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The party is at a different location each month so check out their website for more information.

SECRET GARDEN

The Secret Garden is a mixed LGBTQ+ bar that welcomes everyone under the rainbow. They create marketing campaigns and conduct professional development training for brands working with the LGBT community. Together, they also serve as consultants for best practices in LGBT marketing campaigns.

(I am unsure if it was illegal due to legal gender change and sexual orientation before 2009.)

Same-sex adoption in Sweden

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Serving openly in military in Sweden

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Serving openly in military in Sweden is legal.

Current status
Protection against discrimination in the Swedish Armed Forces is explicitly stated.

In 2015, Sweden even ran a campaign encouraging LGBT people to serve openly.

Lindsay and her wife Meg run the number one lesbian travel blog, DopesontheRoad.com. During the day you’ll find a chilled-out cozy bar with a great wine and cocktail list. Sweden is a country where their social acceptance of LGBTQ+ issues matches and at times exceeds their policies. At night, expect more of a club scene with a fast-paced vibe, dancing and rotating DJs.
 

Additional Resources

For additional information on LGBTQ+ tourism in Sweden, please visit: http://www.visitsweden.lgbt/ 
 

Biography

Lindsay Cale is a down to earth thrill seeker who values the simple things in life.

Individuals 16 and up are able to change their legal gender; however, anyone under the age of 18 still needs permission from their parents, a doctor, and the National Board of Health and Welfare. They must be accompanied by a medical report stating that the person has undergone the primary “investigation”, via psychiatrist, to confirm the “diagnosis of transsexualism”.

They’re also home to arguably the most famous EuroVision winners: ABBA. 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. (ILGA)

Gender-affirming care in Sweden

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Gender-affirming care in Sweden is legal, but restricted for minors.

Current status
Legal, but restricted for minors
Starting in February 2022, Sweden began restricting gender affirming care to minors with the Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare saying that "the risks outweigh the benefits currently".

Sweden now reserves gender affirming care for minors for "exceptional" circumstances.

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sweden

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Sweden is not legally recognized.

Hate crime protections in Sweden

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Hate crime protections in Sweden is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
On May 16, the Swedish Parliament made the decision to protect trans people against hate crimes.

Stockholm Pride is the largest pride festival in Scandinavia and hosts more than 150 participating organizations in the parade contingent and the accompanying Pride festival.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

While EuroVision is only unofficially a gay event, it’s beloved by the LGBTQ+ community throughout Europe.

sweden gay

Depending on what time of the day or night you visit, there are very different crowds and a different feel. In the military, we treat them with respect and see the differences of others as a fortress. Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 59 times since making its debut in 1958. Although it has been reformed several times, it still includes pathologizing requirements such as medical diagnosis and a "real life" test.

The festival focuses on film that questions, discusses and looks beyond the prevailing norms and illuminates the stories that otherwise would go unnoticed.

MOXY

Moxy is Scandinavia's largest queer women’s club. The bold flavors pair well with many of the other traditional Swedish favorites like boiled potatoes, sour cream, chopped chives and sharp hard cheese.

SWEDISH MEATBALLS

Pro tip: Swedes don’t love when you reference the IKEA-cafeteria version of their beloved classic.

The new law makes it possible to change legal gender from 16 years of age, with a parent's or legal guardian's approval.

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They decriminalized LGBTQ+ identity more than 75 years ago and have enjoyed marriage equality for over a decade.