Introduction of RFSL’s new board
Also available in:
English
Svenska
2021-11-02 RFSL
During the last day of the congress, it was time for the representatives to decide what RFSL’s board should look like. It has now been decided who will lead RFSL during the coming term of office.
Yesterday, Trifa Shakely was elected the new President of RFSL. Read more about Trifa Shakely here .
Vice president Peter Sidlund Ponkala
The congress has now elected Peter Sidlund Ponkala as vice president.
Peter has a long-standing commitment to the organisation, previously at RFSL Stockholm and now at the national office. Peter was on RFSL’s association board of trustees during the previous term of office as teller, and thereafter as vice president.
Now he looks forward to shouldering the responsibility of being vice president and creating a more strategic direction for RFSL in the future.
– RFSL is an incredibly important organisation with a splendid operation. We are facing challenges. I want to contribute to taking us as an organisation into the future and creating an accessible RFSL, said Peter Sidlund Ponkala in his presentation before the election.
In their motivation, the nominating committee emphasised that Peter Sidlund Ponkala, through his knowledge about business and process development, can contribute to the board’s work during a period of change. The nominating committee believes that his commitment to an active member movement and clear communication will contribute to anchoring RFSL in the community.
Peter Sidlund Ponkala is 40 years old, lives in Stockholm, and works at Stockholm stads stadsledningskontor.
The following people were also elected as members of RFSL’s association board of trustees:
Teller
Michał Budryk, new election (Uppsala)
Members
Pell-Uno Larsson, re-election (Örebro) Fredrik Engström, new election (Göteborg) Viktoria Nyström, new election (Stockholm) Kalle Röcklinger, new election (Stockholm/Gotland) Lea Larsson, new election (Stockholm) Robin Nordh, re-election but new election to the post (Göteborg) Pär Brubäcken, re-election (Skellefteå)
Alternates
Linda Westerlund Snecker, new election (Norrköping)
The composition of the board
The association board of trustees will consist of president, vice president, teller, seven other members, one alternate, one member from RFSL Ungdom, and an alternate from RFSL Ungdom. There are eleven members and two alternates on the board. The congress established that the number of other members should be seven, and the number of alternates one.
More about...
2023-09-11 RFSL Photo: Rebecka Ekholm
I RFSL:s avdelningar runtom i Sverige finns det människor som…
More
Today was the final day of the 2021 RFSL congress.…
More
TACK! Tack för ditt stöd. Du har valt att stå…
More
Today, one of the world's oldest LGBTQI organisations turns 70.…
More
More
More
RFSL has branches in all counties and there's also a…
More
As a member, you help change the world for the…
More
There are many ways to get involved! As a non-profit…
More
At the congress 2019, we made the decision to look…
More
Stolt is a project run by RFSL in cooperation with…
More
RFSL has worked for LGBT human rights since 1950. We…
More
At this page you can find more information about RFSL's…
More
Welcome to RFSL Newcomers — a group for LGBTQI people…
More
In the general data protection regulation (GDPR) there are rules…
More
RFSL's Fundraising Foundation supports initiatives in Sweden and the world…
More
LGBTQI people's right to be themselves is being questioned more…
More
We have several collaborations with both small and big businesses…
More
There are many ways to support RFSL's work in Sweden…
More
IKEA Sweden today releases the news that they are donating…
More
More
More
Many people have a wish to become a parent and…
More
RFSL gets a lot of questions about family and parenthood.…
More
To be the legal parent to a child means that…
More
Adoption means that one or two adults go through a…
More
If you are insured in Sweden you have the right…
More
A common way to parenthood for LGBTQ people is by…
More
A common road to parenthood for LGBTQ people is assisted…
More
This text is for trans people who have a uterus…
More
Parents choose different ways of feeding their children. Emotions about…
More
When meeting new rainbow families we have noticed that many…
More
Texts about sex aimed at expectant and new parents have…
More
This is an introduction to nursing and bottle feeding for…
More
Some children can't live with their legal guardians because they…
More
Den här texten riktar sig till dig som är hbtqi-person…
More
Are you pregnant, want to become pregnant, and have, or…
More
Many parents in rainbow families think about how to prepare…
More
This is a guide for people who want to breast/chestfeed…
More
More
Migration authorities are rejecting and deporting LGBTQI+ asylum seekers in…
More
A new judicial investigation from RFSL shows that LGBTQI asylum…
More
RFSL is very critical of the current suggestion of a…
More
The parliamentary committee that was appointed by the government in…
More
RFSL offers LGBTQI people support or counselling in asylum related…
More
How do I get a public counsel? What happens if…
More
Are you an LGBTQ person who are seeking asylum, are…
More
Every year, thousands of LGBTQI people are forced to flee…
More
There are Newcomers groups in several locations throughout Sweden. If…
More
Here we have gathered useful links to organisations, networks and…
More
More
RFSL has full confidence in the recommendations and concerns expressed…
More
Below you can read about some of the work RFSL's…
More
PrEP is HIV medications that a HIV negative person can…
More
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that weakens the…
More
Updated June 1st 2023. Mpox (monkeypox) is a virus that…
More
Getting tested is the only way to know if you're…
More
In some cities, RFSL offer rapid HIV and syphilis testing.…
More
Health 2024-03-12 RFSL Photo: Caique Silvero
Read up on chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis and HPV.…
More
Do you easily forget getting tested for HIV and STIs?…
More
In relation to World Aids Day 2023, RFSL and RFSL…
More
Health 2024-11-19 RFSL Photo: Caique Silvero
Read about drugs, chemsex and the support RFSL can give…
More
Shigella is a bacterial intestinal infection that can be spread…
More
Since the HIV epidemic began in Sweden, there have been…
More
LGBTQI people are more exposed to mental illness and more…
More
For RFSL as a rights organisation it's a matter of…
More
More
RFSL, in collaboration with the Swedish Sports Confederation and specialist…
More
RFSL releases the report "Trans och idrott – ingen ska…
More
Specialist sports organisations participating in the project Sports for all…
More
Sports is Sweden's biggest grassroots movement and 90 percent of…
More
The aim of Agenda 2030 is that all people should…
More
Role models are a source of motivation and self-confidence, they…
More
Lukas Svärd loves the endorphins he gets from competing. We…
More
To a large extent sports is gender divided through regulations,…
More
Many trans guys and non-binary people assigned female at birth…
More
RFSL works for a policy for the inclusion of trans…
More
For the first time, this year's calendar has a specific…
More
Knowing where to begin can be hard. Here we answer…
More
What we call gender can be understood in several ways.…
More
Concerns about sharing personal information can keep trans people from…
More
Projektet Idrott för alla kroppar har en krönikör. Möt skejtaren…
More
More
Since 2019, RFSL works for intersex people as a group.…
More
Here we have collected some resources about intersex issues and…
More
More
With a history that goes back all the way to…
More
What are the most pressing issues for lesbians globally? What…
More
Through the High Level Political Forum (HLPF), we can follow…
More
RFSL strongly condemns the Serbian police's decision to cancel the…
More
KharkivPride took place September 17-25, 7 months after Russia began…
More
Are you thinking about applying for funding from RFSL? Here…
More
RFSL welcomes new applications from LGBTQI+ activists for individual or…
More
RFSL is welcoming project proposals to work with LGBTQI+ communities,…
More
RFSL is deeply concerned by the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.…
More
A wave of anti-LGBTQI movements are working in countries like…
More
As a peer organisation with the possibility to support LGBTQI…
More
Discrimination and violence hinder LGBTQI people's access to work and…
More
On 12–22 August, we celebrate World Pride in Malmö, Sweden,…
More
The right-wing nationalist government in Poland has presented a draft…
More
The celebration of World Pride is currently taking place in…
More
We, the undersigned organisations working to advance the human rights…
More
One of Poland’s largest provinces, Malopolskie located in the south…
More
For the third year in a row, RFSL:s partner Sphera…
More
During the UN Human Rights Council's 48th session, RFSL and…
More
Homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia are widespread in Georgian society and,…
More
For the third time since its inception, RFSL is happy…
More
This week, ILGA Europe is hosting an online gathering for…
More
This week, ILGA Europe is hosting an online gathering for…
More
Welcome to this UN General Assembly 76th Session Side Event:…
More
Myanmar’s first democratically elected government was installed in 2015. Five…
More
Did you know that LGBTQI students are more likely to…
More
The East Africa Trans Health & Advocacy Network – EATHAN…
More
At the end of November, RFSL visited Kenya’s capital Nairobi.…
More
The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) and the Swedish…
More
Joint statement As we mark Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR),…
More
Between 6–15 July, representatives from almost every country in the…
More
Rainbow Academy is RFSL’s platform for international trainings – a…
More
In a joint statement, women, feminist, LGBTIQ+, and trans-led organisations…
More
RFSL works to improve the lives of LGBTQ people at…
More
Read RFSL's manual for working globally with sexual orientation, gender…
More
TransActive is a South African project that strengthens and mobilises…
More
During wars and armed conflicts, LGBTQI people face special challenges.…
More
RFSL presents “Guiding Principles on the Inclusion of Lesbian, Gay,…
More
RFSL will be working in partnership with LGBTQ organisations from…
More
RFSL and Regnbågsfonden have launched a new initiative: Rainbow Kick-Off…
More
Iranti-org is a Johannesburg based visual media organisation for lesbian,…
More
ASEAN SOGIE Caucus, ASC, is a sub-regional network of lesbian,…
More
During 2018 RFSL begins a new cooperation with the regional…
More
RFSL is supporting the work of Intersex Asia, a newly…
More
The second UN Trans Advocacy Week gathered together 23 trans…
More
The Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN), Akahatá, GATE, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,…
More
Rainbow Advocacy Program (RAP), implemented with kind support of ILGA…
More
Since 2010, RFSL has been collaborating with Arus Pelangi, a…
More
RFSL, the Swedish Federation for LGBTQ Rights, urges the Ukrainian…
More
“Yogyakarta Principles plus 10” Call for Renewed Action Worldwide Against…
More
The arrest of perceived cisgender gay men and transgender women…
More
Sixteen trans and gender diverse activists from fifteen countries across…
More
At least 5 people were injured after the Zaporozhye Festival…
More
The UN Human Rights Council, the primary UN body dealing…
More
On Tuesday, June 14 the annual full-day discussion on the…
More
Trans activists from 5 continents met with the newly-appointed UN…
More
This year the newly appointed UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres…
More
The UN Human Rights Council, the primary UN body dealing…
More
Jessica St Rose decided to become an activist not only…
More
Here you find some of the publications that RFSL Förbundet,…
More
More
Do you work in maternal health and wonder what words…
More
Do you work in maternal healthcare and think about how…
More
To be part of a minority group and having to…
More
This is a film about minority stress produced by RFSL's…
More
What is minority stress and how does it relate to…
More
"Regnbågsfamiljer i väntan" is a national parental supportive project run…
More
Are you an LGBTQI person and are, or want to…
More
Ser förlossningsrädsla likadan ut hos alla gravida och deras närstående,…
More
How does family law work for LGBTQI people who become…
More
We are building a national LGBTQI network for midwives with…
More
RFSL Rainbow Families is a national network for and by…
More
Are you involved in midwife training at a university/college in…
More
More
RFSL and RFSL Ungdom have many support operations all over…
More
RFSL has run a support service since 1998. Our target…
More
Sexual abuse is when someone is subjected to a sexual…
More
RFSL Support Service targets LGBTQI people who have been subjected…
More
RFSL’s Support Service offers sheltered living at a secret address…
More
RFSL offers knowledge support for professionals who work with LGBTQI…
More
More
In 1972 Sweden became the first country in the world…
More
On March 8 the National Board of Health and Welfare…
More
Trans 2023-12-14 RFSL Photo: C. Kåberg
Transformering offers information and support with a focus on trans.…
More
RFSL får ibland frågor om hur arbetet för jämställdhet kan…
More
What is gender? What we call "gender" can be understood…
More
RFSL's starting point is that the young trans people who…
More
Many trans people need health care and treatment in order…
More
Uppdrag Granskning has now made a follow-up of “Tranståget” about…
More
Trans 2018-06-27 RFSL Photo: Eveline Johnsson
Information for you who want to know more about the…
More
More
Seniors 2020-03-23 RFSL Photo: Lysa Öster
Senior issues have been a prioritized area for RFSL since…
More
Seniors 2022-09-28 RFSL Photo: Lysa Öster
Seniorprojektet drog igång hösten 2019 med hjälp av bidrag från…
More
Seniors 2021-05-17 LINDA UNNHEM Photo: Linda Unnhem
Muskelknuttar i tajta träningskläder – det var länge Bo Widegrens…
More
Under två dagar var projektledaren för RFSL:s nationella seniorprojekt Vanja…
More
Under 2021 kommer vi att ordna några nationella digitala träffar.…
More
More
Today Transgender Europe (TGEU) together with RFSL and other organisations,…
More
More
RFSL Media & Info AB is part of RFSL, and…
More
More
LGBTQI is an umbrella term for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…
More
Conversion attempts or conversion therapy is when someone, through coercion…
More
Some LGBTQI terms and expressions explained.
More
RFSL and RFSL Ungdom are receiving a lot of questions…
More
Many contact RFSL and ask for advice about how they…
More
Norm criticism is a tool that can be used when…
More
Many have questions about changing rooms and bathrooms; especially how…
More
Since 2009 Sweden has a gender neutral marriage legislation, which…
More
More
Contact details for RFSL's National Association (Förbund)
More
About us 2022-06-16 RFSL Photo: Eveline Johnsson
The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and…
More
The congress is RFSL’s highest decision making body. It is…
More
Management Team Tawar DabaghiSecretary Generaltawar.dabaghi@rfsl.se Zandra BergmanChief of Staffzandra.bergman@rfsl.se Mikael…
More
More
Adopted at RFSL's congress, October 2021.
More
The board is elected at the RFSL congress, which is…
More
Here you find, in Swedish, the RFSL:s policy program, adopted…
More
The branch bylaws was adopted by the RFSL congress May…
More
RFSL has been working for LGBTQ individuals's rights for more…
More
The RFSL bylaws. They were last revised by the RFSL…
More
Adopted by RFSL's congress October 2021.
More
Adopted by RFSL's congress, October 2021.
More
Adopted by RFSL's congress, October 2021.
More
Adopted by RFSL's congress, October 2021.
More
Adopted by the RFSL congress, October 2021.
More
Adopted by RFSL's congress, October 2021. In the following ethical…
More
Adopted by RFSL's congress, October 2021.
More
The common rules for RFSL's Newcomers operations were first set…
More
De gemensamma reglerna mot diskriminering, kränkande särbehandling och trakasserier fastställdes…
More
We want our office to be as accessible as possible…
More
About us 2023-10-09 RFSL Photo: Mathilda Piehl
At RFSL, we are a diverse group of staff members…
More
We are expanding our team! RFSL is currently looking to…
More
RFSL, the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer…
More
A cookie is a small computer file that is saved…
More
Here is a short summary of RFSL's prioritised areas 2018-2021.
More
Welcome to RFSL’s Facebook page/social media We read all comments…
More