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LGBT Rights in Greenland

    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, surgery not required
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Intersex only
    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
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

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History

Homosexual activity in Greenland

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Homosexual activity in Greenland is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1933
Legal
Danish Penal Code of April 1930 gained effect on this date, legalizing homosexual activity.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
"Penalties Under the Danish Penal Code of 1930." Denmark.
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Same-sex marriage in Greenland

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Same-sex marriage in Greenland is legal.

Current status
Since May 27, 2015
Legal
Parliament unanimously approved same sex marriage
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/27/p…
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Apr 26, 1996–May 27, 2015
Civil unions
Recognized Denmark's registered partnership law on this date.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Yuval Merin, "Equality for same-sex couples." University of Chicago Press, 2002.
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Greenland

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Greenland is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Greenland, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
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Right to change legal gender in Greenland

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Right to change legal gender in Greenland is legal, surgery not required.

Current status
Since Sep 12, 2014
Legal, surgery not required
The Danish government has removed any medical requirements for changing one's gender legally.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
tgeu.org/denmark-x-in-passp…
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Until Sep 12, 2014
Ambiguous
No laws exists. Legalization pending. Missing non binary options on documents.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
information.dk/476162
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Greenland

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Greenland is intersex only.

Current status
Since Sep 12, 2014
Intersex only
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.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
tgeu.org/denmark-x-in-passp…
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LGBT discrimination in Greenland

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LGBT discrimination in Greenland is illegal.

Current status
Illegal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Under Danish law.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Greenland

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LGBT employment discrimination in Greenland is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2010
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Greenland Employment Act. also incitement to hate tread on sexual orientation.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
research.omicsgroup.org/ind…
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LGBT housing discrimination in Greenland

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LGBT housing discrimination in Greenland is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1979
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Under the Home Rule Act
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
research.omicsgroup.org/ind…
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Same-sex adoption in Greenland

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Same-sex adoption in Greenland is legal.

Current status
Since May 27, 2015
Legal
Greenland parliament unanimously approves same sex marriage
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/27/p…
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Jul 1, 2009–May 27, 2015
Step-child adoption only
Joint adoption not legal at this time, only adoption of one partners existing children.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
Odd Couples: A History of Gay Marriage in Scandinavia
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Serving openly in military in Greenland

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Serving openly in military in Greenland is legal.

Current status
Since 1986
Legal
Greenland allows LGBTQ+ individuals to serve openly as per Danish law.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga.org/historic/Statehomo…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Greenland

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Blood donations by MSMs in Greenland is banned (3-month deferral).

Current status
Since Mar 2020
Banned (3-month deferral)
A four month deferral is in place following Denmark's decision.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
thelocal.dk/20200120/denmar…
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Conversion therapy in Greenland

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Conversion therapy in Greenland is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
It is not encouraged, but it is not banned.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/denmark-lgbti
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Equal age of consent in Greenland

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Equal age of consent in Greenland is equal.

Current status
Since 1976
Equal
Age of consent is 15 regardless of sexual orientation; 18 for special cases between two individuals where one is in custody of the other, or who gives consent in the presence of the other's "abusing superior age or experience."
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
United Nations Study on Violence against Children. August 2004. Accessed 20 Aug. 2013. www2.ohchr.org/english/bodi…
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