(semsagt sorglegt aðhlátursefni)
“That´s my Christmas card”
Discrimination against gays and lesbians on the islands is rare but became a hot topic in September 2006 after Rasmus Rasmussen, a 25-year-old openly gay musician and popular radio host, allegedly was assaulted by five men in Torshavn, the capital. Police were reluctant to investigate the case as a hate crime, saying discrimination against gays was not illegal on the Faeroes, at that time - Then on 15 December 2006, in a 17-15 vote, Faeroese legislators included the words “sexual orientation” in the islands' anti-discrimination law §266b[2].
Then on 15 December 2006, in a 17-15 vote,Vá hvað það voru margir á móti þessu.