Back معاملة المثليين في آيسلندا Arabic LGBT práva na Islandu Czech Homosexualität in Island German Diversidad sexual en Islandia Spanish LGBT en Islande French זכויות להט"ב באיסלנד HE Hak LGBT di Islandia ID Diritti LGBT in Islanda Italian Sytuacja prawna i społeczna osób LGBT w Islandii Polish Права ЛГБТ в Исландии Russian
LGBT rights in Iceland | |
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| Status | Legal since 1940, age of consent equalized in 1992 |
| Gender identity | Transgender people allowed to change gender without surgery |
| Military | No standing army |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation and gender identity protections (see below) |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage since 2010 |
| Adoption | Full adoption rights since 2006 |
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Iceland rank among the highest in the world.[1][2][3] Icelandic culture is generally tolerant towards homosexuality and transgender individuals, and Reykjavík has a visible LGBT community.[4] Iceland ranked first on the Equaldex Equality Index in 2023, and second after Malta according to ILGA-Europe's 2024 LGBT rights ranking, indicating it is one of the safest nations for LGBT people in Europe.[1][5] Conversion therapy in Iceland has been illegal since 2023.
Same-sex couples have had equal access to adoption and IVF since 2006. In February 2009, a minority government took office, headed by Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, the world's first openly gay head of government in modern times. The Icelandic Parliament amended the country's marriage law on 11 June 2010 by a unanimous vote to define marriage as between two individuals, thereby making same-sex marriage legal. The law took effect on 27 June 2010.[6] In 2019, Iceland made gender-affirming healthcare accessible via informed consent.
- ^ a b Staff (1 January 2023). "LGBT Equality Index: The Most LGBT-Friendly Countries in the World". Equaldex. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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- ^ Robert, Zoë; Bjarnason, Egill; Svala Arnarsdóttir, Eygló; Riley, Jeannie (March 2022). Experience Iceland (1st ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 247. ISBN 9781838694722. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "2024 RAINBOW MAP". ILGA-Europe. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Iceland parliament votes for gay marriage | IceNews - Daily News". Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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