Tag Archives: Norway

Tooji – Father

Via Olso Pride: Tooji is a Norwegian artist. As a one year old boy, he came to Norway together with his mother, who fled from the authoritarian regime in Iran. Tooji became known in Norway when he won the national Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and represented Norway in the international final of ESC in Azerbaijan with the song “Stay”. …

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An American Pastor In Scandinavia

Via Addicting Info: Pastor Marty McLain, who describes his religious belief as deriving from a literal interpretation of the Bible, was given the opportunity to see how secular Scandinavia is by a documentary series called The Norden. The concept is simple: find narrow-minded Americans and throw them into countries like Norway, Sweden and Denmark and watch them have panic attacks. …

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NORWAY: Seattle Bear Competes In Reality Show About Norwegian-Americans

JMG reader Mark writes to tell us that his husband Guy is competing on the fifth season of Alt For Norge, a reality show in which Norwegian-Americans are brought to Norway for their first time. Contestants compete in various tasks around the country and meet their long-lost relatives. According to Wikipedia, the show is marketed in the USA as The …

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Eurovision 2014: Norway’s Entry

Last night Norway selected tattooed bear Carl Espen as this year’s Eurovision entry. Espen’s song, which was written by his openly lesbian cousin Josephin Winther, is thus far is the only ballad in the competition. Unlike many other Eurovision acts, which often are local or international pop stars, Espen is an unknown glass salesman. “I’m feeling a lot right now, …

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Scandinavian Airport Love

Clip description: Our new commercial “Airport Love” was created for the sports and outdoor market in Norway, Sweden and Finland. The film’s message is that sport is for everyone, no matter what team you play for. The film premiered at the same time as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi. Of many talented athletes in the film, …

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Annie – Russian Kiss

Pop star Annie, who I once described here as Norway’s answer to Kylie Minogue, has released a new single in support of Russia’s LGBT people. Via Pitchfork: The Sochi Olympics kick off today. Norwegian singer Annie and Norwegian visual artist Bjarne Melgaard have shared “Russian Kiss”, their protest song and short film aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime and …

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Ylvis – Massachusetts

From the Norwegian jokesters that brought us the viral smash What Does The Fox Say? comes a oddly sweet jab at the Bay State that’s also full of gay ribbing. The chorus could easily be used in a tourism commercial. You’ll like this. RELATED: What Does The Fox Say?, which has had 150 million YouTube views, landed in the top …

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Updated Global Marriage Map

After last week’s first gay wedding in France, the Agency France-Presse posted the above map.

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Annie – Tube Stops And Lonely Hearts

Great track, lousy video from the “Norwegian Kylie.’

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Updated Gay Marriage Map

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Marriage Equality Nations

(Via JMG reader Thomas)

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Eurovision: Norway’s Margaret Berger

Last night Margret Berger was chosen to represent Norway in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.  Sweden’s Loreen was the 2012 grand champion with her international hit Euphoria and therefore her home country will host this year’s finals, where 39 nations will compete. Here’s Berger’s winning entry.

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NORWAY: Princess Secretly Traveled To India To Care For Gay Staffer’s Newborns

Reuters reports that Norway’s Princess Mette-Marit secretly traveled to India to care for the newborn twins borne by the surrogate mother hired by a gay palace staffer who was unable to get a visa to go himself. Armed with a diplomatic passport that granted her immediate access, the future queen jumped on a plane in late October when the employee, …

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EU Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

As parts of Europe endure austerity-related riots, the Nobel committee has awarded the European Union its coveted Peace Prize. Reporters in the room “gasped in surprise” when the announcement was made in Oslo. Bill Gates was considered to have been the front runner for this year’s award.

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Norway Abolishes State Church

Norway’s parliament has officially dissolved the national church. The bipartisan measure to create a separation of church and state will officially be presented on Tuesday, reports Norway’s TV2. The nation will not have an official religion, and the government will not participate in the appointment of church deans and bishops. Svein Harberg, the spokesman for the Church, Education, and Research …

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Eurovision 2012: Norway’s Tooji

A bit of an Arabic feel with just a hint of the infamous Eurovision cheese that’s mostly lacking so far this year.

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Norway Paper: Santorum The Homohater

Rex Wockner tips us to the headline from Norway’s Dagbladet.

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Norway’s Mass Killer Found Insane

Norway’s mass murderer, who was a reader of Pamela Geller’s anti-Islamic blog, has been found criminally insane and unable to stand trial.

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Westboro: We’ll Picket Norway Funerals

Like many European nations, Norway has strong restrictions on the public utterances of hate speech. Even carrying Westboro’s trademark “God Hates Fags” sign would subject them to arrest. But I doubt they’ll actually show up.

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Morrissey Elaborates

“The comment I made onstage at Warsaw could be further explained this way: Millions of beings are routinely murdered every single day in order to fund profits for McDonalds and KFCruelty, but because these murders are protected by laws, we are asked to feel indifferent about the killings, and to not even dare question them. If you quite rightly feel …

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