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  2. Same-sex marriage in Denmark - Wikipedia

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    Denmark's registered partnership law was never extended to the Faroe Islands, and until 2017 it was the only Nordic region to not recognize same-sex unions. A set of bills to extend the Danish gender-neutral marriage law to the Faroe Islands was submitted to the Løgting on 20 November 2013, [ 53 ] [ 54 ] [ 55 ] though was rejected at second ...

  3. LGBTQ rights in Denmark - Wikipedia

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    Denmark was the first country in the world to grant legal recognition to same-sex unions in the form of registered partnerships in 1989. On 7 June 2012, the law was replaced by a new same-sex marriage law, which came into effect on 15 June 2012. [6] Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation was entirely prohibited in 1996. Denmark has ...

  4. 24-year rule - Wikipedia

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    The 24-year rule is the popular name for a rule in Danish immigration law §9. It states a number of requirements to a married couple if they want a permanent residence in Denmark. It is meant to cut down forced marriages and family reunification immigration. [1] [2]

  5. Human rights in Denmark - Wikipedia

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    On 15 June 2012, Denmark became the eleventh country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage, the existing law being replaced by gender-neutral marriage legislation. [45] In January 2016, a resolution was implemented by the Danish parliament which prevented transgender being classified as a mental health condition. [3]

  6. 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 ...

  7. LGBTQ rights in Europe - Wikipedia

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    The same-sex marriage laws within Malta went into effect on 1 September 2017 and the same-sex marriage laws within Germany went into effect on 1 October 2017. [ 98 ] [ 99 ] In October 2017, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted the first intersex-specific resolution of its kind from a European intergovernmental institution ...

  8. Archbishop ‘made horrible mistake’ on same-sex marriage, says ...

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    The resolution states that marriage is “between a man and a woman”, and that same-sex relationships are “incompatible with scripture”. Ms Toksvig said Mr Welby has made a “mistake ...

  9. Same-sex union legislation - Wikipedia

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    The first legislation of unregistered cohabitation was introduced in the Netherlands in June 1979. [1] [2] However, the first substantial recognition of same-sex couples did not occur before the introduction of a new legal form, that of registered partnerships, which was first enacted in Denmark in June 1989. [3]