Talk:Same-sex marriage/Archive 1

Civil marriage of gay couples is legal in Denmark, and I believe in Sweeden too. Gay marriage has the form of a "Registered partnership", so it is not called a marriage (maybe to avoid offending religious people), and gives the same legal and fiscal rights as a heterosexual marriage. They take place at the city hall and the ceremony is very similar to a normal civil wedding. The Danish state church (luteran) still doesn't allow gay couples to marry in church, but some priests offer a benediction of the couples afterwards. This is not (I believe) officially sanctioned by the church leadership. I haven't added this to the article because I am not sure of everything. Seindal, Thursday, April 11, 2002

In the Netherlands, is gay marriage actually called "marriage" or are they also using a different term? AxelBoldt

huwelijk, the same word that's used for hetero marriage in the netherlands. Prior to 1 Arpil 2001 there was only some kind of "registered partnership" scheme.

I have added a section about Denmark to the article. It shouldn't cause the article to grow excessively, since gay marriage only exists in a handful of countries. If many countries introduce gay marriage, the article will have to be restructured. -- Seindal, Thursday, April 11, 2002

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Can gay citizens from countries other than the Netherlands marry in the Netherlands? AxelBoldt

At least one partner must either have Netherlands nationality or reside in the country.