Swedish leaders reject Sweden Democrats over LGBTQ+ rights

During Pride week in Stockholm, party leaders debated the exclusion of the Sweden Democrats (SD) from coalition talks, warning that a right‑wing government including SD would threaten the lives of LGBTQ+ people. Christian Democrats leader Ebba Busch defended SD’s role in the Tidö cooperation, while opposition parties warned of increased hostility.

Former prime minister Magdalena Andersson wrote in QX Opinion that she will never hand power to an anti‑LGBTQ+ party, citing a recent Islamist terror attack in Berlin and a rise in hate against LGBTQ+ individuals. Both statements underline a political push to protect LGBTQ+ rights and to keep SD out of governing coalitions.