{"id":393,"date":"2022-04-14T05:58:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T05:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gettingmarriedindenmark.com\/?page_id=393"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:17:17","slug":"same-sex-marriages-in-denmark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gettingmarriedindenmark.com\/de\/hochzeits-hub\/gleichgeschlechtliche-eheschliessungen-in-daenemark\/","title":{"rendered":"Gleichgeschlechtliche Eheschlie\u00dfungen in D\u00e4nemark"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Diesen Artikel anh\u00f6ren<\/strong><\/p>

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Denmark has been making history for LGBTQ+ rights longer than any other country on earth. If you’re planning to marry, and the place you call home doesn’t make that easy, safe, or even legal, Denmark is ready for you.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Yes, you can get married here<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Marriage in Denmark is open to any two people, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. There are no restrictions based on who you are or who you love. And as a foreign couple, you have exactly the same right to marry in Denmark as anyone else. The law makes no distinction.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why Denmark<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Denmark has been on the right side of queer history for longer than most countries have been paying attention. And it\u2019s no accident that this country has become a destination for LGBTQ+ people from all over the world.<\/span><\/p>

Nearly a century ago, as the Nazi rise to power brought the persecution and murder of queer people across Europe, Denmark moved in the opposite direction: in 1933, it became <\/span>one of the first countries in the world to decriminalise sex between men<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The same happened in 1989, at the height of the HIV\/AIDS crisis, when queer communities worldwide were facing grief, loss, but also active stigma, political abandonment, and violence. That year Denmark became <\/span>the first country on earth to legally recognise same-sex partnerships<\/b>. On the very day the law came into effect, Axel and Eigil Axgil, partners for decades and founders of<\/span> LGBT Danmark<\/span><\/a>, became the first same-sex couple in the world to register a partnership, at Copenhagen City Hall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

In 2012, that recognition became <\/span>full marriage equality<\/b>: the <\/span>Marriage<\/span><\/i> Act<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 granted queer couples equal rights, and also allowed them to marry in the Evangelical-Lutheran Church on equal terms with heterosexual couples, a detail that matters to many.<\/span><\/p>

There\u2019s also one important detail that matters in a very practical way for trans and non-binary couples getting married: <\/span>Denmark does not require a birth certificate to marry.<\/b> In many countries, a birth certificate is a required document, and for trans and non-binary people, that often means deadnames, mismatched markers, and the painful experience of having your identity erased on one of the most important days of your life. Denmark removes that entirely.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Danish society is genuinely open. You are unlikely to encounter hostility here, but we understand that years of navigating a world that isn’t always safe don’t disappear the moment you land in Denmark. If you have concerns about visibility, about how you’ll be perceived, or about anything at all, ask us. The Danish authorities are understanding and flexible, and so are we.<\/span><\/p>

If you don’t want your marriage to be public knowledge, it won’t be. Official Danish records are confidential. Your personal information stays private unless you choose to register the marriage with your local authorities back home.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Getting Married in Denmark exists for any couple who wants to marry: we handle the legal process, the paperwork, and the logistics, so you can focus on the part that actually matters.<\/span><\/p>

Many of the couples we work with are navigating real complications: countries where their marriage isn’t recognised, families who don’t know, legal systems that don’t see them. We’ve seen it all, and there is always a way forward. You don’t need to figure it out alone.<\/span><\/p>

Reach out with whatever is on your mind. No question is too small or too complicated.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Die Copenhagen Pride<\/span><\/a> takes place every August, and the city transforms. With an estimated 300,000 people lining the streets and at least 25,000 in the parade itself, it’s one of the largest Pride celebrations in the world relative to the city’s size. Getting married during Pride week, in the city where it all started, is something couples remember forever.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Copenhagen's LGBTQ+ scene<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The area around Studiestr\u00e6de is the heart of Copenhagen’s queer social life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Centralhj\u00f8rnet, which opened in 1917 and became publicly known as a gay bar in 1955, is considered one of the oldest gay bars in the world and is still open today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Nearby you’ll find Cosy Bar, Kiss Kiss and more, in an area that has been a gathering place for the queer community for over a century.<\/span><\/p>

For a broader guide to LGBTQ+-friendly hotels, caf\u00e9s, and events in Copenhagen, the <\/span>VisitCopenhagen LGBTQ+ guide<\/span><\/a> is a good starting point.<\/span><\/p>

You can also check what\u2019s new in the<\/span> LGBTQ+ Copenhagen environment here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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