The AIDS crisis of the 1980s made same-sex partnerships a more pressing issue, said Dothe Jacobsen of the Danish Gay and Lesbian Association. When her organization came forward to offer assistance to authorities in reaching out to gay men, she said, “that led to people in Congress talking to us.” “It means they start to understand what kind of life we’ve lived. And of course, when you talk to people, they get to know you. They They find out you’re not a pervert. They find out you have a pervert. They live a life very similar to them. . ”
lead the way
For Theodor Jorgensen, a professor of theology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark has taken an important step in setting an example. “Some societies have to take the first step and take the risk. Gay people from all countries around the world have come to their governments and said, ‘Look what they did in Denmark. We should try to do the same thing.” Here we are, what’s the objection to that? ”
Nordic countries will lead the way in recognizing same-sex marriage. Norway, Sweden and Iceland all enacted similar laws in 1996, followed by Finland six years later. In 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to grant full civil marriage rights to same-sex couples. The UK held its first civil partnership ceremony in 2005. 2015the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a legal right throughout the United States. To date, 36 countries Countries where same-sex marriage is legal.
At the end of the 1989 documentary, Bakewell said: “Something has changed in relationships. It started with a few couples on a sunny Sunday in October here in Denmark, where marriage and partnership now live side by side. The world is watching. Yo.”
In 2012, Denmark went a step further and legalized same-sex marriage. To commemorate the occasion, Mr. Larsen and Mr. Carlsen held a marriage blessing at the church. Looking back on 2014, BBC World Service interviewLarsen said Denmark’s legalization of same-sex partnerships has had a significant effect on normalizing same-sex relationships. “In fact, sometimes I don’t think it’s worth discussing because it’s so commonplace,” he laughed.
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