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=== Comments about LGBT people ===
In 2007, Söder was criticised after writing a blog post in which he claimed that the normalisation of LGBT people would lead to the normalisation of "bestiality and pedophilia," saying that "these sexual deviants are not normal and will never be normal."<ref>{{cite web|date=29 September 2014|title=9 saker vi inte ska glömma att Sveriges andre vice talman sagt och gjort|url=https://www.expressen.se/omtalat/nyheter/9-saker-vi-inte-ska-glomma-att-sveriges-andre-vice-talman-sagt-och-gjort/|author-last=Edström|author-first=Dan|access-date=3 August 2023|work=Expressen}}</ref>
In August 2023, Söder faced criticism after tweeting that [[LGBT pride]] had "close - and now legitimate - links to pedophilia and the involvement of children in the sexual world of adults,"<ref>{{cite tweet|user=bjornsoder|title=Jag står upp för att försvara homo- och bisexuellas rättigheter. Men jag kommer aldrig försvara Pride och dess nära - och numera legitima - kopplingar till pedofili och barns involvering i vuxnas sexuella värld.|number=1686806339752730624|date=2 August 2023|access-date=3 August 2023|author=Björn Söder}}</ref> as well as accusing Prime Minister [[Ulf Kristersson]] of "legitimising pedophilia" for raising a pride flag at his [[Sager House|official residence]].<ref>{{cite web|date=3 August 2023|title=Sweden Democrat MP under fire after claiming Pride is linked to pedophilia|url=https://www.thelocal.se/20230803/sweden-democrat-mp-under-fire-after-claiming-pride-is-linked-to-pedophilia|author-last=|author-first=|access-date=3 August 2023|work=The Local Sweden}}</ref> His comments garnered criticism from several government ministers, who depend on the Sweden Democrats for support under the [[Tidö Agreement]]. [[Linda Lindberg]], the Sweden Democrat house leader in the Riksdag, stated that the tone of his comments was "problematic," but that it was understandable that he disliked "an organisation that repeatedly criticises and excludes our party for no reason."<ref>{{cite web|date=3 August 2023|title=Björn Söder anklagar Pride: "Kopplingar till pedofili"|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/KnRLq6/bjorn-soder-sd-om-pride-kopplingar-till-pedofili|author-last=Ögren|author-first=Annica|access-date=3 August 2023|work=Aftonbladet}}</ref>
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