Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Denmark

Equality Index ?
86 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
86 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
80 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires surgeryLegal, no restrictions
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegalLegal
Since 1987
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyAmbiguousNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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