Greenland approves same-sex marriage, adoption

June 23, 2015

In a 27-0 vote, Greenland’s parliament recently approved same-sex marriage and the adoption of children by homosexual couples, according to a report by the Library of Congress’s Global Legal Monitor.

Greenland is an autonomous region of Denmark, and Rufus Gifford, the US ambassador to Denmark, praised the vote as “fantastic.”

Same-sex marriage is currently legal in 19 nations.

 

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Further information:

• Greenland: Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passes (Library of Congress)