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- 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 Suðurland 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 Suðurland 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 Suðurland 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 Suðurland 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.
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 Suðurland 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 Suðurland is illegal.
Current status
Illegal
Laws in force in Iceland offer protection against LGBT discrimination in the provision of goods and services, employment and education.
LGBT employment discrimination in Suðurland 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 Suðurland is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Icelandic Criminal Code.
Intersex infant surgery in Suðurland is full ban.
Serving openly in military in Suðurland is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Iceland does not have a military.
Conversion therapy in Suðurland 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 Suðurland 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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N/A
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