23/11/2011

Denmark To Introduce Gay Church Weddings

Denmark's government have proposed to change the law to allow same-sex couples to get married in formal church weddings.

At present the state Lutheran Church Church offers short blessings at the end of the regular church service.


The law change to be put forward in February would allow full wedding ceremonies for gay couples although Danish clergy would still hold the right to refuse weddings without sanctions.

Pink News reports Church Minister Manu Sareen telling the Danish press: "The first same-sex weddings will hopefully become reality in spring 2012."

In 1989 Denmark became was the first country in the world to allow registered same-sex unions.

(GK)

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