LGBTQ rights in Norway | |
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| Status | Legal since 1972 |
| Gender identity | Transgender people allowed to change legal sex based on self-determination |
| Military | LGBT people allowed to serve openly. |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, intersex status protections (see below) |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage since 2009 |
| Adoption | Full adoption rights since 2009 |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) people in Norway have the same legal rights as non-LGBT people.[1][2][3] In 1981, Norway became one of the first countries in the world to enact an anti-discrimination law explicitly including sexual orientation. Same-sex marriage, adoption, and assisted insemination treatments for lesbian couples have been legal since 2009. In 2016, Norway became the fourth country in Europe to pass a law allowing the change of legal sex for transgender people based on self-determination. On 1 January 2024, conversion therapy became legally banned within Norway.
Much like the other Nordic countries, Norway is frequently referred to as one of the world's most LGBT-friendly nations,[4] with high societal acceptance and tolerance of LGBT people. Opinion polls in 2018 found very high levels of support for same-sex marriage among the Norwegian public.[5] In 2024, Norway was ranked as the best country for same-sex couples to legally marry.[6]
- ^ Staff (1 January 2023). "LGBT Equality Index: The Most LGBT-Friendly Countries in the World". Equaldex. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "The 203 Worst (& Safest) Countries for LGBTQ+ Travel in 2023". Asher & Lyric. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ Graham, Gemma; Anderson, Hugh Francis; Ham, Anthony; Hipple, Annika (May 2024). Norway (9th ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 330. ISBN 978-1-83758-541-0. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ R. Flores, Andrew. "Social Acceptance of LGBTI People in 175 Countries and Locations". Williams Institute. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Being Christian in Western Europe, Pew Research Center, 29 May 2018
- ^ Gabriella, Ferlita. "This list shows the best countries for LGBTQ+ weddings, and the UK doesn't even make the top 10". PinkNews. Retrieved 13 March 2024.