Gays and lesbians fight for marriage on the Faroe Islands

Homosexual inhabitants of the Faroe Islands have organised an online petition to create a law that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. The petition expresses discontent that “homophobia is made “perfectly legal” because the government does nothing against it”, online news service “pinknews.co.uk” reported.
The Faroe Islands, being a self-governed overseas administrative division of Denmark, are the last region in Scandinavia without a registered partnership law. Seventeen years ago, in 1989, Denmark became the first nation in the world to pass a registered-partnership law.
One year ago, the Faroese parliament rejected an anti-discrimination law. Lesbians and gays from across the island have now joined together to fight for their right to marry. Help comes from Australia: Gay rights advocates in Tasmania have written to Australia-born Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. They have asked her to point out the benefits to her childhood home that have come from its greater acceptance of gay and lesbian people.

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