Between 1979 and 1985, Barbro Westerholm was director general of the National Board of Health and Welfare.
Shortly after she took office, she pushed through the removal of homosexuality from the disease register - after activists occupied the premises of the National Board of Health and Welfare.
In 1988, she was elected to the Riksdag as a member of the People's Party (now the Liberals).
There, too, she was a driving force in LGBTQ issues.
She was also a member of RFSU's federal board between 2019 and 2021.
"The importance of Barbro Westerholm's contribution cannot be overestimated.
Behind almost every sexual policy reform in Sweden we find Barbro's tireless commitment and unwavering belief in each person's freedom to decide over their own body and sexuality," writes RFSU chairman Hans Linde on Twitter.
"Strong voice for freedom"
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson also comments on the news that Westerholm has passed away:
"We will always remember her for her tireless commitment to democracy and human rights," he writes on Twitter.
Social Democrats party leader Magdalena Andersson writes on Twitter that Barbro Westerholm was a strong voice for freedom, democracy and human rights.
"Without her act, Swedish politics would not have been the same," she continues.
MP spokespeople Per Bohlund and Märta Stenev, V leader Nooshi Dadgostar and C leader Muharrem Demirok are also among those who share their memories of Barbro Westerholm on Twitter.