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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
persons in the Faroe Islands may face legal
challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex
sexual activity is legal in the Faroe Islands, but same-sex couples and
households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same
legal protections available to opposite-sex married couples.
Former laws against
homosexuality
Homosexuality
has been legal in the Faroe Islands since 1933 when it was
decriminalized in Denmark.
At that time the age of consent was set at 18 for
same-sex relations. Then in 1988, the age of consent became
gender-neutral and equal at 15.[1]
Recognition of same-sex
relationships
In 1989, Denmark became
the first country to legalize same-sex partnerships. As of
2009, the Faroe Islands have not provided registered partnerships.
The Government will introduce a bill in Autumn 2009 to legalize
Registered Partnerships on Faroe Islands. The
Registered Partnership Bill 2009 will be the very same
model as other registered partnerships that are currently legally
available in Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and Finland.
Discrimination
protections and hate crimes
Discrimination against gays and lesbians on the islands is rare
but became a hot topic in September 2006 after Rasmus Rasmussen, a
25-year-old openly gay musician and popular radio host, allegedly
was assaulted by five men in Tórshavn, the capital. Police were reluctant
to investigate the case as a hate crime, saying discrimination
against gays was not illegal on the Faroes, at that time.
On 15 December 2006, in a 17-15 vote, Faroese legislators
included the words "sexual orientation" in the islands'
anti-discrimination law §266b[2].
Summary
table
| Homosexuality legal |
 |
| Equal age of consent |
|
| Anti-discrimination laws in employment |
|
| Anti-discrimination laws in the provision of goods and
services |
|
| Anti-discrimination laws in all other areas (incl. indirect
discrimination, hate speech) |
|
| Same-sex marriage(s) |
 |
| Recognition of same-sex couples |
(but proposes a registered
partnership) |
| Adoption by same-sex couples |
|
| Gays allowed to serve in the military |
|
| Right to change legal gender |
|
| Access to IVF for lesbians |
|
| Gays allowed to donate blood |
|
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