Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Denmark

Equality Index ?
94 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
92 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
80 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1987
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2022
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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