https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway’s largest Pride celebration, the parade in Oslo, takes place on Saturday, June 29th. Here’s what to know if you plan on attending. https://www.thelocal.no/20240628/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-oslo-pride-parade-2024 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:14:02 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-oslo-pride-parade-2024 Norway is one of the best countries in Europe when it comes to the acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people, with progressive laws, a strong community and good support. Here are some practical things to know. https://www.thelocal.no/20240110/everything-gay-and-lesbian-foreigners-need-to-know-about-life-in-norway Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:16:23 +0100 everything-gay-and-lesbian-foreigners-need-to-know-about-life-in-norway Oslo's Pride celebrations begin Friday, with a wide variety of activities planned across the city to mark the occasion, including the annual Pride parade.  https://www.thelocal.no/20230620/what-to-expect-from-oslos-pride-celebrations-this-year Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:24:16 +0200 what-to-expect-from-oslos-pride-celebrations-this-year Norwegian police will continue to be armed following a mass shooting in Oslo, but the advice for Pride events nationwide to be postponed has been scrapped, the Police Directorate announced Wednesday.  https://www.thelocal.no/20220630/norwegian-police-to-remain-armed-with-advice-to-postpone-pride-events-dropped Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:49:21 +0200 norwegian-police-to-remain-armed-with-advice-to-postpone-pride-events-dropped Pride events in Norway are going ahead, officially or unofficially, despite police advice they be postponed following deadly shootings in Oslo.  https://www.thelocal.no/20220629/there-is-safety-in-being-visible-lgbt-events-in-norway-go-ahead-despite-police-recommendation Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:59:12 +0200 there-is-safety-in-being-visible-lgbt-events-in-norway-go-ahead-despite-police-recommendation Norwegian police have advised that Pride events around the country be postponed after the deadly shootings in Oslo and believe there is good reason to take the seemingly drastic measure. However, some parades and celebrations are still set to go ahead. https://www.thelocal.no/20220628/why-police-in-norway-have-advised-that-pride-events-be-postponed Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:47:50 +0200 why-police-in-norway-have-advised-that-pride-events-be-postponed Organisers have cancelled an LGBT solidarity event planned for Monday night at Oslo City Hall after Norwegian police advised the public not to attend and requested that Pride events be called off nationwide over fears there could be copycat terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.no/20220627/lgbt-solidarity-event-planned-at-oslo-town-hall-on-monday Mon, 27 Jun 2022 13:06:48 +0200 lgbt-solidarity-event-planned-at-oslo-town-hall-on-monday Norway's government on Wednesday offered an official apology to homosexuals ahead of the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the Nordic country. https://www.thelocal.no/20220420/norwegian-government-apologies-to-gay-people-50-years-after-decriminalisation Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:10:47 +0200 norwegian-government-apologies-to-gay-people-50-years-after-decriminalisation Oslo Pride has cancelled this year's street parade, announcing plans to instead celebrate the city's gay, lesbian and transgender people with a virtual festival. https://www.thelocal.no/20200402/oslo-pride-cancels-2020-street-festival-due-to-coronavirus Thu, 02 Apr 2020 13:25:52 +0200 oslo-pride-cancels-2020-street-festival-due-to-coronavirus Norway introduced marriage equality in 2008, but the number of reports of homophobic hate crimes increased between 2016 and 2017. https://www.thelocal.no/20180614/ten-years-after-norway-introduced-marriage-equality-reports-of-hate-crimes-are-increasing Thu, 14 Jun 2018 14:10:30 +0200 ten-years-after-norway-introduced-marriage-equality-reports-of-hate-crimes-are-increasing Young people from the LGBT community feel their sexual orientation puts limits on the types of jobs they can comfortably pursue, a researcher has found. https://www.thelocal.no/20180502/it-is-difficult-to-be-gay-in-the-norwegian-workplace Wed, 02 May 2018 19:26:17 +0200 it-is-difficult-to-be-gay-in-the-norwegian-workplace In the very second that the clock struck midnight and the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church’s new liturgy allowing gay couples to marry in church weddings came into force, Kjell Frølich Benjaminsen and Erik Skjelnæs tied the knot in Eidskog Church. https://www.thelocal.no/20170201/history-is-made-first-same-sex-church-wedding-performed-in-norway Wed, 01 Feb 2017 11:35:39 +0100 history-is-made-first-same-sex-church-wedding-performed-in-norway Norway's Evangelical Lutheran Church on Monday adopted a new liturgy that will allow gay couples to marry in church weddings, an issue which had previously divided the country's main denomination. https://www.thelocal.no/20170131/gays-now-free-to-wed-in-norways-lutheran-church Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:41:07 +0100 gays-now-free-to-wed-in-norways-lutheran-church Norway is the best country in Europe to work in if you identify as LGBT, according to a recent study by Expert Market. https://www.thelocal.no/20170127/why-norway-is-the-best-country-for-lgbt-workers Fri, 27 Jan 2017 10:32:42 +0100 why-norway-is-the-best-country-for-lgbt-workers As the commander of a Cold War submarine tracking the Soviets, John Jeanette's dresses were stashed away in a locker reserved for top-secret documents. https://www.thelocal.no/20160515/tick-here-please-changing-gender-in-norway-gets-easier Sun, 15 May 2016 19:20:48 +0200 tick-here-please-changing-gender-in-norway-gets-easier Norway's healthcare ministry on Friday proposed allowing people to legally change their gender without the need for any surgery, hormone treatment or sterilisation, a move hailed by Amnesty International. https://www.thelocal.no/20160318/norway-to-allow-gender-change-without-medical-intervention Fri, 18 Mar 2016 20:36:29 +0100 norway-to-allow-gender-change-without-medical-intervention