Goals for societal change 2021-2023

RFSL’s vision and long-term goals

– RFSL works for a society characterised by diversity and respect for people’s differences where all people, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender characteristics, should have equal rights and obligations and equal opportunities to live and work. 

– RFSL strives for a democratic society with a strong civil society where minorities are protected from discrimination, hate and threats.

– RFSL’s political work aims at improving the rights, health and life opportunities of LGBTQI people in Sweden and abroad. The work is needed in order to achieve the global goals for sustainable development and no one being left behind.

RFSL’s prioritised areas during the period 2021-2023 are:

Trans- and intersex issues

Asylum and migration

Family issues

Protection of democracy

Senior issues

Goal areas

1. Sweden’s national work for LGBTQI people’s rights

2. Sweden’s international work for LGBTQI people’s rights

3. Asylum and migration

4. LGBTQI people’s health

5. Democracy, equal rights and protection against discrimination

6. A family policy for all

7. Violence, crime and punishment

8. Education, working life and leisure time

1. Sweden’s national work for LGBTQI people’s rights

1.1. Sweden’s LGBTQI strategic work

Goals for societal change

– That the Swedish Tax Agency, the Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Swedish Schools Inspectorate are appointed as new strategic authorities in the area in addition to the eleven already existing strategic authorities.

– That Sweden’s “Handlingsplan för hbtqi-personers lika rättigheter och möjligheter” is developed further to include forward-looking action plans and is linked to sufficient resources for both authorities and civil society to be able to work onwards. 

– That one of the authorities is made permanently responsible for coordination and has the responsibility of following up the action plan. 

– That the government grant to Swedish LGBTQI organisations is raised.

– That there should be earmarked grants for organisations that organise trans- and intersex people. 

– That the opportunity for LGBTQI organisations and municipalities to enter into an idea-driven public partnership with regions and the state is improved.

– That there should be grants for Swedish LGBTQI organisations to apply for at a regional and municipal level.

1.2. Equality and feminism

Goals for societal change:

– That Sweden’s equality policy goals should include all those who are put at a disadvantage because of gender. The goals should be reworded to make women and men, girls and boys visible and at the same time include everybody, regardless of gender, gender identity/gender expression and gender characteristics.

– That the government’s national strategy to prevent and counteract men’s violence against women should include, and make visible, violence in LGBTQI people’s close relationships and be trans inclusive.

– That more feminist organisations take a stand for trans inclusive and intersectional feminism.

1.3. Human rights and the global goals for sustainable development (Agenda 2030)

Goals for societal change:

– That Sweden takes a leading and loyal role in issues concerning LGBTQI people’s rights in the planning, implementation and development of the global goals for sustainable development and Agenda 2030.

– That Sweden continues to actively include civil society in national and global processes regarding human rights and the global goals for sustainable development.

– That Sweden communicates measures concerning LGBTQI as part of 

the reporting to the UN regarding human rights and sustainable development.

– That Sweden should take measures concerning the MR recommendation Sweden receives from different UN instances and other countries regarding LGBTQI rights.

– That Sweden’s work with LGBTQI and the global goals should be based on intersectional analysis and on consultations with LGBTQI organisations and other representatives for people and groups who otherwise risk being left behind.

2. Sweden’s international work for LGBTQI people’s rights

Goals for societal change

– That Sweden continues to take a leading role in the development of LGBTQI rights and representation at the UN, EU, the European Council and other relevant global and regional institutions. 

– That Sweden gives advice to other countries regarding LGBTQI rights as part of the audit in the UN about human rights.

– That feminist foreign policy should be based on an intersectional and norm critical analysis. The intersectional analysis should also show an awareness of post-colonial power structures.

– That Sida and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should increase the inclusion of LGBTQI people’s rights in relevant steering documents, such as result strategies and thematic policies. 

– That Sweden’s economic support to LGBTQI organisations in the global South and East is made accessible to different forms of organising at a local, regional and national level. The support should be long-term to ensure that organisations are given the opportunity to develop and continue their operation over time.

– That Sweden’s support to LGBTQI organisations in the global South and East is based on intersectional analysis and that priorities should be based on the needs expressed by the people, groups and organisations that are affected.

– That Sweden continues to be a strong voice and an important financier of the global work with SRHR, HIV prevention and human rights for key groups regarding HIV. 

– That Sweden’s aid policy should be clearly focused on human rights.

– To ensure that humanitarian aid also reaches LGBTQI people.

3. Asylum and migration

3.1. European asylum- and migration policy

Goals for societal change

– To ensure that there are secure and legal ways to reach the EU to seek asylum. 

– That the possibility for member states to grant humanitarian visas for the purpose of seeking asylum should be implemented in practice. Such visas should be available at embassies and consulates.

– That the EU’s family reunification directive should be changed so that it’s compulsory for the member states to allow family reunification for domestic partners, married couples and registered same-sex partners, even in cases where couples have been unable to live together in the country of origin. 

– That Dublin transfer of LGBTQI asylum-seekers to countries where LGBTQI people’s human rights are violated or where sexual orientation and gender identity, legally or in practice, aren’t recognised as grounds for asylum is stopped. 

– That weapons and border barriers intending to hurt or kill civilians who want to cross a border should be forbidden. Pushbacks, to physically stop people from entering a country, should be prosecuted as a crime against international law.

3.2. Sweden’s asylum and migration policy

Goals for societal change:

– That LGBTQI people shouldn’t be deported to countries where LGBTQI people are being persecuted. 

– That legislation should be drafted so that LGBTQI people, in practice, have the opportunity of family reunification even though they haven’t had the possibility to live together in the country of origin.

– That asylum-seekers whose need for protection isn’t temporary are exempted from the main rule of temporary residence permits and instead are granted permanent residence permits.

– That there’s a real opportunity to receive a residence permit because of particularly distressing circumstances in the Aliens Act, both for children and adults. 

– That part of the number of quota refugees that are selected each year are set aside for LGBTQI people in flight in need of protection.

3.3. The migration authorities’ work

Goals for societal change:

– That the migration authorities ensure that the credibility assessment in LGBTQI asylum cases follows Swedish and international law.

– That the Migration Agency and the migration courts have access to LGBTQI specific, updated and relevant country information about LGBTQI people’s situation in different countries.

– That the Migration Agency and the migration courts continuously evaluate the quality of the processing of LGBTQI asylum cases and ensures that the credibility assessment isn’t based on unlawful, stereotypical notions about LGBTQI people.

– That asylum seeking LGBTQI people are allocated public counsels and interpreters that are LGBTQI competent, and that the asylum-seeker’s own request for LGBTQI competent representatives is met.

– That the Migration Agency starts keeping statistics of the number of granted and rejected asylum applications based on sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression.

– That the staff at the Migration Agency who investigate, assess and decide in LGBTQI asylum cases are trained in LGBTQI issues and that their competency is followed up on a regular basis.

– That the judges in the migration courts and lay judges who assess and decide in LGBTQI asylum cases are trained in LGBTQI issues and that their competency is followed up on a regular basis.

3.4 The asylum seeker’s terms

Goals for societal change:

– That LGBTQI people in an asylum process should have the right to safe accommodation. There needs to be special accommodations for the LGBTQI. 

– That “ebo-lagen”, which means that asylum-seekers who choose to live in their own accommodations in certain areas lose their daily allowance, is torn up.

– That placement at gender segregated accommodation should be based on the person’s gender identity and wishes.

– That LGBTQI people with newly issued residence permits should have the right to be placed where there’s an RFSL branch or other LGBTQI operations.

– That all people in an asylum process should be given a coordination number and the right to work in Sweden.

– That the gender identity and name of an asylum-seeker should always be based on self-identification. 

– That people in an asylum process, undocumented people and people with temporary or newly issued permanent residence permits have the same right to care as Swedish citizens.

– That the opportunity to place people in the asylum process and undocumented people in detention is abolished.
– That the financial compensation for asylum-seekers is increased so that acceptable living conditions can be attained.

– That RFSL Newcomers’ operation should receive sufficient financial support at a municipal, regional and national level.

4. LGBTQI people’s health

4.1. Swedish public health policy

Goals for societal change:

– That a public health law is established to ensure equal access to care across the country.

– That specific health-promoting measures for LGBTQI people are implemented across the country.

– That inclusive and integrity assured equality data is kept to map out vulnerability, discrimination and the access to rights.

That voluntary organisations’ opportunity to contribute to preventative work is ensured through sufficient means being allocated.

4.2. Equal care

Goals for societal change:

– That special clinics for LGBTQI people, or specially trained clinics, are established where there is expert knowledge about special needs of LGBTQI people (for example youth clinics, psychiatry and psychotherapy clinics, children and youth psychiatry, gynaecology, sexual health, eating disorders, addiction) depending on the needs of the target group in the region. 

– That the degree descriptions in the general university legislation in relevant educations include knowledge about LGBTQI people’s situation, norm criticism, power and reception.

– That supplementary training about LGBTQI people’s situation, norm criticism, power and reception for professionals within healthcare should be prioritised and resources allocated.

– That legal gender shouldn’t influence what care is offered. Care should be given based on physical needs.

– That children should have the opportunity to influence their own care in accordance with the Patients Law.

4.3. Care in gender dysphoria

Goals for societal change:

– That gender affirming care should be based on patient power and self-determination.

– That all in need of gender-affirming care should receive it, regardless of age, legal status, intersex variation, trans identity or residency.

– That gender-affirming care receives enough resources to meet the needs and shorten the queues.

– That the National board of Health and Welfare’s knowledge support for care of youth and adults with gender dysphoria is implemented in all of Sweden to ensure equal gender-affirming care regardless of region, and that youth and non-binary people can access gender-affirming care no matter where in the country they are.

– That the reform making care in gender dysphoria highly specialised care is evaluated regarding waiting times, travel and the quality of the care and is torn up if the results are unsatisfactory. 

– That trans people’s possibility of starting or continuing gender-affirming treatment as asylum-seekers or undocumented should be defined as care that cannot be postponed.

4.4. Care in intersex variation

Goals for societal change:

– That medically unmotivated surgical interventions and treatment for intersex people who haven’t given their consent should be forbidden.

– That the National Board of Health and Welfare’s knowledge support for the care given to people born with an intersex variation is revised, so that it strongly advices against early interventions. 

– That healthcare staff should be trained in intersex issues focusing on human rights.

– That all intersex people should have complete access to their own medical history.

4.5. Mental health

Goals for societal change:

– That society’s efforts regarding mental ill health and suicide prevention has a clear LGBTQI perspective and that targeted efforts should be carried out for especially vulnerable groups.

– That the government’s strategy for suicide prevention should have a clear LGBTQI perspective.

– That it should be easy for LGBTQI people who need psychological or psychiatric help to get competent care.

– That funds are allocated to voluntary organisations’ long-term work with mental health and counteracting minority stress.

– That there are safe meeting places for LGBTQI people with long-term financing, for example for youth, the elderly, people with (dis)abilities, newly arrived people, trans people, trans youth and people who live with HIV etc. These can be organised by voluntary organisations or by the municipality.

4.6. Alcohol and drugs

Goals for societal change:

– That LGBTQI related problems with alcohol and drugs are highlighted and that special efforts should be made to reduce high-risk use among our target groups.

– That people who seek care for chemsex get the right help.

– That the government’s ANDTS strategy has a clearer LGBTQI perspective.

– That there are enough resources for LGBTQI people’s own organisations to work with prevention directly aimed at the target group from a holistic perspective.

– That there is research about LGBTQI people and high-risk use and that LGBTQI people’s own organisations are involved in the research. 

4.7. Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)

Goals for societal change:

– That SRHR should be a target area for public health policy.

– That there are sufficient funds for LGBTQI people’s own organisations to work with sexual health directly with the target group, especially aimed at lesbians and bisexual women and trans people.

– That the Public Health Agency of Sweden regularly follows-up how LGBTQI people access SRHR in Sweden.

4.8. HIV/STI prevention and HIV policy

Goals for societal change:

– That there are enough funds for the key group’s own organisations to be able to work long-term with HIV prevention.

– That the opportunity to receive PrEP should be improved for men who have sex with men, trans people and people who have sex for compensation. 

– That HIV testing should be easily accessible. There should be clinics with special competency about men who have sex with men and trans people across the country. 

– That the Public Health Agency of Sweden is allocated funds for information and method development.

– That the regions are tasked with prioritising HIV preventative measures as part of a public health law. 

– That men who have sex with men should be offered HPV vaccination because of the cancer risk in the group.

– That the waiting period for men who have sex with men to donate blood is reduced to three months.

– That an investigation is appointed to investigate risk behaviours and waiting periods for blood donation in a Swedish context.

– That the Communicable Diseases Act should be updated regarding HIV and that the possibility of forcibly isolating people with HIV should be abolished.

– That Sweden keeps statistics over the HIV prevalence in trans people and other key groups.

– That Sweden keeps statistics over the number of HIV tests conducted. 

5. Democracy, equal rights and protection from discrimination

5.1 Democracy and general elections 

Goals for societal change:

– That Sweden’s constitution is reviewed with the aim of making it more difficult to change. 

– That the voting age is lowered in general elections to 16 years.

– That electoral authorities make sure that LGBTQI people feel safe in the election process.

– That there are measures to strengthen the turnout of vulnerable groups in elections. 

5.2. Parties and organisations with an authoritarian and anti-democratic orientation

Goals for societal change:

– That there’s no organised form of cooperation in parliament, at regional or municipal level, between political parties with authoritarian views that promote racism or wish to counteract the pillars of democracy, such as the independence of the legal system, free and independent media and a strong civil society.  

– That political initiatives to worsen LGBTQI people’s rights, counteract norm-critical cultural events, complicate Pride celebrations or counteract education in LGBTQI issues are clearly questioned and counteracted by all democratic parties.

– That permission of gathering for, for example, neo-Nazi movements cannot be given if it threatens other democratic organisations and gatherings.

5.3. Discrimination

Goals for societal change:

– That the opportunity for people who have been discriminated against to get compensation and restitution is strengthened.

– That the opportunity for people who have been subject to wrongful exercise of authority to get restitution is strengthened through, for example, strategic litigation.

– That gender characteristics are included as a protected ground in the anti-discrimination legislation.

– That it’s investigated how BDSM practitioners, fetishists, asexuals and people who live in polygamous relationships can be protected in the anti-discrimination legislation.

– To investigate how a more complete ban on discrimination could be instated, that forbids discrimination in all possible contexts, also in decisions made in public operations and not just regarding reception in public operations.

5.4. Diagnoses and stigmatisation

Goals for societal change:

– That the diagnostic codes used in healthcare shouldn’t classify identities and intersex variations as illnesses.

– That the re-classification of diagnoses shouldn’t affect the access to care and treatment for those who need it.

– That the diagnoses that have been abolished in Sweden concerning BDSM and fetishism should be removed internationally.

– That children who break gender norms shouldn’t be classified as ill. The new diagnostic code “Gender incongruence of Childhood” (GIC) should be abolished.

– That trans people who need help from care to lessen their gender dysphoria should get it without their identity being classified as an illness. 

5.5. Hate crime legislation

Goals for societal change:

– That gender characteristics (intersex) should be included in the law on incitement to racial hatred and in the penal code

5.6. Legal gender

Goals for societal change:

– That the gender recognition act (the law on establishment of gender affiliation in certain cases) is changed so that everybody, regardless of age, has the right to register their desired gender without requirements of medical treatment, surgical interventions, diagnosis or other requirements like a certain kind of investigation.  

– That intersex people are protected from unwanted changes of legal gender.

– Changing legal gender should be a simple, administrative process founded on personal self-identification.

– That people under the age of 18 should be able to change their legal gender without parental consent. 

– That a person that has changed legal gender shouldn’t be treated like a new legal person.

– That Sweden should instate a third legal gender, apart from man and woman, or that people shouldn’t have to register legal gender.

– That Swedish social security numbers are made gender neutral and that legal gender should be registered separately.

– That people with a third legal gender who move to Sweden should have it recognised. 

5.6. Children’s rights

Goals for societal change:

– That the Convention on the Rights of the Child should be enforced in its entirety in Sweden. 

– That Sweden ratifies the third additional protocol of the Convention on the Rights of the Child so that Swedish children have the right to complain to the UN about children’s rights violations.

– That the UN instates a fourth additional protocol about including sexuality, gender identity and gender expression and gender characteristics as grounds for discrimination in the second article of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

– That Sweden’s interpretation of the term parent in the Convention on the Rights of the Child is changed to include all adults who take parental responsibility of a child.

– That the government grants to Swedish youth organisations should be increased.

– That authorities, politicians and professionals should receive competence raising regarding children’s rights and needs

5.7 Older LGBTQI people’s rights

Goals for societal change:

– That Sweden’s municipalities ensure that there are safe meeting places and forums for older LGBTQI people around Sweden, especially in rural areas.

– That initiatives to counteract involuntary loneliness for older LGBTQI people are initiated and receive support.

– That the government allocates funds that municipalities, organisations and other actors can apply for to initiate and develop different forms of accommodation for older LGBTQI people. 

– That the government gathers and spreads good examples of different forms of accommodation for older LGBTQI people.

– That Sweden’s municipalities make sure that geriatric care has an LGBTQI perspective, and that LGBTQI competency should be a requirement in procurement.

– That LGBTQI retirement homes are established in highly populated municipalities.

– That regions and municipalities ensure that there’s working time and resources for staff in geriatric care to be trained and work with reception and equal treatment.

– That training for groups who work in geriatric care has a clear LGBTQI perspective.

That Sweden’s municipalities provide places for a broadened representation in pensioner councils and other forums where pensioners are represented. For example by inviting RFSL and other rights organisations to capitalise marginalised groups’ experiences.

5.8. Rights for the (dis)abled

Goals for societal change:

– That legislation and practice to increase the accessibility in society and the opportunity of participation for people with physical or cognitive (dis)abilities is upheld and developed. 

– That the LSS legislation is upheld to capture rights for people with norm-breaking (dis)abilities.

– That Sweden should work in accordance with the UN’s convention about rights for the (dis)abled (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities).

6. A family policy for all

6.1. Living together

Goals for societal change:

– That the legislation is reviewed to ensure the legal certainty for people who are polygamous.

– That Sweden ensures that all LGBTQI families have a real right to free mobility within the EU.

– That Sweden enables foreign couples to get married in Sweden without the right to enter into marriage having to be tried against the right to enter into marriage in the country where the person is a citizen or resides. 

6.2. Parenthood

Goals for societal change:

– That the parental code should be gender neutral.

– That parenthood presumption should cover all married couples.

– That a child should be able to have more than two legal guardians.

– That the parental code shouldn’t have special regulations for same-sex couples and couples where someone has changed their legal gender.

– That parenthood shouldn’t be up-heaved if the child was conceived through home insemination or at a clinic abroad with an unknown donor if the parents don’t agree.

– That parenthood should be able to be determined in ways other than by adoption by a parent who has been present since the child was planned. 

– That children (as far as possible) should be able to gain knowledge about their genetic origin without it being an issue of legal parenthood.

– That visitation rights should be able to be established legally.

6.3. The parental insurance

Goals for societal change:

– That all people who take responsibility for the child should be entitled to parental leave and receive parental allowance.

– That the parental insurance shouldn’t be based on the relationship of the adults but be drawn up according to which adults take parental responsibility of the child.

– That it’s important, if parental insurance becomes individualised, that there continues to be a way for more than two parents to share parental leave equally. 

– That part of the parental leave can be given to someone who doesn’t live with the child or who isn’t married to its parent to make it easier for single parents.

6.4 Maternal care and parental support

Goals for societal change:

– That parent groups and other support structures for new parents that are financed by public grants are inclusive and LGBTQI competent. 

– That medical records are adapted to pregnant people regardless of gender.

6.5 Assisted reproduction

Goals for societal change:

– That regions should have regulations for assisted reproduction that don’t discriminate against LGBTQI people.

– That the regulations are simplified so that more caregivers can offer assisted reproduction.

– That a person who wants to store gem cells before or during gender-affirming treatment should be given the right and opportunity to do so, regardless where in the country they live. The waiting time should correspond with guaranteed availability.

6.6 Surrogacy

Goals for societal change:

– That an investigation is appointed about how altruistic surrogacy can become a legally safe and possible way of starting a family in Sweden and at the same time ensure that surrogate pregnancy doesn’t become a business where people are used.

– That there’s legislation that regulates how parenthood and citizenship should be established for children born after surrogacy abroad. 

6.7 Adoption

Goals for societal change:

– That there are special rules for what the Social Welfare Board should investigate in second parent adoptions, separate from international adoptions.

– That the opportunity of national adoption shouldn’t be dependent on the internal relationships of the parents or living together.

– That an important adult in a child’s life should be able to adopt the child without the original parents losing their parenthood, so called third-parent adoption.

– That RFSL should investigate its position about transnational adoptions.

7. Violence, crime and punishment

7.1. The police and correctional services

Goals for societal change:

– That the entire police authority undertakes competence raising within the areas of hate crime, honour related violence and violence in close relationships from a norm critical and intersectional perspective. 

– That trans people should be able to start or complete gender-affirming treatment even if institutionalised.

– That visitation and frisking has to be performed by staff whose gender category suits the person being controlled. 

– That, in placement at a gender segregated institution, the individual’s gender identity should be considered. 

7.2. Crime victim support

Goals for societal change:

– That all women, men and non-binary people who are subject to violence in a close relationship should receive adequate support in their municipality.

– That support to crime victims should be permanent and extended to a multiple year appropriation to ensure long-term work for support operations.

– Those instances that offer support to crime victims should have LGBTQI competency.

– That people subject to human trafficking should have the opportunity to stay in Sweden after a trial.

– That police action against human trafficking is intensified and prioritised.

– That undocumented people and foreigners should have the opportunity to report crime without risking deportation and that this should apply to people who offer sex for compensation.

– That undocumented people subject to violence should have the right to sheltered living, and the accommodation should receive compensation in the same way as for residents.

– That more regions should have receptions for people exposed to sexual abuse, that receives women, men and non-binary people regardless of trans experience.

7.3. Honour related violence and oppression

Goals for societal change:

– That research grants are allocated to examine the situation of LGBTQI people who live in families with honour norms.

– That investigations and surveys of honour related violence and oppression should include an LGBTQI perspective.

– That a special honour crime is added in Swedish legislation to be able to prosecute honour based systematic violence and oppression.  

7.4. Hate crime

Goals for societal change:

– That the government’s strategy against racism and hate crime should have a clear LGBTQI perspective.

– That more multidisciplinary research about hate crime is carried out.

– That the knowledge of the consequences of hate crime is increased in operations that offer support to crime victims.

– That people exposed to threats and violence are given competent support. 

– That an investigation is appointed to clarify how current legislation can  

be used to counteract conversion attempts and investigate how conversion attempts can be criminalised in Sweden.

7.5. Sex for compensation

Goals for societal change:

– That people who have sex for compensation should have full access to human rights and not experience ill treatment in the contact with authorities because they have sex for compensation.

– That the work to minimise violence and harassment against people who have sex for compensation is intensified. Efforts for increased safety, protection and availability of societal services should be prioritised.

– That Swedish legislation on sex for compensation is reformed so that the purchase of sexual services from adults who voluntarily sell sexual services no longer is criminalised.

– That people who are in a vulnerable situation, for example in the form of dependency on the buyer, who are seriously intoxicated from alcohol or drug use or are subject to human trafficking, should be protected through legislation that criminalises purchase of sexual services under these circumstances, and other measures. 

– That an independent evaluation and investigation of Swedish legislation about sex for compensation is appointed. The investigation should highlight how legislation affects the situation for people who offer sex for compensation; if the law puts these people in vulnerable and unsafe situation, if the law leads to health risks and an increased risk of exposure to violence and if the law complicates the work with HIV prevention and harm reduction. The investigation should aim at changing the legislation so that it protects people who offer sex for compensation.

– That resources are allocated for research about sex for compensation.

– That society takes the experiences of organisations that represent people who offer sex for compensation and organisations for people subject to human trafficking seriously. 

– That society should give support to organisations that represent people who offer sex for compensation and organisations for people subject to human trafficking.

-That organisations that represent people who offer sex for compensation and organisations for people subject to human trafficking are invited to meetings and discussions where sex for compensation is discussed and that different perspectives are heard.

– That people who offer sex for compensation should be able to cooperate and support and protect each other.

– That the legislation about sexual procurement should be investigated and reformed so that it criminalises those who use others at the same time as it protects people who offer sex for compensation.

– That society develops the social work in the field and actively counteracts the social exclusion of people who offer sex for compensation. 

– That support functions for people who offer sex for compensation are LGBTQI competent and can receive people regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

– That people who have sex for compensation in Sweden can’t be deported or evicted from their homes after police efforts as part of the legislation on prostitution.

8. Education, working life and free time

8.1. Education

Goals for societal change:

– That the graduation descriptions for all school staff are changed to include knowledge about LGBTQI people’s situation, norm criticism, power and reception.

– That all education in professions where you care for people, for example healthcare and social work, include knowledge about LGBTQI people’s situation, norm criticism, power and reception.

– That university education for teachers in sexuality, consent and relationships includes an LGBTQI perspective and knowledge about LGBTQI people’s situation. 

– That the school inspectorate is tasked with carrying out a survey of the school’s teaching in LGBTQI issues, and that a survey is made about LGBTQI youth’s situation in school.

-That the National Agency for Education, along with the National Board of Health and Welfare, is tasked with offering school healthcare staff knowledge about young trans people’s situation and trans healthcare.

– That RFSL Ungdom should have sufficient resources to pursue school issues actively.

8.2. Research

Goals for societal change:

– That a university based research centre focused on LGBTQI research is established.

– That an authority based knowledge centre about LGBTQI people’s life opportunities is established.

– That norm critical research about LGBTQI people that doesn’t contribute to that heteronormative views prevail should receive large funds.

– That an LGBTQI perspective is included in the missions when government and authorities order research, surveys and evaluations.

8.3. Working life

Goals for societal change:

– That research grants are granted to investigate how LGBTQI people choose professions, establish themselves in the labour market and how they perceive their workplaces.

– That more workplaces offer training in LGBTQI issues as part of the preventative work against discrimination.

– That authorities, regions and municipalities ensure that there’s time and resources for the operation’s work with active efforts against discrimination.

– That a system with equal treatment representatives is established at workplaces that can represent employees so that the employer’s obligation to take active measures for equal treatment can be implemented. 

– That the equality work includes a trans perspective to lessen the gender segregation in the labour market, promote equal representation and eliminate sexual harassment and harassment because of gender.

8.4. Culture, recreation and civil society

Goals for societal change:

– That the state’s support of civil society becomes more long-term than today’s one-year project grants. 

– That regions and municipalities ensure that there are resources for leisure- and meeting places for LGBTQI people.

– That all LGBTQI people should have leisure time according to their own wishes, free from discrimination and violating treatment.

– That all LGBTQI people should be able to participate in the activities of religious organisations as visitors and members on the same terms as others.

– That regions and municipalities support local Pride celebrations and take the initiative to hoist the rainbow flag at the region or municipality’s page during Pride.

– That LGBTQI clubs and meeting places should be preserved and be viewed as an important part of the culture in our cities.

8.5. Sports

Goals for societal change:

-That the sports movement actively should work for that trans people should have the same rights as cis people to participate in sports.

– That municipal sports facilities and arenas should have premises, including changing rooms and bathrooms, that are fully accessible to all, including trans- and intersex people.

– That all leaders, educators, employees and volunteers in the sports movement should be trained in LGBTQI issues and hetero- and cis normativity.

– That norms of masculinity, sexism, racism, homophobia and transphobia are actively counteracted by clubs and organisations.

– That action grants to organisations and clubs that discriminate and counteract LGBTQI people’s opportunity to participate in organised sports should be withdrawn.

– That the sports organisations should encourage districts and clubs to organise sports activities without games and competitions to facilitate the participation of trans people who undergo gender-affirming hormone treatment.