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  2. LGBTQ rights in Denmark - Wikipedia

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    1989: Denmark is the first country in the world to enact registered partnership laws (like a civil union) for same-sex couples, with most of the same rights as marriage (excluding the right of adoption prior to 2010, and the right to marriage in a church); activists Axel and Eigil Axgil and 10 other Danish couples are unofficially married by ...

  3. Same-sex marriage in Denmark - Wikipedia

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    Denmark's marriage law, as supported by the Naalakkersuisut, was to be considered by the Inatsisartut in the spring of 2014, but was postponed beyond the year due to early parliamentary elections. [49] The legislation to grant same-sex couples marriage and adoption rights had its first reading on 25 March 2015. [50]

  4. LGBTQ rights by country or territory - Wikipedia

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    Laws that affect LGBT people include, but are not limited to, the following: laws concerning the recognition of same-sex relationships, including same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships; laws concerning same-sex parenting, including same-sex adoption; anti-discrimination laws in employment, housing, education, public ...

  5. Category:LGBTQ rights in Denmark - Wikipedia

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    Same-sex marriage in Denmark (4 P) Pages in category "LGBTQ rights in Denmark" This category contains only the following page.

  6. Human rights in Denmark - Wikipedia

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    Although ratified in 1953, the convention was not incorporated in Danish law until 29 April 1992. As a result of its incorporation in domestic law, courts of Denmark have a duty to enforce the convention. [11] The European Convention on Human Rights is the only treaty concerning human rights in Danish law at present. [7]

  7. Recognition of same-sex unions by country - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the legalization of same-sex marriage, Germany was one of the first countries to legislate registered life partnerships (Eingetragene Lebenspartnerschaft) for same-sex couples, which provided most of the rights of marriage. The law came into effect on 1 August 2001, and the act was progressively amended on subsequent occasions to ...

  8. Civil union - Wikipedia

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    Civil unions were introduced in Denmark by law on 7 June 1989, the world's first such law, and came into effect on 1 October 1989. On 7 June 2012, the law was replaced by a new same-sex marriage law, which came into effect on 15 June 2012. [138]

  9. Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Greece had enacted a law in 2008 that established civil unions for opposite-sex couples only. A 2015 law extended partnership rights to same-sex couples. Oliari and Others v Italy (21 July 2015) [6] went further and established a positive obligation upon member states to provide legal recognition for same-sex couples. Italy thus breached the ...