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    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✔ Recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✔ Full ban
    Military
    N/A
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✔ Banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Austurland

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Homosexual activity in Austurland is legal.

Current status
Since Aug 10, 1940
Legal
The Icelandic parliament decriminalizes homosexuality; removing the provision of the law that made homosexuality illegal.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gaypride.is/Index/English/A…
coe.int/t/Commissioner/Sour…
althingi.is/lagas/135a/1940… e
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Same-sex marriage in Austurland

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Same-sex marriage in Austurland is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 27, 2010
Legal
Iceland granted marriage equality to gay and lesbian couples on June 27, 2010, making it the ninth country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
queer.pl/news/206755/parada…
icenews.is/2010/06/11/icela…
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Austurland

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Austurland is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Iceland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
queer.pl/news/206755/parada…
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Right to change legal gender in Austurland

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Right to change legal gender in Austurland is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Jun 18, 2019
Legal, no restrictions
A new law has been passed that allows Icelandic people to change their registered gender without medical interventions.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
queer.pl/news/206755/parada…
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Gender-Affirming Care in Austurland

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Gender-Affirming Care in Austurland is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 18, 2019
Legal
The Act on Gender Autonomy No. 80/2019 grants every person the right gender affirming care. Children aged under 16 require parental consent.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
government.is/topics/human-…
government.is/publications/…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Austurland

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Austurland is recognized.

Current status
Since Jun 18, 2019
Recognized
The new law also allows people to register a third gender option 'X' as their legal gender.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
icelandreview.com/news/icel…
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LGBT discrimination in Austurland

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LGBT discrimination in Austurland is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Laws in force in Iceland offer protection against LGBT discrimination in the provision of goods and services, employment and education.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/iceland-lgbti
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LGBT employment discrimination in Austurland

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LGBT employment discrimination in Austurland is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Icelandic Criminal Code.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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LGBT housing discrimination in Austurland

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LGBT housing discrimination in Austurland is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Icelandic Criminal Code.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
coe.int/t/Commissioner/Sour…
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Same-sex adoption in Austurland

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Same-sex adoption in Austurland is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 27, 2006
Legal
Legal since 2006
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Cleaning up after a troll
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Intersex infant surgery in Austurland

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Intersex infant surgery in Austurland is full ban.

Current status
Since Jun 18, 2019
Full ban
The Act on Gender Autonomy No. 80/2019 strictly prohibits surgery on intersex infants, and requires public bodies to allow a neutral gender to be registered. The act further states that any such surgery can only be performed with the individual's consent.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
government.is/topics/human-…
government.is/publications/…
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Serving openly in military in Austurland

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Serving openly in military in Austurland is n/a.

Current status
N/A
Iceland does not have a military.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
government.is/topics/foreig…~:text=Iceland%20is%20a%20country%20without,Nations%2C%20NATO%20and%20the%20OSCE.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Austurland

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Blood donations by MSMs in Austurland is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2022
Banned (indefinite deferral)
In September 2021 it was announced that gay and bi men would legally be able to donate blood after a deferral period of 4 months. It was stated to be effective from January 2022, but has yet to be effectively enforced.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
aabb.org/news-resources/new…
visir.is/g/20232414007d/sam…
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Until Dec 31, 2021
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Iceland bans men who have sex with men from donating blood.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pinknews.co.uk/2014/11/04/i… gayiceland.is/2014/wants-bl… www.blodbankinn.is
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Conversion therapy in Austurland

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Conversion therapy in Austurland is banned.

Current status
Since Jun 9, 2023
Banned
The Icelandic parliament has passed a law banning so-called conversion therapy practices on the basis of sexual orientation, gender expression and gender identity.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
thepinknews.com/2023/06/10/…

althingi.is/thingstorf/thin…
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Until Jun 9, 2023
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
No sources
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Equal age of consent in Austurland

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Equal age of consent in Austurland is equal.

Current status
Equal
The age of consent in Iceland is 15 for both male-male, female-female, and male-female couples.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gayice.is/gay-guide/faqs
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