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1972 in LGBT Rights

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In 1972, there were 22 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 37 changes made and 12 in the following year. A total of 166 legal changes were made in the 1970s.

  • December 2
    LGBT housing discrimination becomes no protections.
  • LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.
  • October 11
    Same-sex marriage becomes foreign same-sex marriages recognized only.
    Court ruling pending on legalization of gay unions, Marriage.
  • LGBT housing discrimination becomes no protections.
    Proposed discrimination protections.
  • Same-sex marriage becomes not legal.
    Article 58 of the 1972 constitution defines marriage as a different-sex union.
  • LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.
    There are no provision explicitly protecting LGBT people
  • July 1
    Right to change legal gender becomes legal, but requires surgery.
    Changes of gender were only legally recognised if the individual had undergone sterilisation.
  • June 17
    Homosexual activity becomes legal.
  • June 2
    LGBT housing discrimination becomes no protections.
    Homosexuality is illegal there.
  • LGBT employment discrimination becomes no protections.
    No protections because homosexuality is still illegal.
  • LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.
  • April 21
    Homosexual activity becomes legal.
    Norway fully repealed Section 213 of the Norwegian Penal Code, legalizing homosexual activity.
  • April 5
    Right to change legal gender becomes legal, but requires surgery.
    the Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed
  • Right to change legal gender becomes legal, but requires surgery.
    after the sex reassignment surgery that took place in September 17, 1970, a transgender man changed his legal gender and name. Six months after change legal gender, he became a husband.
  • Right to change legal gender becomes legal, but requires surgery.
    the Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed
  • Right to change legal gender becomes legal, but requires surgery.
    the Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed
  • Right to change legal gender becomes legal, but requires surgery.
    the Soviet 1972 law allowing legal sex change after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was never repealed
  • March 1
    Equal age of consent becomes equal.
    Nobody lives in Bouvet Island,however Norwegian law has equal consent (16) for both straight and homosexual couples.
  • Homosexual activity becomes legal.
    Nobody lives here, but still legal according to Norwegian Laws.
  • Homosexual activity becomes legal.
    Under Norway rules.
  • Equal age of consent becomes equal.
    Age of consent equal at 16 years of age.
  • Homosexual activity becomes legal.
    Under Norway rules.