- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Ambiguous
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- N/A
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Until Sep 12, 2014
History
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Greenland is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Greenland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Greenland is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Sep 12, 2014
Since Sep 12, 2014
Legal, surgery not required
The Danish government has removed any medical requirements for changing one's gender legally.
Until Sep 12, 2014
Ambiguous
No laws exists. Legalization pending. Missing non binary options on documents.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Greenland is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Sep 12, 2014
Since Sep 12, 2014
Ambiguous
The Danish government allows the 'X' gender marker in passports, however only transgender people without a legal gender change can obtain it in their passport.
LGBT employment discrimination in Greenland is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2010
Since Jan 1, 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Greenland Employment Act. also incitement to hate tread on sexual orientation.
LGBT housing discrimination in Greenland is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1979
Since Jan 1, 1979
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Home Rule Act
Serving openly in military in Greenland is legal.
Current status
Since 1986
Since 1986
Legal
Greenland allows LGBTQ+ individuals to serve openly as per Danish law.
Blood donations by MSMs in Greenland is banned (3-month deferral).
Current status
Since Mar 2020
Since Mar 2020
Banned (3-month deferral)
A four month deferral is in place following Denmark's decision.
Conversion therapy in Greenland is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Details unknown. There are no official conversion therapies in Greenland, neither it is not encouraged, but it is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Greenland is equal.
Current status
Since 1976
Since 1976
Equal
Age of consent is 15 regardless of sexual orientation; 18 for special cases between two individuals where one is in custody of the other, or who gives consent in the presence of the other's "abusing superior age or experience."
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