- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Ambiguous
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (3-month deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Suggest Public Opinion Data
Until Sep 5, 2014
Public Opinion
Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors ?
Ranked #1 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(2.2%) Mentioned homosexuals
Did not mention homosexuals (97.5%)
Justifiability of homosexuality ?
Ranked #2 out of 79 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(5.8%) Not justifiable
Justifiable (85.5%)
Opinion on same-sex couples as parents ?
Ranked #6 out of 74 regions surveyed. (Source: World Values Survey, 2017-2020)
(13%) Disagree
Agree (66.4%)
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union) ?
Ranked #9 out of 28 regions surveyed. (Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019)
(41%) Widespread
Rare (53%)
Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union) ?
Ranked #9 out of 28 regions surveyed. (Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019)
(39%) Widespread
Rare (47%)
Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union) ?
Ranked #3 out of 28 regions surveyed. (Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019)
(7%) Disagree
Agree (90%)
Support for transgender people changing legal gender (European Union) ?
Ranked #4 out of 28 regions surveyed. (Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019)
(18%) No
Yes (75%)
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People ?
Ranked #8 out of 119 regions surveyed. (Source: Gallup, 2013)
(9%) Not a good place
Good place (70%)
History
Homosexual activity in Denmark is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1933
Since Jan 1, 1933
Legal
Same-sex marriage in Denmark is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 15, 2012
Since Jun 15, 2012
Legal
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Denmark is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Denmark, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Denmark is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Since Sep 5, 2014
Since Sep 5, 2014
Legal, surgery not required
Denmark's historic new law allows citizens to self-determine their own gender identity without any requirements for medical or psychiatric intervention.
Until Sep 5, 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
By Danish naming-legislation, a man cannot have a woman's name, or vice versa. I am transgendered and had surgery over a decade ago in Denmark, and my legal status was changed even before I was out of the hospital. This has been the case for Denmark since sex changes became an option.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Denmark is ambiguous.
Current status
Since Sep 12, 2014
Since Sep 12, 2014
Ambiguous
The Danish government allows the 'X' gender marker in passports, however only transgender people without a legal gender change can obtain it in their passport.
LGBT discrimination in Denmark is illegal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 1996
Since Jan 1, 1996
Illegal
There is protection against discrimination at court in the criminal code.
LGBT housing discrimination in Denmark is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Since Jan 1, 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
just missing constitutional discrimination laws.
Same-sex adoption in Denmark is legal.
Current status
Since Mar 19, 2009
Since Mar 19, 2009
Legal
At the time, gay couples were allowed to have civil unions and thus was able to apply as a couple.
Serving openly in military in Denmark is legal.
Current status
Since 1987
Since 1987
Legal
Conversion therapy in Denmark is ambiguous.
Current status
Ambiguous
Just recently cut funding of this practice. Conversion therapy ban pending.
Equal age of consent in Denmark is equal.
Current status
Equal
Equal at 15 years of age.
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