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| Region | Sweden |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Penal Code has prohibited discrimination against homosexual men, lesbians, and bisexuals since 1987. A new, consolidated anti-discrimination code (Discrimination Act 2008:567) was added to in 2008 and went into effect on January 1, 2009, which includes transgender identity or expression. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20100806090550/http://www.do.se/Documents/pdf/new_discrimination_law.pdf https://www.government.se/articles/2018/07/chronological-overview-of-lgbt-persons-rights-in-sweden/ |
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Revision History (4)
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| Description | The Penal Code has prohibited discrimination against homosexual men, lesbians, and bisexuals since 1987. A new, consolidated anti-discrimination code was added to in 2008 and went into effect on January 1, 2009, which includes transgender identity or expression. | The Penal Code has prohibited discrimination against homosexual men, lesbians, and bisexuals since 1987. A new, consolidated anti-discrimination code (Discrimination Act 2008:567) was added to in 2008 and went into effect on January 1, 2009, which includes transgender identity or expression. |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20100806090550/http://www.do.se/Documents/pdf/new_discrimination_law.pdf | https://web.archive.org/web/20100806090550/http://www.do.se/Documents/pdf/new_discrimination_law.pdf https://www.government.se/articles/2018/07/chronological-overview-of-lgbt-persons-rights-in-sweden/ |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Description | Even though the act does state a finite list of areas in which patrons are protected, these finite list virtually covers all aspects of life. | The Penal Code has prohibited discrimination against homosexual men, lesbians, and bisexuals since 1987. A new, consolidated anti-discrimination code was added to in 2008 and went into effect on January 1, 2009, which includes transgender identity or expression. |
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| Sources | http://www.government.se/content/1/c6/11/80/18/884944c1.pdf | https://web.archive.org/web/20100806090550/http://www.do.se/Documents/pdf/new_discrimination_law.pdf |
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Reports (5)
- Status is not correct "https://www.do.se/diskriminering/lagar-om-diskriminering/diskrimineringslagen
diskrimineringslagen inhibts anyone anywhere from discrimating against someone based on 6 categories 2 of which are relevent to LGBT issues. 2 and 5
2. gender identity or expression
5. sexuality"
- Sources are invalid or broken "source no longer leads anywhere"
- Date is incorrect "As a Swede fully aware of the laws, the lgbtq+ community is fully legally protected from all discrimination."
- Status is not correct "Discrimination against the LGBT+ community is banned in all of Sweden, so its not varied by region"
- Status is not correct "its illegal"
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Even though the act does state a finite list of areas in which patrons are protected, these finite list virtually covers all aspects of life. |
| Sources | http://www.government.se/content/1/c6/11/80/18/884944c1.pdf |