switzerland-to-make-discrimination-against-lgbti-people-a-crime What a new study says about the sex lives of young Swiss people A major new study into the sexual into the sexual health and behaviour of young Swiss people was released on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180907/what-a-new-study-says-about-the-sex-lives-of-young-swiss-people Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:47:35 +0200 what-a-new-study-says-about-the-sex-lives-of-young-swiss-people Priests to protest Swiss Pride march with Latin prayers Thousands of people are expected to gather in the picturesque Swiss city of Fribourg this weekend to take part in French-speaking Switzerland’s 15th annual Pride event. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160623/priests-to-swiss-priests-to-protest-swiss-pride-march-with-latin-prayers Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:04:52 +0200 priests-to-swiss-priests-to-protest-swiss-pride-march-with-latin-prayers Gay teen forced into therapy ‘cure’ by Christian community The practice of using therapy to ‘cure’ homosexuality is still happening in some communities in Switzerland, according to one gay man who was forced to undergo such treatment. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160314/gay-teen-forced-into-therapy-cure Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:23:19 +0100 gay-teen-forced-into-therapy-cure