Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & New Zealand

Equality Index ?
94 / 100
75 / 100
Legal Index ?
98 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
64 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1986
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Legal
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Recognized
Since 2012
LGBT discriminationIllegalIllegal in some contexts
Since 1994
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation only
Since 1994
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Sexual orientation only
Since 1994
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Since 1994
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 1986
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