Sweden

Teens murder gay man, wrap snake around his neck, and dress him in women’s clothes

The teenage boys are accused of murder after reportedly attacking a gay man and filming it on a mobile phone.

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“Vampire” slashes open his boyfriend’s throat to drink his blood

A Swedish man has been accused of slashing his 32-year-old lover's throat, drinking his blood, and using it to draw a pentagram on the wall.

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‘This way if you are gay’ – Swedish peace group launches gay sonar against Russian subs

In a publicity stunt dubbed “Operation The Singing Sailor,” the Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society placed a sonar device in the Stockholm archipelago sending out a Morse code message saying “This way if you are gay.”

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Sweden to resume development aid payments to Uganda

Just four months after suspending development aid payments to Uganda over passage of an anti-homosexuality law, the Swedish embassy in Kampala said Monday that Sweden would extend nearly $200 million in development support to Uganda over…

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Sweden is fourth European nation to freeze aid to Uganda over anti-gay law

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- The government of Sweden announced Wednesday that it would stop development aid payments to Uganda because of the anti-homosexuality law passed last December and signed by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni February 24.

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Retired Olympic medalist Anja Paerson speaks out on gay rights

Anja Paerson is embracing her post-competition career with the same kind of enthusiasm she showed off with her customary, celebratory belly flops on the snow. After all, the Swedish skiing great has a lot to be…

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Russia halts international adoptions to Sweden over same-sex marriage

MOSCOW -- Russia has halted all adoptions to prospective parents in Sweden under a recently enacted law banning international adoptions to countries where same-sex marriage is legal.

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Athletes show pride with rainbow fingernails at world championships in Moscow

MOSCOW At least two Swedish athletes at the world championships in Moscow competed with rainbow-colored fingernails Thursday, showing support for gays and lesbians in contrast to Russia's new anti-gay law.

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Topless activists enter Russian embassy in Sweden to protest anti-gay law

STOCKHOLM — Two topless activists climbed over a fence into the Russian embassy in Stockholm on Thursday to protest against the country's anti-gay bill and stigmatization of homosexuals.

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Swedish embassy in Moscow refuses to fly rainbow flag during Stockholm Pride

MOSCOW -- The Swedish embassy in Moscow rejected calls to raise the rainbow flag during Stockholm Pride week, which started Tuesday.

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