Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & Faroe Islands

Equality Index ?
93 / 100
80 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
93 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
68 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 1933
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Since 2017
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Legal, no restrictions
Gender-affirming careLegal
Since 2019
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsIllegal
Since 2006
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2006
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Single only
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
Unknown
Serving openly in militaryN/ALegal
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (indefinite deferral)
Since 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Ambiguous
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
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