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Added on: 10/16/2024

Finland’s first openly gay hockey player Janne Puhakka allegedly shot dead by partner after break up

10/15/2024

The boyfriend of Finland’s first openly gay pro hockey player allegedly confessed to gunning down his much younger beau with a hunting rifle over the weekend —…

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Added on: 07/01/2024

Pride in Finland’s oldest city shows how inclusive the country is

06/30/2024

In Turku, Finland, the country’s oldest city and its former capital, thousands gathered in August last year for the city’s Pride Parade — officially a “protest march”…

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Added on: 01/29/2024

Finland’s ‘DJ’ candidate hopes to become the country’s first Green and gay president

01/28/2024

At a packed, dimly lit music venue in Helsinki, an attentive crowd dressed up for a night out sings sweetly along to musicians on stage in front…

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Added on: 11/25/2023

Tampon for Transgender Men Sparks Conservative Backlash

11/24/2023

A campaign to raise awareness of trans men’s issues in Finland has gone viral on social media, where it sparked a backlash from conservative users who questioned…

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Added on: 08/10/2023

LGBT Criticisms As Biden Admin Asked To Step In

08/09/2023

FIRST ON FOX– House Republicans want the Biden administration to step in to help two Finnish officials who are “stand[ing] trial for simply being Christians,” and echoing…

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Added on: 06/25/2023

Surge in anti-LGBTQ disinformation targets Pride in Europe

06/24/2023

As Pride events got underway in Europe in June, disinformation and hate speech targeting the LGBTQ community spread across social media, triggering extreme online responses, including incitements…

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Added on: 02/06/2023

Finland takes “major step” towards protecting trans rights

02/05/2023

The passing of legislation in Finland that abolishes the requirements for trans people to endure invasive medical and psychiatric procedures before they can have their gender recognised…

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Added on: 07/05/2022

Finland to update transgender rights law in autumn.

07/04/2022

Finland will update its transgender legislation in autumn, Prime Minister Sanna Marin promised at the Helsinki Pride parade on Saturday, where she said the reform carries personal…

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Added on: 01/31/2022

D.C. Digest: Lankford, Inhofe inject themselves into Finnish free speech case

01/30/2022

Finnish Lines: U.S. Sens. James Lankford and Jim Inhofe have taken up the cause of a member of Finland’s parliament whose LGBTQ commentary has brought her into…

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Added on: 08/31/2021

Finland to consider conversion therapy ban after overwhelming public demand

08/31/2021

A citizens’ initiative to ban sexual orientation and gender identification conversion therapy is moving forward to being considered by parliament after it gathered the needed 50,000 signatures…

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Added on: 08/24/2021

Gay, transgender conversion therapy ban initiative heads to Parliament

08/23/2021

A citizens’ initiative to ban sexual orientation and gender identification conversion therapy in Finland reached the required 50,000 signatures on Monday, which means it will now be…

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Added on: 07/26/2021

Finns Turn against Puberty Blockers for Gender Dysphoria

07/25/2021

First, it was the Brits and then the Swedes. Now, the transgender moral panic is receiving more pushback from the Finns. Finnish medical guidelines are now opposed…

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Added on: 02/17/2021

More European politicians found using homophobic hate speech

02/16/2021

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Homophobic language and hate speech against transgender people are on the increase among European politicians, an advocacy group said on Tuesday as…

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Added on: 02/16/2021

More European politicians found using homophobic hate speech

02/15/2021

Homophobic language and hate speech against transgender people are on the increase among European politicians, an advocacy group said on Tuesday as it sounded the alarm about…

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Added on: 11/26/2020

Finland’s feminist prime minister Sanna Marin comes out swinging for trans people’s right to self-identify

11/25/2020

Sanna Marin, Finland’s prime minister, has spoken out about plans to reform the Trans Act to enable trans people to legally self-identify. When asked whether she sees…

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Added on: 11/09/2020

Finnish military backtracks after saying homosexuality ‘is an obstacle’ to full service and in the same category as mental illness

11/08/2020

According to a report by the Finnish Parliamentary Ombudsman, the centre said in a training manual that sexual orientation, specifically homosexuality, was an obstacle to military service….

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Added on: 09/08/2020

Helsinki Pride Week begins, with PM Sanna Marin as patron

09/07/2020

Helsinki Pride Week gets underway on Monday, postponed from its usual June date due to the coronavirus situation at that time. Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) is…

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Added on: 04/24/2020

Finland’s first same-sex adoptions confirmed

04/23/2020

The Rainbow Families Association Sateenkaariperheet confirms that Finland’s first two same-sex adoptions have taken place. It comes three years after the Marriage Act was reformed to allow…

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Added on: 12/11/2019

Finland’s new prime minister – the world’s youngest leader – is the daughter of same-sex parents

12/10/2019

Sanna Marin, the newly-elected prime minister of Finland, will be the youngest sitting country leader in the world and is the daughter of same-sex parents. The Social…

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Added on: 09/14/2019

Surge in chemsex parties arranged on ‘hook-up’ apps is fuelling fresh HIV epidemic in European cities, doctors warn

09/13/2019

A surge in “chemsex” parties, where some people spend days getting high on drugs and having sex with scores of partners, is refuelling epidemics of HIV among…

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Added on: 09/10/2019

Racism, intolerance ‘escalating’ in Finland: Council of Europe

09/09/2019

Racist and abusive language is “commonplace” online in Finland and is on the rise in political discourse, a report by the Council of Europe warned on Tuesday…