Section 213 of the Norwegian Penal Code
{{Short description|Sodomy law repealed in 1972}}
Section 213 was a provision of the {{Interlanguage link|Norwegian Penal Code of 1902|no|Almindelig borgerlig Straffelov}} ({{Langx|no|Almindelig borgerlig Straffelov}}) 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 The section was repealed on April 21, 1972.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.
Zoophilia is prohibited by the 2009 Act on Protection of Animals (dyrevelferdsloven).
Formal apologies
On April 20, 2022, the government of Norway made formal apologies to all victims of the ban on gay sex between men, which was repealed 50 years prior in 1972.{{cite news |date=April 20, 2022 |title=Fifty years on, Norway apologises for law that criminalised gay sex |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/fifty-years-norway-apologises-law-that-criminalised-gay-sex-2022-04-20/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |newspaper=Reuters}}{{cite web |date=April 24, 2022 |title=Norway's PM apologises for historical gay convictions |url=https://www.outinperth.com/norways-pm-apologises-for-historical-gay-convictions/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |website=OUTinPerth}}
See also
References
{{LGBT in Nordic countries}}
{{Criminalization of homosexuality}}