Denmark allows same-sex marriages

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 7 (UPI) -- The Danish Parliament voted 85-24 Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage, opening the way for such unions as early as June 15.

Couples in civil partnerships will automatically be granted the status of married, officials said.

"Today we allow homosexual couples to enter into marriage on the same footing as any others -- something that Socialdemokraterne has fought for many years," Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt posted on Facebook.

The law does, however, allow priests to decline to marry same-sex couples in their churches, The Copenhagen Post reported.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/06/07/Denmark-allows-same-sex-marriages/UPI-79181339082230/

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[Zorra]

1. YAY! That's fantastic!

Congratulations, Denmark!

[Marrah_G]

2. Wonderful!!!!!!!!

Congrats Denmark !!!!

[beyurslf]

3. Am I crazy that if I had been asked, I would have said Denmark already

had this?

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Denmark was the first country to allow registered partnerships.

The were the first country to legally do this in 1989.