Norway

LGBTI Rights in Norway


ADDED ON: 09/10/2022

LGBT solidarity march in Norway for canceled Pride parade

Hundreds of people marched through the Norwegian capital on Saturday in an LBGT solidarity event to honor the Pride parade that was canceled in June after a deadly shooting outside a popular…

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ADDED ON: 06/29/2022

Norway police seek delay to Pride events after gay bar shooting.

Norwegian police said on Monday all Pride events across the country should be delayed, citing security concerns after a deadly weekend rampage by a gunman at a gay bar in Oslo. Police…

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ADDED ON: 06/26/2022

Horror on Oslo Pride day as gunman goes on deadly rampage at gay bar

Terrified revellers at a gay bar in Oslo hid in a basement and desperately called loved ones as a gunman went on the rampage, killing two people and injuring 21 on the…

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ADDED ON: 04/21/2022

Fifty Years On, Norway Apologises for Law That Criminalised Gay Sex

OSLO (Reuters) - The Norwegian government formally apologised to gay men on Wednesday for a law that once criminalised sexual intercourse between men. Some 119 individuals were convicted and sent to jail…

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ADDED ON: 12/23/2021

Gay Santa ad highlights big shift in Norwegian society

Christmas ads have become an annual tradition, often appearing as mini-films with their own festive story. But one Norwegian commercial, featuring Father Christmas kissing a man waiting for him at home on…

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ADDED ON: 07/18/2021

Church in Norway marks name change for transgender person

A Lutheran church in Norway has held a name change ceremony for a 49-year-old transgender person in what officials said marked the first such event in a place of worship in the…

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ADDED ON: 12/23/2020

Norwegian Methodist Church issues apology to LGBT community

On 21 December, 2020, this historic statement was published on the Methodist Church's website: “The Methodist Church in Norway admits and apologizes for the condemning attitudes and actions that have inflicted insults,…

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ADDED ON: 11/26/2020

Norway outlaws hate speech against trans people

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Norway’s parliament outlawed hate speech against transgender people on Tuesday, expanding its penal code which has protected gay and lesbian people since 1981. People found guilty of…

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ADDED ON: 11/10/2020

Norway outlaws hate speech against trans and bisexual people

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Norway’s parliament outlawed hate speech against transgender and bisexual people on Tuesday, expanding its penal code which has protected gay and lesbian people since 1981. People found…

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ADDED ON: 07/10/2020

Norway will prioritise lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender refugees

Norway is to prioritise refugees who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, the government has confirmed. LGBT+ refugees will, for the first time, be given priority both as a group and individuals…

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ADDED ON: 09/07/2019

Norway issues rightwing terror warning for year ahead

Norway’s domestic security agency has warned about the possibility of a terror attack from rightwing extremists “in the coming year”. In a statement, the PST said its heightened assessment stemmed from the…

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