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By Terri Mapes, About.com Guide to Scandinavia Travel

Scandinavia for GLBTs

Wednesday March 5, 2008
Scandinavia is the most open-minded region in the world and especially Copenhagen, Denmark and Stockholm, Sweden have always been top travel destinations for gays and lesbians.

Recently in Stockholm, Sweden a government-appointed committee began focusing on expanding the rights of same-sex couples. Sweden has recognised civil unions between gay couples since 1994, but at the moment they don’t permit gay marriages - as opposed to Denmark, which has offered gay marriage since 1989. Denmark was the very first country to do this, a pioneer in human rights issues. Sweden is currently working to adjust their same-sex rights laws to those used in Denmark. Once again, Scandinavia shows they're ahead of the rest of the world. Find out more about gay & lesbian hot spots in Scandinavia for Gays & Lesbians!

Other related About.com sites: Gay Life | Lesbian Life | Civil Liberties

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March 6, 2008 at 11:09 pm
(1) lucypone says:

If we LGBT can be accepted by all people and many other people can be open-minded as those in Scandinavia, that will be better. It is what we LGBT at ***bimingle.com*** talk about and wanna get. Maybe we just need more time.

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