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| Region | Sweden |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On May 16, the Swedish Parliament made the decision to protect trans people against hate crimes. At the same time a first decision has been made to include trans people in the hate speech legislation. This law went effective on 1 January 2019. |
| Sources | https://www.rfsl.se/en/aktuellt/sweden-adopts-hate-crime-legislation-protecting-trans-people/ |
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On May 16, the Swedish Parliament made the decision to protect trans people against hate crimes. At the same time a first decision has been made to include trans people in the hate speech legislation. This law went effective on 1 January 2019. |
| Sources | https://www.rfsl.se/en/aktuellt/sweden-adopts-hate-crime-legislation-protecting-trans-people/ |