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| Region | Sweden |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Protection against discrimination in the Swedish Armed Forces is explicitly stated. In 2015, Sweden even ran a campaign encouraging LGBT people to serve openly. The campaign featured a poster of an individual in camouflage with a rainbow flag badge on her arm, with the headline, "some things you should not have to camouflage." The poster read, "Equality is an essential ingredient in a democracy. In the military, we treat them with respect and see the differences of others as a fortress. We are an inclusive organisation where all the people who serve and contribute feel welcome and respected." |
| Sources | http://www.government.se/content/1/c6/11/80/18/884944c1.pdf http://www.samesame.com.au/news/12541/Swedish-Army-Some-things-you-should-not-have-to-camouflage |
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| Sources | http://www.government.se/content/1/c6/11/80/18/884944c1.pdf | http://www.government.se/content/1/c6/11/80/18/884944c1.pdf http://www.samesame.com.au/news/12541/Swedish-Army-Some-things-you-should-not-have-to-camouflage |
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| Description | Protection against discrimination in military service is explicitly stated | Protection against discrimination in the Swedish Armed Forces is explicitly stated. In 2015, Sweden even ran a campaign encouraging LGBT people to serve openly. The campaign featured a poster of an individual in camouflage with a rainbow flag badge on her arm, with the headline, "some things you should not have to camouflage." The poster read, "Equality is an essential ingredient in a democracy. In the military, we treat them with respect and see the differences of others as a fortress. We are an inclusive organisation where all the people who serve and contribute feel welcome and respected." |
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