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Gender Recognition Act (Norway)

Former Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg proposed the act, which received multi-partisan support (over 85% of those present during the vote) from her own Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Progress Party, the Liberal Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Green Party.

The Gender Recognition Act (Norwegian: Lov om endring av juridisk kjønn) was adopted by the Norwegian parliament, the Storting, on 6 June 2016, was promulgated by the King-in-Council on 17 June and took effect on 1 July 2016.[1][2] Under the act citizens may change their legal gender by notification to the National Population Register. The act was proposed by the Conservative-led government of Erna Solberg and received multi-partisan support from over 85% of all voting MPs representing parties ranging from the conservatives to the left-socialists. It was welcomed by the LGBTIQ+ organizations, the feminist movement and human rights experts as a milestone for LGBTIQ+ rights, bringing Norway in line with international best practice in this area under international human rights law.

  1. ^ "Lov om endring av juridisk kjønn". The Storting. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Gender identity and sexual orientation in international and national (Norwegian) law". University of Oslo. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

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