Entry #626: LGBT discrimination in Norway

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RegionNorway
IssueLGBT discrimination
StatusIllegal
Start Date1981
End Datenow
DescriptionSection 5 of the Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination on the grounds of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression bans discrimination towards LGBTQ+ persons. Norway was the first country in the world to enact a law against the discrimination of LGBT people by amending Paragraph 349a of the Norwegian Penal Code. In the same year Paragraph 135a was amended to prohibit hate speech directed at sexual minorities.
Sourceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20160605045542/http://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.html http://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.html


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Start Date(NONE)1981
NoteSection 5 of the Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination on the grounds of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression bans discrimination towards LGBTQ+ persons.

Norway was the first country in the world to enact a law against the discrimination of LGBT people by amending Paragraph 349a of the Norwegian Penal Code. In the same year Paragraph 135a was amended to prohibit hate speech directed at sexual minorities.
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Section 5 of the Act on the Prohibition of Discrimination on the grounds of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression bans discrimination towards LGBTQ+ persons. Norway was the first country in the world to enact a law against the discrimination of LGBT people by amending Paragraph 349a of the Norwegian Penal Code. In the same year Paragraph 135a was amended to prohibit hate speech directed at sexual minorities.
Sourceshttp://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160605045542/http://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.html http://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.html
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http://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160605045542/http://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.html http://www.france.qrd.org/assocs/ilga/euroletter/45.html

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