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‘Kissing’ pride parade by Swedish nationalists planned in Muslim-majority Stockholm
A controversial pride march is set to take place on July 29 in two Muslim-majority districts in Stockholm, Sweden.
The march is being criticised for: ‘Pit[ting] two oppressed groups against each other,’ by LGBTI people and Muslim groups.
Jan Sjunnesson, the former editor newspaper the Samtiden, is organizing the march – the paper was owned by the far-right political party, the Sweden Democrats.
He said on his blog: ‘The same laws of assembly and expression should apply everywhere, regardless of the area or population’ regarding the event.
The march will go through Tensta and Husby, which have large Muslim populations. Järva, the name of the event, is nearby.
The event description says: ‘Clothing optional. In sunny weather, you can tan your stomach and legs. [The march will] take about 2 hours with stops at the piazzas for flag waving, public kissing.’
A counter-demonstration has been organized by Noah North and Emelie Mårtensson, who live in Järva. In an interview with Swedish newspaper Fria Tider, they said the march will aggravate tensions between LGBTI people and Muslims.
There has been some support for the march. Richard Dawkins tweeted an article by Blazing Cat Fur, an anti-Islamic blog, saying it was ‘pathetic’ to call the march ‘racist’.
“To place an LGBT parade” [in a Muslim area of Sweden] “is an expression of pure racism.” Sums up the pathetic Left. t.co/kfFQXjzVtR
— Richard Dawkins (@RichardDawkins) July 23, 2015
On the Facebook event a few attendees argue it’s their right to march whereever.
The Sweden Democrats are a far-right party in Sweden, noted for its anti-immigration policies and supporting the highly controversial cartoons which depicted Prophet Mohammed in 2005.
While not hostile to LGBTI people, they are against gay adoption (unless the child is homeless of related to one parent). They have frequently stated that ‘Islamization’ of Sweden is a threat to gay people.
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