- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, no restrictions
- Gender-Affirming Care
- ✔ Legal
- Non-Binary Gender Recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ Illegal in some contexts
- 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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Public Opinion
Various reputable surveys conducted in Iceland show support for LGBTQ+ rights.
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History
Homosexual activity in Iceland 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 Iceland 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 Iceland 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.
Gender-affirming care in Iceland is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 18, 2019
Legal
The Act on Gender Autonomy No. 80/2019 grants every person the right gender affirming care. Children aged under 16 require parental consent.
Legal
In 1996, Iceland adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.
Legal, but restricted for minors
In 1981, Iceland adopted the ICD-9 classification, which included codes allowing for the diagnosis of transsexualism in adults.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Iceland 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 Iceland is illegal in some contexts.
Current status
Illegal in some contexts
Laws in force in Iceland offer explicit protection against LGBT discrimination in the provision of goods and services, employment and education.
There is no legal broad protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Law No. 74 on the Rights of Patients (1997) does not include "sexual orientation and/or gender identity" among the protected grounds from discrimination. There is no explicit legal protection in housing.
There is no legal broad protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Law No. 74 on the Rights of Patients (1997) does not include "sexual orientation and/or gender identity" among the protected grounds from discrimination. There is no explicit legal protection in housing.
LGBT employment discrimination in Iceland 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 Iceland 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 Iceland is full ban.
Serving openly in military in Iceland is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Iceland does not have a military.
Equal age of consent in Iceland 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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