I-Norway ingenye yamazwe amnandi kunazo zonke abavakashele abashadile abazovakashela. Abantu kuleli lizwe baphatha abavakashele abashadile ngendlela efanayo abaphatha ngayo izivakashi zobulili obuhlukile. Inhloko-dolobha, i-Oslo, ingenye yezindawo eNorway ezinamaphesenti amakhulu kakhulu abantu abashadile, uma ubambelela ngokungafani ezindaweni zasemaphandleni.
Imicimbi eminingi ye-gay-friendly kanye nezindawo zitholakala kuleli zwe. Imicimbi emikhulu ye-gay eNorway ihlanganisa uRaballder Sports Cup e-Oslo, eScandinavian Ski Pride e-Hemsedal, i-Gay Week e-Trondheim, i-Parodi Grand Prix eyayiseBergen, futhi yi- Oslo Pride Festival yonyaka odumile.
Kunezibalo ezimbalwa ezivelele zakwa-gay zomphakathi nezodumo eNorway. Lokhu kusho ukuthi amalungelo angama-gay ahlinzekwe kahle eNorway ngakho-ke, abantu bangenza izinqumo zabo ngaphandle kokubandlululwa.
E-Norway, abavakashele abesilisa abashadile kufanele bangasabi besongelwa ukubamba izandla emphakathini noma baze babelane ngokusana. Kubantu baseNorway, le yimisebenzi evamile engabangeli noma iyiphi i-alamu. Ngenxa yalokho, iNorway iyindawo enkulu yokuvakashelwa abavakashele abesilisa abashadile futhi ngokuqinisekile oyedwa wamukelekile futhi ovulekile. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi umthetho lapho awukubandlululi umphakathi womphakathi we-gay. AmaNorway avuma futhi ahlonipha iqiniso lokuthi abantu abahlukene baye bahlukahluka kwezocansi futhi benza izinqumo ezihlukahlukene.
E-Norway, abantu abesilisa nabesilisa abesilisa nabesifazane ababandlululwa ekudleni. Baya emahoreni afanayo futhi bahlanganyele ezigamekweni ezifanayo nabantu abathandana nabo. Bahlala impilo yabo yangasese njengamabhangqwana abesilisa nabesifazane.
Kodwa-ke, kukhona amahhotela nezenzakalo lapho izivakashi zingathola khona abantu abaningi be-gay. Ama- hangout adumile e-Oslo afaka phakathi i-The Fincken, kanye no-Bob's Pub, u-Eisker kanye nendawo yokudlela eyaziwa ngokuthi iLondon.
Njengamanye amazwe aseScandinavia, iNorway inesihe kakhulu ngokuqondene nabesilisa abashadile, abesilisa nabesilisa nabesifazane.
Kwakuyizwe lokuqala emhlabeni ukumisa umthetho ovikela ubungqingili ezindaweni ezithile. Imisebenzi esondelene nabobulili bobulili obufanayo ibe yenziwe ngokomthetho eNorway kusukela ngo-1972. Uhulumeni waseNorway ubeke iminyaka yobudala bomthetho eminyakeni eyishumi nesithupha kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubulili noma ukuziphatha ngokobulili.
Ngonyaka ka-2008, iPhalamende laseNorway ladlulisela umthetho ovumela imibhangqwana engqingili ukuba ishade futhi iqale imindeni eyodwa. Lokhu kuvumela abantu base-gay ukuba benze imishado ngendlela efana nalabo abesilisa nabesifazane futhi baqhubeke bebavumela ukuba babe nezingane. Umthetho omusha ushintshile incazelo yomshado womphakathi ukuze wenze ubulili bungathathi hlangothi. Ngaphambi kwalo mthetho omusha wobulili obufanayo obusha, kwakukhona umthetho wokubambisana owawukhona kusukela ngo-1993. "Abakwa-Partnerskapsloven", njengoba umthetho wobambiswano waziwa, banikezwa ngokobulili obufanayo imibhangqwana efana nomshado ngaphandle kokubhekisela kulowo mshado.
Imithetho yamanje ivumela imibhangqwana yama-gay eNorway ukuthi ithathe izingane futhi ikhulise nabo njengabazali abangasithandana nabo. Esikhathini lapho abalingani ababili bengabesifazane futhi omunye wabo unomntwana ngokusebenzisa ukudluliswa okufakelwayo, omunye umlingani uthatha njengomzali oyinhloko. Lokhu kuye kwenza abantu besilisa babe nemindeni yabo.