Compare LGBT Rights in Iceland & South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Equality Index ?
95 / 100
100 / 100
Legal Index ?
100 / 100
100 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
90 / 100
Not enough data
Law
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1940
Legal
Since 2001
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2010
Legal
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2019
Unknown
Gender-affirming careLegalN/A
Legal recognition of non-binary genderRecognized
Since 2019
Unknown
Hate crime protectionsSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2022
Unknown
LGBT discriminationIllegalUnknown
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2018
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2010
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2006
Unknown
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2019
N/A
Serving openly in militaryN/AN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2025
N/A
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2023
Unknown
Equal age of consentEqualEqual
Since 2001
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
94% Did not mention homosexuals
2% Mentioned homosexuals
Region not surveyed
Justifiability of homosexuality
(World Values Survey, 2017-2022)
82% Justifiable
4% Not justifiable
Region not surveyed
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents
(World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
82% Agree
6% Disagree
Region not surveyed
Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people
(Gallup, 2013)
82% Good place
4% Not a good place
Region not surveyed
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