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| Region | Iceland |
| Issue | LGBT housing discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In Iceland, homosexual and heterosexual relationships are treated the same under housing laws. Individuals are not allowed to deny a person housing with homophobic or transphobic motivations. This came along with Act 65, The Amending Act which legalized gay marriage. |
| Sources | https://www.coe.int/t/Commissioner/Source/LGBT/IcelandLegal_E.pdf |
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edited by cosmeticplague. Removing ILGA as is inaccurate, and adding in the correct information
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| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Description | There is no explicit legal protection against LGBT discrimination in housing. | In Iceland, homosexual and heterosexual relationships are treated the same under housing laws. Individuals are not allowed to deny a person housing with homophobic or transphobic motivations. This came along with Act 65, The Amending Act which legalized gay marriage. |
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| Sources | https://www.coe.int/t/Commissioner/Source/LGBT/IcelandLegal_E.pdf https://database.ilga.org/iceland-lgbti | https://www.coe.int/t/Commissioner/Source/LGBT/IcelandLegal_E.pdf |
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edited by Unknownmiles. The date is unneeded
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 1996 | (unknown) |
edited by Unknownmiles. Reverting to revision #39378: incorrect edit by banned user
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
| Start Date | Jun 11, 2018 | Jan 1, 1996 |
| Description | Until 2018, Iceland possessed no laws prohibiting employment discrimination on any grounds. A committee that Welfare Minister Eygló Harðardóttir founded in 2014 handed in its conclusions in November 2016, advising the Parliament to pass a general discrimination law. Such a law would include protections on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics.On 11 June 2018, the Parliament approved a law banning employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics, among others. The law, known as the Law on Equal Treatment in the Workplace (Icelandic: Lög um jafna meðferð á vinnumarkaði), took effect on 1 September 2018. | There is no explicit legal protection against LGBT discrimination in housing. |
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| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1996 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Description | There is no explicit legal protection against LGBT discrimination in housing. | Until 2018, Iceland possessed no laws prohibiting employment discrimination on any grounds. A committee that Welfare Minister Eygló Harðardóttir founded in 2014 handed in its conclusions in November 2016, advising the Parliament to pass a general discrimination law. Such a law would include protections on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics.On 11 June 2018, the Parliament approved a law banning employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics, among others. The law, known as the Law on Equal Treatment in the Workplace (Icelandic: Lög um jafna meðferð á vinnumarkaði), took effect on 1 September 2018. |
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
| Description | Under Icelandic Criminal Code. | There is no explicit legal protection against LGBT discrimination in housing. |
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| Sources | https://www.coe.int/t/Commissioner/Source/LGBT/IcelandLegal_E.pdf | https://www.coe.int/t/Commissioner/Source/LGBT/IcelandLegal_E.pdf https://database.ilga.org/iceland-lgbti |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Jan 1, 1996 |
| Description | There was a study done in Iceland on LGBTQ housing, Same-sex couples can own a house and live in it. however it is unknown if they offer protections | Under Icelandic Criminal Code. |
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| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | No protections | Ambiguous |
| Description | Laws in force in Iceland do not offer protection against discrimination based on “sexual orientation”, “gender identity”, “gender expression” or “sex characteristics” in housing. (ILGA) | There was a study done in Iceland on LGBTQ housing, Same-sex couples can own a house and live in it. however it is unknown if they offer protections |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/iceland-lgbti | https://www.coe.int/t/Commissioner/Source/LGBT/IcelandLegal_E.pdf |
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- Status is not correct "Ilga Europe says that there is protection on the ground of goods and services for both orientation and identity in Iceland"
- Status is not correct "Iceland has strong legal protections against housing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. These protections are enshrined in the Icelandic Constitution, the Act on Equal Status and Equal Rights Irrespective of Gender, and the Act on the Implementation of the Equal Treatment Directive.
The Act on Equal Status and Equal Rights Irrespective of Gender prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in all areas of society, including housing. This means that it is illegal for landlords, real estate agents, or anyone else involved in the housing market to deny housing to someone, or to charge them more or less for housing, based on their sexual orientation.
The Act on the Implementation of the Equal Treatment Directive extends these protections to gender identity. This means that it is also illegal to discriminate against someone in housing based on their gender identity, which includes their transgender status.
The Act on Equal Status and Equal Rights Irrespective of Gender was first passed in 1996, and it was amended in 2010 to include gender identity as a protected category. This means that protections against housing discrimination based on sexual orientation have been in place since 1996, and protections against housing discrimination based on gender identity have been in place since 2010."
- All information is correct, just adding sources "The Icelandic Act on Equal Status and Equal Rights of Women and Men (No. 10/2008) prohibits discrimination on various grounds, including sexual orientation. Moreover, the Icelandic Act on Equal Treatment Irrespective of Race and Ethnic Origin (No. 85/2018) provides a broader framework for protection against discrimination.
While these acts do not specifically mention housing, they set a general standard for equal treatment that would extend to housing and other social areas. Additionally, housing discrimination can be reported to the Icelandic Centre for Gender Equality or other relevant authorities, who can take action against such practices."
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
| Description | Protesctions or homosexual, bisexual, transgender and non-binary | Laws in force in Iceland do not offer protection against discrimination based on “sexual orientation”, “gender identity”, “gender expression” or “sex characteristics” in housing. (ILGA) |
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| Sources | https://www.lemonde.fr | https://database.ilga.org/iceland-lgbti |
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| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Description | According to ILGA, laws in force in Iceland do not offer protection against LGBT discrimination in housing. | Protesctions or homosexual, bisexual, transgender and non-binary |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/iceland-lgbti | https://www.lemonde.fr |
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- Status is not correct "https://database.ilga.org/iceland-lgbti
There may not be housing discrimination protections in Iceland"
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | No protections |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 1996 | (unknown) |
| Description | Under Icelandic Law. | According to ILGA, laws in force in Iceland do not offer protection against LGBT discrimination in housing. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/iceland-lgbti | |