Candidates
25 candidates from Sweden have signed the Pledge:
Catrine Norrgård
Swedish Liberal Party (Folkpartiet)
The EU was built out of the ashes of hatred and discrimination of World War II. I truly believe in universal human rights and do not fear to speak out when those human rights are violated. I have worked within the EU administration with LGBT rights, worked hard for equal rights, participated at Prides in Warszaw, Riga, Brussels and Stockholm and will continue to until homophobia is history and all europeans are treated with equal respect and enjoy equal rights.
Liv Öberg Nilsson
Feminist initiative / Feministiskt Initiativ
I am very happy that ILGA Europe is launching this pledge before the European Elections.
The work for a democratic Europe demands a struggle for gender equality and equal rights and treatment for LGBT people!
Martin Andreasson
Liberal Party
Firmly rooted in the Swedish LGBT movement, I pledge to make equal rights and equal opportunities regardless of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnic origin, religion et al. the top priority of my agenda in the European Parliament. I know that hard work is need in order to win human rights reforms, and I pledge to be a watchdog in Parliament on these issues.
Abir Alsahlani
Centre Party
Equality is in all aspects of life! In this era it shouldn't matter what sexuality we have! It's shameful for European contires, where the ideas of democracy, freedom and equality were born, to stil discriminate people who differ from what is supposed to be stereotype! Shameful!
Ulf Holm
Green Party of Sweden
I am very pleased to support this very important initiative. Achieving equal rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender, must be a priority of the next European Parliament. To do this, we must push ahead with a strong response to hate crimes, including those committed against sexual minorities, a progressive international agenda and support for asylum seekers.
Barbro Westerholm
Liberal
I will, if I am elected, combat the discrimination, the violence and abuse homo-. bi- and transsexual people meet in the EU.
Ylva Mjärdell
Folkpartiet Liberalerna
Its time to create a better world and together we can build the bridges needed for a better world to come.
Its about time that we see and look upon eachother as humans in the first place, like the brothers and sisters we are.
A world without extremism and discrimination is possible if we all work hard enough, and that is a world built on hope and not dispair.
A world that lives up to our human rights where all have the right to seek and find their own dream, I hope it is good.... @--)-------
