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    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✔ Legal
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✔ Legal, no restrictions
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✔ Recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✔ Legal
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✔ Legal
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in South Denmark

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Homosexual activity in South Denmark is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1933
Legal
Homosexuality is legal in Denmark.
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Same-sex marriage in South Denmark

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Same-sex marriage in South Denmark is legal.

Current status
Since Jun 15, 2012
Legal
Since June 15, 2012, Denmark has recognised both homosexual and heterosexual marriages. Denmark was the eighth country in Europe, and the eleventh in the world to legalise same-sex marriage.
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Oct 1, 1989–Jun 14, 2012
Civil unions (marriage rights)
Denmark becomes the first country in the world to legally recognize same-sex unions as the Danish Registered Partnership Act goes into effect.

"Two persons of the same sex may have their partnership registered."

Censorship of LGBT issues in South Denmark

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Censorship of LGBT issues in South Denmark is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Denmark, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in South Denmark

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Right to change legal gender in South Denmark is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Sep 5, 2014
Legal, no restrictions
Denmark's historic new law allows citizens to self-determine their own gender identity without any requirements for medical or psychiatric intervention.
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Until Sep 5, 2014
Legal, but requires surgery
By Danish naming-legislation, a man cannot have a woman's name, or vice versa, however trans people are allowed to change their gender after they get diagnosed with gender dysphoria and have sex riassignement surgery.
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Gender-affirming care in South Denmark

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Gender-affirming care in South Denmark is legal.

Current status
Since 1994
Legal
In 1994, Denmark adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.
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Restricted
In 1929, Denmark legalized sterilization, which de facto meant legalizing sex reassignment surgery, however, medical records regarding transsexualism had to be obtained abroad.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in South Denmark

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in South Denmark is recognized.

Current status
Since Sep 12, 2014
Recognized
The Danish government allows the 'X' gender marker in passports.
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Until Sep 12, 2014
Not legally recognized
Non-binary people are not allowed to change their gender in Denmark.
Sources:
Before 2014 they were only two legally recognized genders in Denmark: male and female.
retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/…
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LGBT discrimination in South Denmark

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LGBT discrimination in South Denmark is illegal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1996
Illegal
There is protection against discrimination at court in the criminal code.
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LGBT employment discrimination in South Denmark

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LGBT employment discrimination in South Denmark is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1996
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Employment Discrimination illegal.
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Until Jan 1, 1996
Sexual orientation only
Labour code affords sexual orientation as a ground for protection
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LGBT housing discrimination in South Denmark

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LGBT housing discrimination in South Denmark is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Sexual orientation and gender identity
just missing constitutional discrimination laws.
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Same-sex adoption in South Denmark

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Same-sex adoption in South Denmark is legal.

Current status
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.
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Intersex infant surgery in South Denmark

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Intersex infant surgery in South Denmark is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
Invasive and non-consensual medical procedures on intersex children have not yet been banned in Denmark.
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Serving openly in military in South Denmark

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Serving openly in military in South Denmark is legal.

Current status
Since 1987
Legal
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Blood donations by MSMs in South Denmark

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Blood donations by MSMs in South Denmark is legal.

Current status
Since Jul 1, 2024
Legal
On July 1st, 2024, Denmark lifted it's four month deferral that was specifically aimed toward MSM blood donors. Now, deferrals and rules regarding blood donations apply to everyone regardless of their sexual orientation.
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Mar 2020–Jul 1, 2024
Banned (less than 6-month deferral)
In March 2020, the life-time ban was reduced to a 4 month deferral period.
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1988–Mar 2020
Banned (indefinite deferral)
Since 1988, Denmark had a life-time ban on blood donations for men who have sex with men.
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Conversion therapy in South Denmark

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Conversion therapy in South Denmark is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
According to ILGA, laws in force in Denmark do not regulate or restrict conversion therapies.
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Equal age of consent in South Denmark

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Equal age of consent in South Denmark is equal.

Current status
Equal
Equal at 15 years of age.
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