Lesbian mother fights for a pride parade in Kalmar
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[img]http://www.barometern.se/multimedia/dynamic/02498/896786_jpg_2498937l.jpg[/img]
[I]Jennie Vallin together with her son, Rasmus Vallin, and her daughter, Tea Vallin.[/I]
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Adopted, lesbian, single, and now she's given birth to a baby girl via insemination. Jennie Vallin fights for a more colourful Kalmar, and today she'll take her first step toward a pride parade in the city by 2015.[/B]
Jennie Vallin and her daughter Tea live on the third floor of a tall building in Oxhagen. They're one of the relatively few "rainbow-families", and is probably everything a traditional "core-family" isn't. Jennie's homosexual, but her aspiration to have an additional child was so strong that she went to Copenhagen to get inseminated. The result? Her currently 15 month old energetic daughter, Tea.
Jennie Vallin has fought against injustices her entire life. She was born in El Salvador in central America, but later got adopted by a dysfunctional family in Norrland. As a 14 year old, she fled from them to live in a family collective. As an 18 year old, she gave birth to a boy, who was later diagnosed with autism. She then moved to Kalmar, in order to give her son the best possible conditions. She's raised him all of her own, and he's never had any contact with his father.
Being a lesbian and single, but at the same time wanting a child isn't exactly easy. Even if you're strong enough to stand through the prejudices of your environment, you're then met by a legislation which won't allow single mothers to become inseminated. But in Denmark, there is no such law, so now a small, happy girl, barely half a meter tall, is waving a table flag adorned with the colours of a rainbow.
Jennie Vallin's taken the initiative to be part of arranging a pride-festival which will hopefully take place next year. Today everyone who feels like partaking can go to the city library for an initial meeting, and then there'll be coffee and refreshments in the city park.
"I'm really passionate about this. It's a symbol of tolerance and justice." - Jennie
"How's the general situation for homosexuals in Kalmar? Is it a town that's open for everyone?" - Reporter
"Kalmar's become increasingly more tolerant. As a LGBT person, it's a lot easier to be yourself today than even before. I know of some homosexual couples who've moved back here after leaving, which is positive." - Jennie
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Source: [url]http://www.barometern.se/nyheter/kalmar/(4438099).gm[/url]
Since it's not clear from the article, and I had to look it up, [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmar"]Kalmar is in south east sweden[/URL].
Sweden's practically the ringing bastion of social justice, I doubt it's much of a fight for a pride parade
[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;45929373]Sweden's practically the ringing bastion of social justice, I doubt it's much of a fight for a pride parade[/QUOTE]
From what I know, the government tends to support it, the people don't.
[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;45929373]Sweden's practically the ringing bastion of social justice, I doubt it's much of a fight for a pride parade[/QUOTE]
Haha that's what they want you to think, they preach that loud and hard, while allowing people to commit borderline fucking hatecrimes.
[QUOTE=Crimor;45930340]Haha that's what they want you to think, they preach that loud and hard, while allowing people to commit borderline fucking hatecrimes.[/QUOTE]
Except we have like the silliest and strictest hate crime laws, a guy was sent to court for saying he thought a muslim prayer sounded like a donkey with a tummyache. Happened in my hometown a few weeks back.
[QUOTE=Fatfatfatty;45930458]Except we have like the silliest and strictest hate crime laws, a guy was sent to court for saying he thought a muslim prayer sounded like a donkey with a tummyache. Happened in my hometown a few weeks back.[/QUOTE]
I was mainly thinking of the somewhat recent incident where an eldery roma woman that was doing a speech at a thing that was hosted in a hotel, got literally thrown out just due to her being roma.
[QUOTE=Crimor;45930504]I was mainly thinking of the somewhat recent incident where an eldery roma woman that was doing a speech at a thing that was hosted in a hotel, got literally thrown out just due to her being roma.[/QUOTE]
1. That's not borderline hatecrime
2. source please
[QUOTE=Crimor;45930504]I was mainly thinking of the somewhat recent incident where an eldery roma woman that was doing a speech at a thing that was hosted in a hotel, got literally thrown out just due to her being roma.[/QUOTE]
A hotel can throw out guests for many reasons. Wether or not they've reached the conclusion that it was due to her appearance, I don't know. I'm not even sure the woman reported the event to the police.
[QUOTE=katbug;45930569]1. That's not borderline hatecrime
2. source please[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/governments-romany-expert-bundled-out-top-hotel-sweden-issues-official-apology-gypsies-1442726[/url]
It was also posted on fp back when it happened.
Ey, this is my home town!
Another one? No offense here but we already got some 6-7 pride festivals. Do we really need another festival dedicated to HBTQ people every month?
[QUOTE=Garrot;45931046]Ey, this is my home town![/QUOTE]
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[editline]9th September 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;45929373]Sweden's practically the ringing bastion of social justice, I doubt it's much of a fight for a pride parade[/QUOTE]
Sweden's not quite the ~liberal utopia~ it's sometimes portrayed as. There's quite a lot of racism, homophobia, and intolerance in general here. Especially in smaller towns, such as Kalmar.
Sorry for not providing any information regarding Kalmar's whereabouts, by the way
I was in Kalmar about a month ago, it was all filled with rockabilly-dudes. Nice town tho
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