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Contents:
- THE TIME SWES CALLED GAY TO WORK 1979
- HOMOSEXUALY: THE UNTRI WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY
- GAY STOCKHOLM
THE TIME SWES CALLED GAY TO WORK 1979
* being gay in sweden *
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HOMOSEXUALY: THE UNTRI WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY
Homosexualy was still classified as an illns Swen 1979. Swes protted by llg sick to work, claimg they felt gay. * being gay in sweden *
Whether be discsg LGBTQ+ issu or sharg about my girliend, dog so feels really, really support translat to 2019 pollg done by Eurbarometer, where 98% of Swes exprsed that gay and bisexual people serve the same rights as heterosexual people, wh 92% support of same-sex-marriage. You n fd exampl of laws protectg LGBTQ+ rights below:sce 1987, discrimatn on the basis of sexual orientatn has been bannedsce 1995, same-sex upl uld register for partnership benefssce 2003, lbian and gay upl have been able to petn for adoptnsce 2005, lbians upl have had equal accs to IVF and artificial sematnsce 2009, same-sex marriage has been legalizedsce 2009, discrimatn on the basis of genr inty and exprsn has been bannedsce 2013, transgenr dividuals uld legally change their genr whout unrdog sex reassignment surgery or hormone replacement therapy3. And of urse, bigger ci like Stockholm and Gothenburg, you n fd those gay bars you might be cravg.
As a stunt Swen, you have the eedom to be a part of the movements, you are terted gettg volved, one of the bt anizatns you n check out is, the Swedish Feratn for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer Rights.
GAY STOCKHOLM
Swen was one of the first untri to allow gay marriage. This is somethg that Swen is proud of, this is one si to homosexualy Swen. Contue readg to get to know more about the other si... * being gay in sweden *
Homosexualy was nsired a mental illns many untri as late as the mid-20th century—if was not classified as an outright crime. Even Swen, that Sndavian bastn of openns and equaly, intified beg gay as a disorr as late as year, a group of Swes took advantage of the legal amework that ma beg gay an illns and lled sick to work, claimg their homosexualy as the reason. One woman, om the southern provce of Smålanven, managed to get Social Secury benefs for llg gay.
Callg gay was part of a larger prott om the RFSL, the Swedish Feratn for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Rights. Swen crimalized homosexualy 1944, but acrdg to the Natnal Board of Health and Welfare, which velops health standards, was still a disease.
As a b of ntext, the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn announced that would no longer nsir homosexualy a mental disorr 1973, though ntued to e “sexual orientatn disturbance” to tegorize dividuals who felt distrsed by their sexual orientatn (among other odd disorrs) up wh the lack of tractn was gag through tradnal letter and phone mpaigns, RFSL planned to occupy the Natnal Board buildg as a monstratn agast pathologizg homosexualy. On Augt 29, durg the middle of Stockholm’s “Homosexual Liberatn Week” (which later beme known as Stockholm Pri), RFSL protters gathered to block the stairs of the Natnal Board buildg, chantg and wavg banners.
In celebratn of Swen's Pri Month, let's dive to all thgs LGBTQIA+. While Pri celebratns have been full swg the US sce July, Swen don't celebrate until Augt. So I thought this is the perfect time to dive to all thgs ncerng gay rights Swen. While still not perfect, Swen is workg… * being gay in sweden *
In late October of 1979, the Natnal Board classified homosexualy as a disease, makg Swen the first European untry to do so.
Stockholm's bt gay bars & dance clubs, hotels, gay snas and cise clubs. Exclive reviews, maps and disunts. * being gay in sweden *
People who have been persecuted their native untri due to their homosexualy may be granted asylum Swen.
RFSLRFSL—The Swedish Feratn for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr Rights is a non-prof anizatn that works wh and for the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people (LGBT).
OmbudsmanThe Ombudsman Agast Discrimatn (DO) is the ernment thory that works agast homophobia and discrimatn on the grounds of sexual orientatn and genr inty.