https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In the wake of the shocking attacks on an LGBT nightclub in Florida, two gay Muslims living in Sweden share their views on whether homosexuality and Islam can be compatible - and whether Islam is to blame for the attacks. https://www.thelocal.se/20160613/is-possible-gay-muslim-homosexuality-orlando-attacks-opinion Mon, 13 Jun 2016 19:21:19 +0200 is-possible-gay-muslim-homosexuality-orlando-attacks-opinion A priest in western Sweden who was caught in a TV sting saying that prayer could cure homosexuals of their desires has been suspended from his position. https://www.thelocal.se/20140529/priest-collared-for-correcting-gays-remark Thu, 29 May 2014 17:03:00 +0200 priest-collared-for-correcting-gays-remark A landlord in Hässleholm in southern Sweden has been reported to the Equality Ombudsman (Diskrimineringsombudsmannen - DO) after refusing to let an apartment to two men. https://www.thelocal.se/20120331/40016 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:02:00 +0200 40016 A woman from Helsingborg, in the south of Sweden, was facing eviction from a flat she had been renting from her father for 16 years because he didn't approve of her "lesbian activity". https://www.thelocal.se/20110512/33742 Thu, 12 May 2011 16:31:00 +0200 33742 A independently-run Christian school in Stockholm has been criticised by the Swedish Schools Inspectorate (Skolinspektionen) after being reported for presenting homosexuality as a sin in its teaching. https://www.thelocal.se/20110504/33576 Wed, 04 May 2011 18:02:00 +0200 33576 Anton Hysén, the son of former Liverpool and Fiorentina legend Glenn Hysén, became the first Swedish male footballer to openly declare his homosexuality on Wednesday, courting support but also derision from some quarters of the footballing world. https://www.thelocal.se/20110310/32512 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:33:00 +0100 32512