Seta (organization) explained

Seta ry
Type:NGO
Founded Date:[1]
Location:Helsinki, Finland
Area Served:Finland
Key People:Pekka Rantala (chair)
Kerttu Tarjamo (secretary general)
Focus:LGBT rights

Seta (standing for Finnish: Seksuaalinen tasavertaisuus "Sexual equality"), founded in 1974, is the main LGBT rights organisation in Finland. 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

Seta awards the annual Asiallisen 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:

The Kunniarotta ("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. The Rat has been awarded e.g. to the following:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seta täytti 45 vuotta – minidokumentti julkaistiin. Seta. 29 May 2019. 29 May 2024. fi.
  2. Web site: SETA:n Asiallisen Tiedon Omena ja Kunniarotta 2003. 2007-11-06. Seta. Finnish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20010303103325/http://www.seta.fi/fi/setafi31.htm. 2001-03-03.
  3. Web site: Seta palkitsi Jenni Vartiaisen ja Teemu Brunilan . 2008-06-29 . 2008-06-28 . Helsingin Sanomat . Finnish.
  4. Web site: Setan asiallisen tiedon omena ja kunniarotta 2006 . 2007-11-06 . 2006-07-01 . ranneliike.net . Finnish.