Travel Reference
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Gay & Lesbian Travellers
Norwegians are generally tolerant of alternative lifestyles - a 2008 Gallup poll found that
58%ofNorwegianssupportedextendingequalmarriagerightstohomosexualpartnerships.
On1January2009Norwaybecamethesixthcountryintheworldtolegalisesame-sexmar-
riage when its parliament passed a gender-neutral marriage law. The new law replaced the
existing right to form 'registered partnerships' and granted full rights to church weddings,
adoption and artificial insemination to married couples regardless of their sexual orienta-
tion.
All of that said, public displays of affection are not common practice, except perhaps
in some areas of Oslo. Oslo is generally the easiest place to be gay in Norway, although
even here there have been occasional recent attacks on gay couples holding hands, espe-
cially in the central-eastern areas of the capital. You're most likely to encounter difficulties
