LGBTQ rights in Norway
LGBTQ rights in Norway | |
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| Legal status | Legal since 1972 |
| Gender identity | Transgender people allowed to change legal sex based on self-determination |
| Military | LGBT people allowed to serve openly. |
| Discrimination protections | Sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, intersex status protections (see below) |
| Family rights | |
| Recognition of relationships | Same-sex marriage since 2009 |
| Adoption | Full adoption rights since 2009 |
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The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Norway are among the most advanced in the world. In 1981, Norway became one of the first countries in the world to enact an anti-discrimination law explicitly including sexual orientation. Same-sex marriage, adoption, and assisted insemination treatments for lesbian couples have been legal since 2009. In 2016, Norway became the fourth country in Europe to pass a law allowing the change of legal sex for transgender people based on self-determination. On 1 January 2024, conversion therapy became legally banned within Norway.
Much like the other Nordic countries, Norway is frequently referred to as one of the world's most LGBTQ-friendly nations, with high societal acceptance and tolerance of LGBTQ people. Opinion polls in 2018 found very high levels of support for same-sex marriage among the Norwegian public. In 2024, Norway was ranked as the best country for same-sex couples to legally marry.