The Local Sweden

Watch: Sweden's Supreme Commander sings an Elvis hit at EuroPride

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 19:37:08 +0200

EuroPride's Stockholm events concluded on Sunday with a huge parade through the Swedish capital. One person who truly got into the spirit of the occasion, which celebrates the LGBT community, was none other than Sweden's Supreme Commander.

Ten of the most exciting events to check out at EuroPride

Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:25:00 +0200

EuroPride is being hosted by Stockholm and Gothenburg this summer, with hundreds of events from talks and seminars to culture and club nights. There will be museum collections and tours of the city dedicated to LGBT perspectives, as well as a wide range of film, musical and theatre performances. We've picked out ten highlights from this year's programme.

Crowds throng Stockholm for gay fest

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:52:00 +0200

Hundreds of thousands of people braved pouring rain in Stockholm Saturday to watch or participate in this year's colourful EuroPride parade to protest discrimination against homosexuals.

Record Stockholm Pride parade despite rain

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:37:00 +0200

Saturday’s Stockholm Pride parade may have started with heavy rainfall, but it´s set to be the biggest Stockholm Pride parade ever, with over 80,000 participants.

Schlager brings a smile to Stockholm's Europride

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:05:00 +0200

You would need a heart of stone not to smile at the sight of tens of thousands of gay men screaming at middle-aged ladies singing Eurovision ditties, says James Savage.

Churches vandalized for Europride involvement

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:53:00 +0200

Three protestant Lutheran churches in Stockholm have been vandalized because of the Church's participation in the gay and lesbian EuroPride festival the city is currently hosting, a church pastor said Wednesday.

New hate crime at Europride

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:44:00 +0200

Two men were subjected to homophobic insults and assaulted in central Stockholm in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Police have classified the assault as a hate crime.

Hate crime mars Europride launch

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:43:00 +0200

Two men in their late 20s were stabbed and robbed of their mobile telephones in the Tantolunden area of Södermalm in Stockholm on Sunday night in an attack police are classifying as a hate crime.

Gearing up for Europride: the best of Stockholm's gay scene

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:24:00 +0200

Stockholm will turn itself into Europe’s semi-official gay capital at the end of this month, as the Europride festival hits town. Visitors will find a city that does gay in its own, understated way, James Savage reports.