Transgender rights is one such area, according to the RFSL, the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights.
There is still room for improvement in Sweden. LGBTQI progress in Sweden – some milestonesġ972 Sweden becomes the first country in the world to legally allow gender changeġ979 The National Board of Health and Welfare ( Socialstyrelsen) decides homosexuality is no longer a mental disorderġ987 Ban on discrimination against homosexuals by businesses and government officials takes effectġ988 Homosexuals included in the cohabitation lawġ995 The Registered Partnership Act (domestic partnership law) passedġ999 HomO, an ombudsman for LGBT persons, is established (later brought in under DO)Ģ003 Constitutional change to outlaw hate speech based on sexual orientationĢ003 Adoption rights for same-sex couplesĢ005 Insemination rights for lesbian couplesĢ009 Transgender identity and expressions included in anti-discrimination actĢ009 Gender-neutral marriage law in effectĢ011 Prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation is added to the Swedish constitutionĢ013 Mandatory sterilisation stricken from law regarding change of legal genderĢ019 Stronger legal protection against hate crimes for trans people through inclusion in the Freedom of the Press Act, one of Sweden’s fundamental laws
