LGBT rights in Sweden
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LGBT rights in Sweden
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Sweden are regarded as some of the most progressive in Europe and the world. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1944 and the age of consent was equalized to that of heterosexual activity in 1972. Sweden also became the first country in the world to allow transgender people to change their legal gender post-sex reassignment surgery in 1972, whilst transvestism was declassified as an illness in 2009. Legislation allowing legal gender
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Sweden
date created:
2006-04-13T14:44:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T05:15:47Z
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