Riksförbundet for homosexuals, bisexuals and transpersoners rattigheter
Riksförbundet för homosexuellas, bisexuellas och transpersoners rättigheter ( RFSL ) is the largest and most important LGBT organization in Sweden . RFSL was founded in 1950, making it one of the oldest LGBT civil rights organizations in the world. RFSL currently has 6,000 members and 28 local chapters spread across the country in Sweden.
In July 2007, the RFSL received official advisor status to the United Nations as a non-governmental organization . On July 2, 2007, the organization changed its name from Riksförbundet för sexuellt likaberättigande to today's.
RFSL chairmen were:
1950–1951 Tore Hultman
1951–1953 Owe Ahlström
1953–1955 Bengt Borgstedt
1955–1971 Owe Ahlström
1971–1971 Barbro Sahlin
1971–1972 Jan-Åke Nilsson
1972–1973 Stig-Åke Petersson
1973–1974 Kjell Rindar
1974 –1975 Sten Lind
1975–1976 Sten Sönnerberg
1976–1976 Lars Lingvall
1976–1981 Post abolished
1981–1984 Kjell Rindar
1984–1988 Stig-Åke Petersson
1988–1991 Hans Ytterberg
1991–1995 Tobias Wikström
1995–1998 Håkon Andersen
1998–2000 Christine Gilljam
2000–2001 Anders Selin
2001–2010 Sören Juvas
2010–2016 Ulrika Westerlund
2016–2017 Frida Sandegård
2018–2019 Sandra Ehne
2019– Deidre Palacios
Individual evidence
- ↑ Status: 2004
- ↑ http://www.queer.de/news_detail.php?article_id=7309&PHPSESSID=6859c72c89f8805f93e1b407fc06dbd5