- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (6-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Recent surveys in Sweden indicate a moderate level of acceptance for LGBTQ+ rights in specific areas.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Sweden is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Sweden, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Sweden is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Jan 10, 2013
Since Jan 10, 2013
Legal, surgery not required
A psychiatric or psychological evaluation and diagnosis is required.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sweden is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Sweden does not recognize a third or non-binary gender option, however introducing such has been proposed.
LGBT discrimination in Sweden is illegal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2009
Since Jan 1, 2009
Illegal
LGBT housing discrimination in Sweden is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Same-sex adoption in Sweden is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 6, 2002
Since Jun 6, 2002
Legal
Serving openly in military in Sweden is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2009
Since Jan 1, 2009
Legal
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."
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."
Blood donations by MSMs in Sweden is banned (6-month deferral).
Current status
Since May 1, 2021
Since May 1, 2021
Banned (6-month deferral)
A proposal was made for a 6-month deferral for MSMs by the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare as early as 2006.
Until Sep 19, 2013
Banned (indefinite deferral)
MSMs are not allowed to donate blood.
Conversion therapy in Sweden is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
While Conversion Therapy is not banned,many protesters have demanded it should be and the Swedish Government have investigated it
Equal age of consent in Sweden is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1978
Since Jan 1, 1978
Equal
Age of consent are 15 regardless of sexual orientation.
LGBT Rights by County
View the LGBT laws in each individual county of Sweden.
- Blekinge län [SE-10]
- Dalarnas län [SE-20]
- Gotlands län [SE-09]
- Gävleborgs län [SE-21]
- Hallands län [SE-13]
- Jämtlands län [SE-23]
- Jönköpings län [SE-06]
- Kalmar län [SE-08]
- Kronobergs län [SE-07]
- Norrbottens län [SE-25]
- Skåne län [SE-12]
- Stockholms län [SE-01]
- Södermanlands län [SE-04]
- Uppsala län [SE-03]
- Värmlands län [SE-17]
- Västerbottens län [SE-24]
- Västernorrlands län [SE-22]
- Västmanlands län [SE-19]
- Västra Götalands län [SE-14]
- Örebro län [SE-18]
- Östergötlands län [SE-05]
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