https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Danish government wants to add new terms to the country’s hate speech laws to protect trans people from discrimination. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201015/denmark-to-criminalise-hate-speech-against-trans-people-with-change-to-racism-law Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:15:29 +0200 denmark-to-criminalise-hate-speech-against-trans-people-with-change-to-racism-law Persecution of LGBTQ+ people by a Tanzanian governor appears to have resulted in Denmark withdrawing millions of kroner in aid to the developing country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181116/denmark-withholds-aid-to-tanzania-over-homophobia Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:56:40 +0100 denmark-withholds-aid-to-tanzania-over-homophobia In 2013, 84 families in Denmark had same-sex parents. By 2018, that number had increased to 659. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180814/rainbow-family-numbers-in-denmark-in-huge-increase Tue, 14 Aug 2018 19:05:47 +0200 rainbow-family-numbers-in-denmark-in-huge-increase The defence lawyer of a Slovakian man, who was on Friday sentenced to 40 days in prison and deportation from Denmark for assaulting the fiancé of Minister of Justice Søren Pape Poulsen, has said he will appeal the sentence. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180724/man-sentenced-to-prison-deportation-for-assaulting-fianc-of-danish-justice-minister Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:04:08 +0200 man-sentenced-to-prison-deportation-for-assaulting-fianc-of-danish-justice-minister A Slovakian man has been charged with assaulting the partner of Denmark’s justice minister Søren Pape Poulsen earlier this month. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180530/slovakian-ice-hockey-fan-charged-over-homophobia-linked-assault-in-copenhagen Wed, 30 May 2018 19:06:01 +0200 slovakian-ice-hockey-fan-charged-over-homophobia-linked-assault-in-copenhagen