Sweden
ILGA-Europe members
- Association of Nordic LGBTQ Student Organizations - ANSO
- C-Gay The National Network of HBT persons within the Centre Party
- EKHO Sweden /Rikstorbundet Ekumeniska grupporna for kristna homo-och bisexuella
- Hbt-socialdemokrater Sverige
- Homo- bi- och transliberaler
- Nordic Rainbow Council
- Posithiva Gruppen (HIV/AIDS Group Sweden)
- RFSL Forbundet (National)
- RFSL Gavleborg
- RFSL Goteborg
- RFSL Kronoberg
- RFSL Linkoping
- RFSL Malmo
- RFSL Nord
- RFSL Norrkoping
- RFSL Orebro
- RFSL Ostersund
- RFSL Skaraborg
- RFSL Stockholm
- RFSL Sundsvall
- RFSL Trestadt
- RFSL Umea
- RFSL Ungdom The Swedish Youth Federation for LGBT rights
- ROHS Riksorganisationen Homosexuella Socialister
- The Swedish Federation of LGBTQ student organisations
Pride Events
Events
- Course for LGBT Rights and Human rights activists on positive coaching
- Seminar + Workshop on TransHealth in the Nordic Context
- Appreciative Community Change; A workshop on appreciative leadership for community change agents
- 1st NORDIC RAINBOW LUCIA
- Bikonferens - Bisexual Conference in Sweden during Celebrate Bisexuality Day!
ILGA-Europe news and articles
- ILGA-Europe and Transgender Europe sent a joint letter to the Swedish Prime Minister concerning compulsory sterilisation (16/01/2012)
- Sterilization of transgender people 'a dark chapter': Reinfeldt (31/07/2010)
- Swedish adults is now free to adopt names traditionally belonging to the opposite sex (30/09/2009)
- ILGA-Europe publishes its Memorandum to the Swedish Presidency of the EU (01/07/2009)
- Sweden introduces gender neutral marriage law (01/04/2009)
- UN grants concultative status to two more LGBT groups (21/07/2007)
- UN Committee recommends not to grant RFSL's application for status at the UN (19/05/2007)
- Åke Green cleared over gay sermon (29/11/2005)
Anti-discrimination
Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is prohibited by the national Constitution.
Legal gender recognition of trans people
Sweden has administrative procedures to obtain legal gender recognition - however only after compulsory sterilisation and compulsory divorce.
Partnership recognition
In Sweden same-sex couples are able to marry. It also provides registered cohabiting same-sex couples with a set of limited rights.
Parenting rights
Same-sex couples are eligible to jointly apply for a child adoption and each other’s biological children.
Medically assisted insemination (fertility treatment) is available to lesbian couples.
Criminal law on hate speech/crime
Sexual orientation is included in the law on hate and violence, and is recognised as aggravating factor.
Freedom of assembly/Pride events
Pride events have taken place with authorisation.
Criminal law on age of consent
The age of consent is equal for all sexual acts.
Asylum
Learn more about LGBTI asylum in Sweden in our asylum section.
