Schoolteacher Who Referred To Student As “Fag Number One” Quickly Fired

A photography teacher at a school in Helsingborg, Sweden has learned the hard way why you shouldn’t hurl antigay slurs at students.

The teacher, whose name has not been released, was asked to take photos of the new classes earlier this month. While setting up a shot, he allegedly shouted at one of the students, “Fag number one! Stand over here!”

The photo shoot was abruptly stopped, and the school’s principal was summoned. Meanwhile, the upset student went off to phone his parents.

“When I found out what the photographer said, I felt that this required immediate action,” the principal told media. “He did not respect our values and offended a student. As an adult, you must think about what you say to students.”

The teacher was escorted out of the school and asked to return later that afternoon once the students had gone home for the day. Upon returning, both the principal and the photography company’s CEO were waiting for him.

“He apologized to me but it did not help,” the CEO said. “I decided he must be let go immediately… We can only apologize to the student involved. The matter is now settled.”

Crosswalk at Russian Embassy in Sweden Painted Rainbow Colors in Protest of Anti-Gay Laws

Here's what the crosswalk outside the Russian Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden looks like today, via Street Art Utopia.

The Local reports:

Gay rights supporters have painted the zebra crossing outside the Russian embassy in Stockholm in the colours of the rainbow following angry exchanges during last week's Pride festival over the country's treatment of LGBT individuals. Stockholm police have been in regular contact with the Russian headquarters since the earlier manifestations but were unaware of the latest incident.

"We have no case on it but probably it is classed as vandalism or a violation of traffic regulations," Ulf Lindgren of Stockholm police told Dagens Nyheter.

He added that the police are not responsible for restoring the walkway to its regular pattern of black and white.

"Protesting is one thing, it has to be done. But this is wrong even if the objective is something else. It can affect people who are using the zebra crossing. There's a risk it can create danger for those using the crossing as they should look a certain way. It's confusing if they are different," added Lundgren.

On Saturday a group of naked men marched back and forth across the rainbow crossing outside the embassy. One of the group took pictures but it remains unclear if they are connected with the stunt.