Nyamko Sabuni: "Transgendered Folks Need More Protections Under Swedish Law"

Ms. Sabuni

Transgendered people need more protection, the center-right Liberal People's Party (think classical liberalism) has announced, adding it proposes that Sweden's hate crime law be clarified to ensure that it applies to transgendered identity. The proposal is part of a national action plan to combat hate crimes.

"It is always important that the law be as specific as possible," Nyamko Sabuni, Sweden's Integration and Gender Equality Minister and moderate-conservative member of the Liberal People's Party, said.. "It is also important to note that there is a group in our society who are neither bi- nor homosexual, but have a different gender identity than the one we believe that they have."

She adds, "Hate crimes are a threat to people's natural right to live a dignified life of openness and security. The law on hate crimes needs to clearly include transgendered people, and crimes need to be investigated more effectively. Today, it varies too much between different parts of the country." (article in Swedish).

In addition, Ms. Sabuni proposes allowing assisted reproduction for single women, upholding asylum rights for LGBT people, and to increase the pressure on the European Union to recognize gay and bisexual families (article in Swedish). 

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