Seta (organization)
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| Founded | 29 May 1974[1] |
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| Type | NGO |
| Focus | LGBT rights |
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Area served | Finland |
Key people | Pekka Rantala (chair) Kerttu Tarjamo (secretary general) |
| Website | seta |
Seta(standing forSeksuaalinen tasavertaisuus"Sexual equality" ), founded in 1974, is the mainLGBTrights organisation inFinland.It is a national organization with several member organizations around the country. Its general secretary is Kerttu Tarjamo and chairman Pekka Rantala. The 11th President of Finland,Tarja Halonen,was the chairwoman of Seta 1980–81.
Awards
[edit]Seta awards the annualAsiallisen tiedon omena(the "Apple of Objective Information" ) to people or organizations that have improved the status of LGBT minorities or distributed objective information about the diversity of sexuality and gender.[2]It has been awarded to the following people or organizations, among others:
- 2008 to singerJenni Vartiainenand songwriterTeemu Brunilafor their single "Ihmisten edessä".According to Seta, the piece is an apposite evocation of the courage needed from LGBT people to e.g. publicly hold hands.[3]
TheKunniarotta( "Rat of Honor" ) is an ironic anti-honor awarded to people or organizations that have contributed to discrimination based on sexuality or gender identity, or otherwise made the life of LGBT people more difficult.[2]The Rat has been awarded e.g. to the following:
- 2003 toFinnish Red Crossfor not accepting donated blood from men that have had sex with another man. According to Seta, this stamps a whole group of people as potential carriers of theHIV virus,which in Seta's opinion keeps up the discriminatory attitudes.
- 2006 to professor Tuula Tamminen, chairwoman of theMannerheim League for Child Welfare,for stating that fatherless children are abnormal and that for this reasoninfertility treatmentsshould not be given to female couples or single women. According to Seta, Tamminen has abused her recognized position and against the ethics of science ignored the numerous studies stating that it is the stability of family relationships, not the number or genders of the parents, that are crucial for the child's welfare and development.[4]
- 2008 to lord mayorRaimo Ilaskivi,MPBjarne Kallis,and generalGustav Hägglundfor their statements in the fuss caused by the puppet animationThe Butterfly from Ural.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Seta täytti 45 vuotta – minidokumentti julkaistiin"(in Finnish). Seta. 29 May 2019.Retrieved29 May2024.
- ^ab"SETA:n Asiallisen Tiedon Omena ja Kunniarotta 2003"(in Finnish). Seta. Archived fromthe originalon 2001-03-03.Retrieved2007-11-06.
- ^ab"Seta palkitsi Jenni Vartiaisen ja Teemu Brunilan"(in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 2008-06-28.Retrieved2008-06-29.
- ^"Setan asiallisen tiedon omena ja kunniarotta 2006"(in Finnish). ranneliike.net. 2006-07-01.Retrieved2007-11-06.
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