Eva Brunne reads the Bible in a church-run cafe in central Stockholm, Sweden. As advocate of feminist theology, she is the first openly lesbian bishop in the Swedish church. Thanks to her work, a delegation from the Swedish Church has marched in Gay Pride every year since 2007, and gay marriages have been performed religiously since 2009. Sixty years after the first women pastors were ordained in Sweden in 1960, a milestone was reached in 2020. More women than men now officiate as pastors. In July 2020, out of 3,060 serving priests 1,533 were women and 1,527 men. The evangelical Lutheran relig
Eva Brunne reads the Bible in a church-run cafe in central Stockholm, Sweden. As advocate of feminist theology, she is the first openly lesbian bishop in the Swedish church. Thanks to her work, a delegation from the Swedish Church has marched in Gay Pride every year since 2007, and gay marriages have been performed religiously since 2009. Sixty years after the first women pastors were ordained in Sweden in 1960, a milestone was reached in 2020. More women than men now officiate as pastors. In July 2020, out of 3,060 serving priests 1,533 were women and 1,527 men. The evangelical Lutheran religious institution is now shaken by feminist concerns, pay gaps and a glass ceiling. The church is also committed to LGBTQIA+ rights.
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