Greenland legalizes gay marriage

Parliament unanimously approves gay marriage and adoption

27 MAY 2015 | BY DARREN WEE

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Greenland's parliament Tuesday (26 May) voted unanimously to adopt Danish laws legalizing gay marriage and gay adoption.

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark and has been self-governing since 2009.

The Arctic nation adopted Denmark’s civil union law in 1996. But it did not do the same when Denmark legalized gay marriage in 2012.

In February, it was announced that a bill to remedy this would be introduced in spring, which parliament passed by a vote of 27-0 with two absentations.

The law will come into effect on 1 October.

Greenland is a large ice mass in North America populated by just 57,000 people, most of whom are Inuit.

Which country do you think will have equal marriage next?

 Αustralia
27%
Germany
18%
Italy
5%
Taiwan
3%
US
41%
Other
6%

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