Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL, Riksförbundet för homosexuellas, bisexuellas och transpersoners rättigheter, formerly Riksförbundet för sexuellt likaberättigande) is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 organization working for LGBT rights.

It was founded in 1950, which makes it one of the oldest LGBT rights organizations in the world. It has currently about 6,000 members (2004) and has 28 regional offices spread over the country. Pioneer members in the 1950s include Allan Hellman (1904–1982) and Eric Thorsell (1899–1980).

RFSL was a major lobbyist for gender-neutral marriage, a goal that was reached in April 2009 after 50 years of working with that specific issue.

In July 2007, RFSL received official NGO status at the United Nations

United Nations

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 ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council).

See also

• LGBT rights in Sweden
• List of LGBT rights organisations
• Swedish Ombudsman against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation
  Swedish Ombudsman against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation
  The Swedish Ombudsman against Discrimination on Grounds of Sexual Orientation , normally referred to as HomO, was the Swedish office of the ombudsman against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation...
  
  

External links

• Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights — official website