In many countries and regions of the world, the rights and opportunities of homosexual, bisexual, transgender and intersex people are under pressure. Although the conditions for LGBTI people in the Nordic countries have improved over the past 70 years, several challenges remain here as well.
The work to improve the living conditions of LGBTI people is an important part of Nordic co-operation and of the Nordic Council of Ministers’ vision of becoming the world’s most sustainable and integrated region.
Since 2020, the Nordic Council of Ministers has been cooperating to promote equal rights, treatment and opportunities for LGBTI people in the Nordic region. LGBTI is an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex. Although the abbreviations used in the various Nordic countries may differ, LGBTI is the acronym used in all official Nordic co-operation as it is equivalent to what is used in other international organisations.
The political framework for Nordic LGBTI co-operation consists of the strategic supplement on equal rights, treatment and opportunities for LGBTI people in the Nordic region.
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