Då regeringsförhandlingarna 2019 med Rinne vid rodret tog plats, följde jag olika viktiga ämnen med stor iver, förväntningar och spänning. En av de diskussioner som berörde mej mest gällde lagen om korrigering av juridiskt kön, också känd som translagen. Vid tidpunkten för regeringsförhandlingarna var den gällande lagen redan hopplöst ur tiden och människorättsvidrig, vilket Finland […]
Tag: Equality
Pride är viktigast på mindre orter
Under min uppväxt i Borgå hörde jag aldrig ens talas om Pride, och då är det inte ens 10 år sedan jag gått grundskolan. Det fanns helt enkelt inte på kartan att det kunde finnas något gott eller normalt i att förknippas med sexuella minoriteter och könsminoriteter. Ord som homo och lesbo var skällsord, skällsord […]
We are not all here to please you – what went wrong with feminism?
In yesterday’s Helsingin Sanomat, Finlands biggest mainstream newspaper, there was a column titled “I appreciate feminine women and masculine men”. The columnist wanted to point out the importance of not raising children as children, but those born with a penis as boys and those born with a vagina as girls. Now dear columnist, with all […]
Proud
We were in the Vatican the other day, and we’ve been in Italy for almost a week now. There are a lot of old, beautiful churches in Europe, especially in the Southern parts. And now I’ve been to lots and lots of churches in my life, as a tourist, singing in a choir and just […]
You’ve got nothing to lose
Here you have some sunny Porvoo-pictures! The last 5 are from today. I had Wednesday off from school so I’m attending the Days for Finn-Swedish Youth Work, here in my hometown. I represent FSS, but I since we’re in Porvoo there was a lot of talk about the Youth Council as well. And […]
AND IT’S ALL GONNA BE OKAY
Today, I’m proud to be a Finn. We made history today, when the Finnish parliament FINALLY voted for an equal marriage law. Me and like 20 of my friends skipped a few hours of school to demonstrate and show our love in front of the parliament, together with a few thousand others. I will never […]
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