Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    Unknown
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    Unknown
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    Unknown
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    Ambiguous
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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Surveys in Faroe Islands have shown mixed views towards LGBTQ+ rights and issues.

Support for same-sex marriage

(Spyr, 2019)
71.1%
Support
16.3%
Oppose

Support for same-sex marriage

(Gallup, 2016)
64%
Support
30%
Oppose

Support for same-sex marriages

(Pink News, 2014)
61%
Support
32%
Oppose

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History

Homosexual activity in Faroe Islands

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Homosexual activity in Faroe Islands is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1933
Legal
The Faroe Islands ended criminalisation of homosexuality in 1933.
Sources:
In line with Denmark as an overseas territory.
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Same-sex marriage in Faroe Islands

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Same-sex marriage in Faroe Islands is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 1, 2017
Legal
The Faroe Islands legalized same-sex marriage in 2017, becoming the last Nordic territory to do so.
Until Jul 1, 2017
Unrecognized
A set of bills to extend Danish same-sex marriage legislation to the Faroe Islands was submitted to the Løgting on 20 November 2013.
Sources:
A set of bills to extend Danish same-sex marriage legislation to the Faroe Islands was submitted to the Løgting on 20 November 2013
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Censorship of LGBT issues in Faroe Islands

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Faroe Islands is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Faroe Islands, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Faroe Islands

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Right to change legal gender in Faroe Islands is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Legal, no restrictions
It is legal to change gender in the Faroe Islands.
Sources:
logir.fo/Lov/234-af-03-06-1…
web.archive.org/web/2021062…//www.logting.fo/files/casestate/25165/009.18%20U.t.ll.%20um%20br.%20i%20ll.%20um%20folkayvirlit%20%20-logfrodiligt%20kynsskifti%20(1).pdf
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Gender-affirming care in Faroe Islands

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Gender-affirming care in Faroe Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Faroe Islands

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Faroe Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT discrimination in Faroe Islands

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LGBT discrimination in Faroe Islands is illegal.

Current status
Since Dec 15, 2006
Illegal
Sources:
web.archive.org/web/2007010…//www.365gay.com/Newscon06/12/121506islands.htm
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LGBT employment discrimination in Faroe Islands

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LGBT employment discrimination in Faroe Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Dec 15, 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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LGBT housing discrimination in Faroe Islands

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LGBT housing discrimination in Faroe Islands is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Dec 15, 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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Same-sex adoption in Faroe Islands

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Same-sex adoption in Faroe Islands is single only.

Current status
Single only
Sources:
Denmark law yet to apply.
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Aug 22, 2017–Sep 5, 2017
Legal
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Intersex infant surgery in Faroe Islands

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Intersex infant surgery in Faroe Islands is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

Serving openly in military in Faroe Islands

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Serving openly in military in Faroe Islands is legal.

Current status
Legal
Denmark responsible for defence.
Sources:
Denmark responsible for defence.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Faroe Islands

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Blood donations by MSMs in Faroe Islands is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
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Conversion therapy in Faroe Islands

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Conversion therapy in Faroe Islands is ambiguous.

Current status
Ambiguous
Conversion therapy ban pending.
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Equal age of consent in Faroe Islands

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Equal age of consent in Faroe Islands is equal.

Current status
Equal
Age of consent equal at 15 years of age.
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