This article concerns
LGBT history
LGBT history dates back to the first recorded instances of same-sex love and sexuality of ancient civilizations, involving the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) peoples and cultures around the world. What survives afte ...
in the
Nordic country
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Swe ...
of
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...
.
History
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is Romance (love), romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or Human sexual activity, sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romant ...
in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...
was decriminalised in 1944.
6 years later, the
Swedish Federation for LGBT Rights (''RFSL'') was founded.
See also
*
LGBT rights in Sweden
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT+) rights in Sweden are regarded as some of the most progressive in Europe and in the world. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1944 and the age of consent was equalized to that of heterosexual ac ...
*
LGBT rights by country or territory
References
Further reading
* Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, Hanna, and Klara Arnberg. "Ambivalent Spaces—The Emergence of a New Gay Male Norm Situated Between Notions of the Commercial and the Political in the Swedish Gay Press, 1969–1986." ''Journal of homosexuality'' 62.6 (2015): 763–781.
* Carlson-Rainer, Elise. "Sweden Is a World Leader in Peace, Security, and Human Rights." ''World Affairs'' 180.4 (2017): 79–85
online* Rydström, Jens. ''Odd couples: A history of gay marriage in Scandinavia'' (Amsterdam Univ. Press, 2011).
* Rydström, J. ''Sinners and citizens: Bestiality and homosexuality in Sweden, 1880–1950'' (U of Chicago Press, 2003
online
* Rydström J. & K. Mustola, eds. ''Criminally queer: homosexuality and criminal law in Scandinavia 1842–1999'' (Amsterdam: Aksant, 2007)
online* Sundevall, Fia, and Alma Persson. "LGBT in the military: policy development in Sweden 1944–2014." ''Sexuality Research and Social Policy'' 13.2 (2016): 119–129
online
External links
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