https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Half a million participants are expected to visit Copenhagen when the Danish capital hosts the pro-diversity WorldPride festival in 2021. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171009/copenhagen-awarded-worldpride-2021-event Mon, 09 Oct 2017 14:23:42 +0200 copenhagen-awarded-worldpride-2021-event The Danish government has joined the campaign to bring culture festival WorldPride and sporting event EuroGames to Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170420/danish-government-wants-to-attract-major-lgbtiq-events-to-copenhagen Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:21:16 +0200 danish-government-wants-to-attract-major-lgbtiq-events-to-copenhagen The Nordic country has climbed from ninth to fourth place in a review of how LGBTI people experience human rights across the continent, by campaign group ILGA-Europe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160511/denmark-climbs-up-europes-gay-friendly-rankings Wed, 11 May 2016 11:24:35 +0200 denmark-climbs-up-europes-gay-friendly-rankings Copenhagen Pride is not just a major parade, it is an amazing event throughout the city giving everyone – regardless of sexual orientation – an excuse to celebrate and have fun. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150812/copenhagen-pride-lgbt-denmark Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:38:17 +0200 copenhagen-pride-lgbt-denmark Denmark was among the top ten in Europe in the latest review of how lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people experience human rights across the continent, but community leaders say the nation should do better. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150512/denmark-lags-behind-lgbt-gay-rights Tue, 12 May 2015 18:16:40 +0200 denmark-lags-behind-lgbt-gay-rights A lesbian couple moved to the fjord town of Mariager looking for a quiet place to raise their children but instead found so much harassment that they have now decided to leave. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141103/lesbian-couple-harassed-out-of-danish-town Mon, 03 Nov 2014 12:43:00 +0100 lesbian-couple-harassed-out-of-danish-town Lonely Planet crowns the Danish capital as the absolute best destination for homosexual travellers, pointing to its historic role as a forerunner for gay rights and its modern-day vibrant gay scene. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141021/copenhagen-gay-friendlist-city-on-earth Tue, 21 Oct 2014 08:38:00 +0200 copenhagen-gay-friendlist-city-on-earth Danes who want to be legally viewed as a member of the opposite sex will no longer have to go under the knife, but can simply switch their legal recognition after a "reflection period". https://www.thelocal.dk/20140611/denmark-ends-forced-sterilisation-for-sex-change Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:27:00 +0200 denmark-ends-forced-sterilisation-for-sex-change