The Local Sweden 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 High security as Orlando top of mind at Stockholm Pride Security will be high at this week’s Stockholm’s Pride festival, with last month’s massacre at a gay club in Orlando a reminder that gay and transgender people are potential targets for attacks. https://www.thelocal.se/20160725/security-high-orlando-stockholm-pride Mon, 25 Jul 2016 17:01:44 +0200 security-high-orlando-stockholm-pride Massacre prompts Swedish PM to join Stockholm Pride Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has announced that he will take part in this year’s Stockholm Pride festival, in response to the murder of 49 people at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando last Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20160615/swedish-pm-to-take-part-in-stockholm-pride-as-orlando-tribute Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:32:26 +0200 swedish-pm-to-take-part-in-stockholm-pride-as-orlando-tribute Orlando reflections: Is it possible to be gay and Muslim? 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