Compare LGBT Rights in Norway & Denmark

Equality Index ?
87 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
87 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
87 / 100
67 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1972
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2012
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2014
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 1996
Legal
Since 1994
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedRecognized
Since 2014
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1981
Illegal
Since 1996
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identitySexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2001
Legal
Since 1987
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2024
Legal
Since 2024
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Not banned
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1972
Equal
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