In 1972, there were 20 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 37 changes made and 12 in the following year. A total of 162 legal changes were made in the 1970s.
- December 2LGBT housing discrimination becomes no protections.
- LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.
- October 11Same-sex marriage becomes foreign same-sex marriages recognized only.Court ruling pending on legalization of gay unions, Marriage.
- July 1Right to change legal gender becomes legal, but requires surgery.Changes of gender were only legally recognised if the individual had undergone sterilisation.
- June 17Homosexual activity becomes legal.
- June 2
- LGBT employment discrimination becomes no protections.No protections because homosexuality is still illegal.
- LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.
- April 21Homosexual activity becomes legal.Norway fully repealed Section 213 of the Norwegian Penal Code, legalizing homosexual activity.
- April 5Right to change legal gender becomes legal, but requires surgery.after the sex reassignment surgery that took place in September 17, 1970, a transgender man changed his legal gender and name. Six months after change legal gender, he became a husband.
- Right to change legal gender becomes legal, but requires surgery.the Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed
- March 1Equal age of consent becomes equal.Nobody lives in Bouvet Island,however Norwegian law has equal consent (16) for both straight and homosexual couples.
- Homosexual activity becomes legal.Nobody lives here, but still legal according to Norwegian Laws.
LGBT Organizations Founded in 1972
- PFLAGPFLAG is the United States' largest family and ally organization. Made up of parents, families, friends, and straight allies united with people who are LGBT, PFLAG is committed…
- Twenty10
A Sydney based service working across New South Wales, providing a broad range of specialised services for young people 12-25 including housing, mental health, counselling and… - Twenty10