Section 213 was a provision of the Norwegian Penal Code of 1902[no] (Norwegian: 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 The section was repealed on April 21, 1972.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.
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20, 2022, the government of Norway made formal apologies to all victims of the ban on gay sex between men, which was repealed 50 years prior in 1972.[1][2]
