Copenhagen
In 1989 Denmark became the first country in the world to recognise registered partnerships between same-sex couples, and this was just the latest progressive move in a country which has a long history of tolerance. Queer life is totally integrated in the small, sophisticated capital, Copenhagen, which has its own gay centre and archive, a wide range of bars and clubs (including Jailhouse, where staff are dressed in police uniforms) and beaches along the harbour front. There is an annual gay pride march and a gay film festival, and in 2009 Copenhagen will host the World Outgames - a serious athletics competition for gay men and women.
In 1989 Denmark became the first country in the world to recognise registered partnerships between same-sex couples, and this was just the latest progressive move in a country which has a long history of tolerance. Queer life is totally integrated in the small, sophisticated capital, Copenhagen, which has its own gay centre and archive, a wide range of bars and clubs (including Jailhouse, where staff are dressed in police uniforms) and beaches along the harbour front. There is an annual gay pride march and a gay film festival, and in 2009 Copenhagen will host the World Outgames - a serious athletics competition for gay men and women.
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