LGBTQ history in Sweden
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This article concerns LGBT history in the Nordic country of Sweden.
History
[edit]Decriminalization of same-sex sexual activity in Sweden was first formally raised by Vilhelm Lundstedt in 1933, when he introduced a private motion to members of the Riksdag that argued for the removal of "fornication against nature" (Swedish: otukt mot naturen) from the criminal code.[1] He suggested same-sex relations should be regulated similarly to heterosexual ones, with no restriction for consenting adults and provisions to prevent exploitation of vulnerable groups. The motion was rejected, but the Ministry of Justice referred the motion to the National Swedish Board of Health.[2]
Sex between consenting adults of the same sex was decriminalized in 1944.[3] Although no longer illegal, the age of consent was higher for same-sex activity than for heterosexual, and it was still considered to be a mental disorder.[4]
Same-sex marriage was legalized on 1 May 2009, following the adoption of a gender-neutral marriage law by the Riksdag on 1 April of the same year.[5]
In 1950, the Swedish Federation for LGBT Rights (RFSL) was founded.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sundell, Jan-Olof (2005). "Vilhelm Lundstedt – a Biographical Sketch" (PDF). Scandinavian Studies in Law. 48.
- ^ Bendz, Erik (1944). "Homosexualitetens Straffrättsliga Behandling" [Criminal treatment of homosexuality]. Svensk Juristtidning (in Swedish). 1: 559–563.
- ^ "Where is it illegal to be gay?". BBC News. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ Baaz, Mikael; Lilja, Mona (3 July 2022). "I Felt a Little Homosexual Today, So I Called in Sick: The Formation of "Reverse Discourse" by Swedish Gay Activists in the 1970s". Global Society. 36 (3): 330–346. doi:10.1080/13600826.2022.2052025. ISSN 1360-0826.
- ^ "Gays Win Marriage Rights". Sveriges Radio English. 1 April 2009. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Kort of RFSL" (in Swedish). RFSL. 11 October 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- 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
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