Compare LGBT Rights in Faroe Islands & Iceland

Equality Index ?
80 / 100
93 / 100
Legal Index ?
93 / 100
95 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
68 / 100
90 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1933
Legal
Since 1940
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Legal
Since 2010
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictionsLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2019
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownRecognized
Since 2019
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2006
Illegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlyLegal
Since 2006
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownFull ban
Since 2019
Serving openly in militaryLegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2022
Conversion therapyAmbiguousBanned
Since 2023
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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