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This article concerns LGBT history in the Nordic country of Sweden.
Homosexuality in Sweden was decriminalised in 1944.[1] Same-sex marriage was legalized May 1st 2009, following the adoption of a gender-neutral marriage law by the Riksdag on April 1st of the same year.[2]
In 1950, the Swedish Federation for LGBT Rights (RFSL) was founded.[3]
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