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Film "Talking about sex"

It is possible to change outdated gender roles. The short film "Talking about sex" introduces you to men and boys who have reconsidered sexist beliefs as a result of participating in the project Young Men as Equal Partners, YMEP. The idea of YMEP is to achieve better sexual health and improve women's standing through changing the attitudes of those who make the decisions – men, that is.

Watch the film about YMEP's work in Tanzania here.

European experts talk about sexual rights
Listen to quotes from the conference "Europe on the Brink"

The conference "Europe on the Brink: Who will decide over your body?" was held in Uppsala in April 2008. Among other things, participants could take part of the results of a research project that has mapped political parties in Europe according to their stance on issues like sexual orientation, international development and termination of pregnancy.

Listen to the participants and read more about the results.

Three international training programmes during 2008

With funding from Sida, RFSU will, together with IHCAR and RFSL, organize and conduct three training programmes during 2008. The programmes are on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Adolescents and on Young People and LGBT and Human Rights. Participants working in health, education and other social sector positions are invited to participate. One of the programmes will be held in French, the others in English.
Read more about our training programmes.

The Jakarta Post reports from the LGBT and Human Rights follow-up conference in Bali:
"Asian gay, transgender groups fight for their rights". Read the article here.

Man holding up Love Support condoms.

Love Support

Love Support was a condom campaign from RFSU. Every Love Support condom package that was sold yielded 5 SEK to an NGO in Zambia. The winners of the Love Support competition (held during the summer of 2007) went to Zambia with representatives from RFSU.
Read about the journey through the eyes of one of the winners, Camilla Riel.

MPs on study visit to India

Picture of a welcoming sign.
During a study visit to India in the beginning of March, Swedish MPs Cecilia Wikström and Inger René had the opportunity to meet women and men of all ages in open and interactive meetings. On return to Sweden they shared their experiences with other members of the Swedish Parliament.

Read the article here.

Spotlight: SRHR

What is SRHR? How can it keep the mothers of the world alive? And how can SRHR help eradicate poverty?
Learn more about SRHR here.

Bilden är en banner som gör reklam för en stor sexologisk konferens i Göteborg år 2009..

”We must treat all children
as if they were our own”

RFSU’s Secretary General Katarina Lindahl and Tanzania’s First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete.

RFSU’s former Secretary General Katarina Lindahl talked with Tanzania’s first lady Mama Salma Kikwete about gender, myths and sexuality education.

Read the article here

Abortion – making it a right for all women in the EU

In October 2007, women testified in Brussels about not being able to access abortion in the EU. The setting was a hearing on abortion. Here you'll find a report documenting the event. Among the contents:

- Short summaries and full length-speeches

- Why the focus was on abortion as a right

- What kind of mandate does the EU have when it comes to abortion

- Different views on a common EU law on abortion – do we want one?

The report may be of use in the planning of similar events, and we hope that you will pick up some new information as well as be inspired to form new ideas. And hopefully we will see more joined efforts to tackle the question of abortion within the EU.

Download the report "Abortion - making it a right for all women in the EU". (PDF: 919kb)

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Sex is politics

RFSU has produced eight fact sheets on SRHR – sexual and reproductive health and rights. Among the titles are: "Sex and poverty" and "Spread Information – not HIV".
Browse among the fact sheets.

Rainbow Walk in India

A delegation from RFSU participated together with Indian LGBT organizations in the Rainbow Walk that took place in Delhi June 29th.
Read press item and see photoes.

Swedish sexuality education
Knowledge, Reflection
and Dialogue

Hans Olsson, Programme Officer at RFSU, about sexuality education in Sweden.
Read the article.

RFSU — the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education