- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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History
Homosexual activity in Svalbard is legal.
Current status
Since Mar 1, 1972
Since Mar 1, 1972
Legal
Under Norway rules.
Same-sex marriage in Svalbard is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2009
Since Jan 1, 2009
Legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Svalbard is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Svalbard, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Svalbard is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
Under Norway rules.
LGBT employment discrimination in Svalbard is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Full discrimination protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Svalbard is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Full discrimination protections.
Same-sex adoption in Svalbard is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2009
Since Jan 1, 2009
Legal
Serving openly in military in Svalbard is legal.
Current status
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in Svalbard is banned (1-year deferral).
Conversion therapy in Svalbard is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
Equal age of consent in Svalbard is equal.
Current status
Equal
Age of consent equal at 16 years of age.
Legal Rights
87 / 100
This region's Equality Index is based on legal rights alone. Please submit survey results that show the public opinion of LGBTQ+ issues in Svalbard to help improve its accuracy.
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