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Norway has banned hate speech against bisexual and trans people in a landmark change to its penal code

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Tags: transgender, norway, bisexuality, law, hate speech, discrimination, harassment, author.patrick kelleher, source.thepinknews, short read
https://www.thepinknews.com/2020/11/12/norway-transgender-bisexual-lgbt-hate-speech-parliament-penal-code/

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Patrick Kelleher
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Nov 12 2020
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    grungegun
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    Are LGBT+ the only hate-speech protected categories? Or are there more (racial, ethnic, religious, etc) currently protected in Norway?

    Are LGBT+ the only hate-speech protected categories? Or are there more (racial, ethnic, religious, etc) currently protected in Norway?

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    1. feigneddork
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      That's a really good question. Doing a search online I kept getting info about LGBT+ rights from both left and right. but after seeing Hate Speech by Country, it seems Norway includes skin colour,...

      That's a really good question. Doing a search online I kept getting info about LGBT+ rights from both left and right. but after seeing Hate Speech by Country, it seems Norway includes skin colour, ethnic origin, religion, and philosophy of life as well as the now sexual orientation (rather than homosexual orientation).

      A permanent version of the Wikipedia article I was referring to above: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hate_speech_laws_by_country&oldid=988325734

      A permanent version of the link to Norway of the Wikipedia article of Hate Speech by Country: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hate_speech_laws_by_country&oldid=988325734#Norway

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