Russia’s expanded ‘propaganda law’ is challenging the LGBTQI+ community and erasing already marginalized sexual and gender identities from the public sphere. Ten years after the country accepted its first propaganda law, LGBTQI+ activism in Russia is effectively being banned outright.
Seta – LGBTIQ Rights in Finland
Seta – LGBTIQ Rights in Finland aims for an equal society and individual welfare that includes everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identit, gender expression, sex characteristics, family or relationship status.
We want to change legislation and attitudes through education and information and by co-operating with authorities and political decision-makers.
Seta engages with the whole of society and collaborates with a wide range of institutions and public authorities. Our work and activities are based on the principles of human rights and self-determination.
Over the next few years, our main goals are a national governmental LGBTIQ+ roadmap, recognition of non-binary identities, well-being of LGBTIQ+ children and youth, combating hate incidents and strengthening recognition of rainbow families.
Seta has 50 member organizations from Lapland to Åland Islands. Some of the organizations operate nationwide (e.g. Rainbow Families) and some at local or regional level. Activities are organized by a large number of volunteers and employees. Several gatherings, trainings and peer group meetings are organized at Seta’s office weekly. At the office we also have a dressing room, which is mainly used by e.g. gender fluid or cross-dressing people.
Seta´s Gender Diversity & Intersex Centre of Expertise (former Trans Support Center / Transtukipiste) offers services to all trans and intersex persons, people pondering their gender and also to their families and loved ones.
Seta´s online youth house Loiste is a professionally led safe space on Discord. Our social and youth workers offer group chats and counseling to LGBTIQA+ youth aged 13 and up.
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