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Life as an LGBT person in the Swedish military

31 July 2019 14 h 50 min Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden 0 Comments LGBT, LGBTQ, military, Swedish Armed Forces

The Swedish Armed Forces wants to be an inclusive organisation. In recruitment ad campaigns the Swedish Armed Forces says ‘come

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Norwegian media Independent Barents Observer reportedly blocked in Russia

19 February 2019 15 h 25 min — 19 February 2019 15 h 39 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Independent Barents Observer, journalism, LGBTQ, media, press freedom

Eye on the Arctic editor’s note: The Independent Barents Observer, an online newspaper based in Arctic Norway which reports on

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Indigenous LGBTQ issues discussed at inquiry into violence against Indigenous women, in Northern Canada

13 September 2018 10 h 17 min Garrett Hinchey, CBC News 0 Comments First Nations, indigenous, Inuit, Iqaluit, LGBTQ, MMIWG, National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Nunavut, women

A glaring gap in supports for LGBTQ and two-spirit Indigenous people is putting them at risk of harm, commissioners heard

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Sámi pride festival to move from Finland to Norway in protest against church

2 June 2016 15 h 03 min Yle News 0 Comments Finland, gay pride, LGBTQ, Norway, Sami

When the Kautokeino parish in Norway banned same-sex marriages in its church, sexual and gender minority Sápmi Pride Festival decided

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First Finnish ‘Ski Pride’ in April

20 November 2015 14 h 47 min — 5 January 2016 16 h 38 min Yle News 0 Comments LGBTQ, sports, Sweden

The popular Ruka ski centre in Kuusamo announces that it will organise a pro-LGBTQ skiing event in mid-April, 2016. In

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