Same-sex couples will be able to be married in Danish churches as soon as June 15 while those in civil partnerships will automatically be granted the status as ‘married’.
Updated 7/6, 15:34 – Parliament passed a law legalising same sex marriage this afternoon with 85 votes for, 24 against and two abstentions.
Original story: The ban on marrying same-sex couples in the Church of Denmark will be overturned in parliament today, as a majority of parties have announced their intention to support a law to make marriage gender neutral.