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Seta ry
Founded1974
TypeNGO
FocusLGBT rights
Location
Area served
Finland
Key people
Sakris Kupila (chair)
Kerttu Tarjamo (secretary general)
Websiteseta.fi
Seta representatives at Helsinki Pride

Seta (standing for Seksuaalinen tasavertaisuus "Sexual equality"), founded in 1974, is the main LGBT rights organisation in Finland. It is a national organization with several member organizations around the country. Its general secretary is Kerttu Tarjamo and chairman Sakris Kupila. The 11th President of Finland, Tarja Halonen, was the chairwoman of Seta 1980–81.

Awards

Seta awards the annual Asiallisen tiedon omena (the "Apple of Objective Information") to people or organizations that have improved the status of LGBT minorities or distributed objective information about the diversity of sexuality and gender.[1] It has been awarded to the following people or organizations, among others:

The Kunniarotta ("Rat of Honor") is an ironic anti-honor awarded to people or organizations that have contributed to discrimination based on sexuality or gender identity, or otherwise made the life of LGBT people more difficult.[1] The Rat has been awarded e.g. to the following:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "SETA:n Asiallisen Tiedon Omena ja Kunniarotta 2003" (in Finnish). Seta. Archived from the original on 2001-03-03. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  2. ^ a b "Seta palkitsi Jenni Vartiaisen ja Teemu Brunilan" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  3. ^ "Setan asiallisen tiedon omena ja kunniarotta 2006" (in Finnish). ranneliike.net. 2006-07-01. Retrieved 2007-11-06.

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