- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✔ Recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- N/A
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors ?
Ranked #4 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(1.9%) Mentioned homosexuals
Did not mention homosexuals (93.6%)
Justifiability of homosexuality ?
Ranked #1 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(3.7%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (84.9%)
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents ?
Ranked #1 out of 74 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(5.9%) Disagree
Agree (82.4%)
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #1 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(4%) Not a good place
Good place (82%)
History
Homosexual activity in Iceland is legal.
Current status
Since Aug 12, 1940
Since Aug 12, 1940
Legal
The Icelandic parliament decriminalizes homosexuality, removes the provision of the law that made homosexuality illegal.
Same-sex marriage in Iceland is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 27, 2010
Since Jun 27, 2010
Legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Iceland is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Iceland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Iceland is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Jun 18, 2019
Since Jun 18, 2019
Legal, surgery not required
A new law has been passed that allows Icelandic people to change their resistered gender without medical interventions.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Iceland is recognized.
Current status
Since Jun 18, 2019
Since Jun 18, 2019
Recognized
The new law also allows people to register a third gender option 'X' as their legal gender.
LGBT employment discrimination in Iceland is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1996
Since Jan 1, 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Icelandic Criminal Code.
LGBT housing discrimination in Iceland is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1996
Since Jan 1, 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under Icelandic Law.
Same-sex adoption in Iceland is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 27, 2006
Since Jun 27, 2006
Legal
Serving openly in military in Iceland is n/a.
Current status
N/A
Iceland does not have a military.
Conversion therapy in Iceland is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Conversion therapy ban pending.
Equal age of consent in Iceland is equal.
Current status
Equal
The age of consent in Iceland is 15 for both male-male, female-female, and male-female couples.
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