Austurland is governed by federal Iceland law. Learn more
- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Intersex Infant Surgery
- ✔ Full ban
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✔ Banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in Austurland is legal.
Current status
Since Aug 10, 1940
Legal
The Icelandic parliament decriminalizes homosexuality; removing the provision of the law that made homosexuality illegal.
Censorship of LGBT issues in Austurland is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Iceland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Austurland is legal, no restrictions.
Current status
Since Jun 18, 2019
Legal, no restrictions
A new law has been passed that allows Icelandic people to change their registered gender without medical interventions.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Austurland is recognized.
Current status
Since Jun 18, 2019
Recognized
The new law also allows people to register a third gender option 'X' as their legal gender.
LGBT discrimination in Austurland is illegal.
Current status
Illegal under federal Iceland law
Laws in force in Iceland offer explicit protection against LGBT discrimination in the provision of goods and services, employment and education and can be applied for housing too.
LGBT employment discrimination in Austurland is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Icelandic Criminal Code.
LGBT housing discrimination in Austurland is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jul 27, 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
In Iceland, homosexual and heterosexual relationships are treated the same under housing laws. Individuals are not allowed to deny a person housing with homophobic or transphobic motivations. This came along with Act 65, The Amending Act which legalized gay marriage.
Intersex infant surgery in Austurland is full ban.
Serving openly in military in Austurland is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Iceland does not have a military.
Blood donations by MSMs in Austurland is banned (indefinite deferral).
A new law will be going into effect in 5 months.
Going into effect Jul 1, 2025
Legal under federal Iceland law
In October 2024, Iceland announced that it will be revising it's blood donation laws to allow queer men to donate blood with the same restrictions as straight men. According to Axel Helgi Ívarsson, Iceland has wanted to make this change since 2018, but due to a lack of adequate research funding it has taken until now.
Current status
Until Jul 1, 2025
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Iceland bans men who have sex with men from donating blood.
Conversion therapy in Austurland is banned.
Current status
Since Jun 9, 2023
Banned
The Icelandic parliament has passed a law banning so-called conversion therapy practices on the basis of sexual orientation, gender expression and gender identity.
Until Jun 9, 2023
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending.
Equal age of consent in Austurland is equal.
Current status
Equal
The age of consent in Iceland is 15 for both male-male, female-female, and male-female couples.
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