MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 7: Human rights
sexuell läggning
Swedish word. In English: sexual orientation
Who a person falls in love with or is attracted to.
Facts about the word
- Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression is prohibited by the Discrimination Act. Sverige i fokus s. 26
- It is legal to marry a person of the same sex. In 1944 it became legal to be homosexual in Sweden. Sverige i fokus s. 26
- In 2003 same-sex couples gained the right to adopt children, and in 2009 the Church of Sweden allowed same-sex couples to marry in church. Sverige i fokus s. 26
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Sexual orientation is about who you are attracted to. It is not a law and has nothing to do with sides of the bed.
The word belongs to Chapter 7: Human rights in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.