Section 213 of the Norwegian Penal Code was a provision of the
Norwegian Penal Code that defined sexual intercourse between men as well as between people and animals as a crime. The section was repealed on April 21, 1972. It was, among other things, the
sodomy law of Norway.
The provision read:
:If indecent intercourse occurs between male persons, those, who have committed or have been accessory to such intercourse, are liable to a term of imprisonment up to 1 year.
:Any person, who conducts indecent intercourse with animals, or is accessory to such intercourse, is liable to the same sentence as defined above.
:Indictment will only be conducted when necessary by public consideration.
From 1989 to 2000, section 213 defined
sexual intercourse
Sexual intercourse (or coitus or copulation) is a sexual activity typically involving the insertion and thrusting of the penis into the vagina for sexual pleasure or reproduction.Sexual intercourse most commonly means penile–vaginal penetrat ...
.
Zoophilia
Zoophilia is a paraphilia involving a sexual fixation on non-human animals. Bestiality is cross-species sexual activity between humans and non-human animals. The terms are often used interchangeably, but some researchers make a distinction b ...
is prohibited by the 2009 Act on Protection of Animals (dyrevelferdsloven).
Formal apologies
In April 2022 on the 50th anniversary, the government of Norway made formal apologies to all victims of the ban on gay sex between men - which was repealed in 1972.
See also
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LGBT rights in Norway
LGBT rights in Norway rank among the highest 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 in ...
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Criminalization of male homosexuality
LGBT in Norway
LGBT-related legislation