Compare LGBT Rights in Denmark, Iceland, & Norway

Equality Index ?
85 / 100
92 / 100
86 / 100
Legal Index ?
92 / 100
98 / 100
87 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
79 / 100
87 / 100
85 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1972
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2012
Legal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2009
Censorship of LGBT IssuesNo censorshipNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2014
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2016
Gender-Affirming CareLegal
Since 1994
Legal
Since 2019
Legal
Since 1996
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2014
Recognized
Since 2019
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 1996
IllegalIllegal
Since 1981
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1981
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2009
Legal
Since 2006
Legal
Since 2009
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedFull ban
Since 2019
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 1987
N/ALegal
Since 2001
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (less than 6-month deferral)
Since 2020
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2022
Banned (1-year deferral)
Since 2017
Conversion therapyNot bannedBanned
Since 2023
Banned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqualEqualEqual
Since 1972
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