Gay in denmark
LGBT+ History
Denmark&#;s LGBT+ history is a story of oppression, invisibility, resistance, union, and victories. Homosexuality was considered a crime in Denmark until – at least for men. Danish Rule from stated: &#;Association against nature is punished with fire&#;. Ordinary Danish Penal Code replaced the death penalty (fire) with reformatory work. Only with the Civil Penalties Act of (which was in outcome from January 1st, ) was sex between senior men over 18 (21) years decriminalized. In this timeline, you can peruse about how the personal became political, a movement united and fought for the right to be who you are.
The overview is based on the article &#;LBL and other Danish gay movements&#;, which Inge-Lise Paulsen and Vibeke Nissen wrote for Lambda Nordica in It has since been supplemented and is continuously updated by the LGBT+ Library
The Circle of is founded in Aalborg. The idea takes shape on Midsummer&#;s Eve , so June 23rd is considered the founding day. The idea behind and driving force of the association came from Axel Lundahl Madsen, later Axel Axgil.
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Unrevolutionary Revolution: The Past, Display and Future of Denmark’s Queer Community
A group of people stand around a table pointing at other designs of fliers. The fliers are all shadowy , each with a alternative configuration of a pink or yellow logo, and some have an additional rainbow or silhouette of a drag queen. A steaming coffeepot and a cake box sit beside the fliers. Soft sounds of guitar chords drift in from another room and a man begins to sing.
This is Living Room Tuesdays at Bøssehuset, the “Gay House” of Copenhagen’s Freetown Christiania neighborhood. Every Tuesday, its members get together to hold cake and coffee, perform on craft projects such as knitting or sewing and enjoy each other’s company.
This week, they used this time to get ready and rehearse for their Kønspolitisk Melodi Gram Prix, or “Gender-political Eurovision.”
Why It’s Newsworthy: In light of the increasing threat of anti-LGBTQ legislation in the United States, Denmark’s way to general LGBTQ acceptance and solutions to current issues provide an engaging comparison and perspective.
Although there are certainly still places in the world where being LGBTQ is not accepted -- and in more extreme cases, illegal -- I've got some good news for you: things are getting greater. There are countries in the nature where you can feel comfortable in your own skin, find a thriving, active queer people, and be out and proud of your gender self and sexual orientation.
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Ending discrimination and hate-crime
Denmark is known for being an unlock and free-spirited country. In , the Danish Parliament passed legislation, which strengthened the protection against discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics within and outside the labor market. However, there are still occurrences of hate-crime, hate-speech or discrimination.
"Denmark is a pioneering territory when it comes to improvement and strengthening of the legal rights for LGBT+ persons," says Morten Emmerik Wøldike, head of the Danish Institute for Human Rights work with gender and LGBT+. Nonetheless, there are fields where Denmark could do more. Especially, when it comes to hate crimes.
"Even though we have legislation in Denmark prohibiting hate crimes, many LGBT+ persons still experience hate and hostility in the street," says Morten Emmerik Wøldike.
The abuse is primarily aimed at transgender persons. For instance, 56 per cent of transgender persons have experienced discrimination based on their gender identity.