Odd couples a history of gay marriage in scandinavia

For various reasons, it was the gay and lesbian movements in Scandinavia that first succeeded in introducing the idea of a legal regulation of same-sex re- lationships in the general political debate, but it was far from self-evident that marriage was what the gay and lesbian movements wanted.

A History of Gay Marriage in Scandinavia is the first comprehensive history of registered partnership and gay marriage in Scandinavia. The concept of marriage as a union of a man and a woman was fundamentally challenged by the introduction of registered partnership in Denmark in Odd Couple.

The different experiences in all Scandinavian countries Denmark -including Greenland and the Faroe Islands- Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and Finland are investigated in order to present a nuanced understanding of a fascinating political process that began in the s and continues to change the ways we understand family, sexuality and nation.

Based on interviews, parliamentary print and party documents, it gives a first-hand account of how the political stakeholders acted in a short and decisive period of Scandinavian history. PDF | On Dec 31,Jens Rydström published Odd Couples: A History of Gay Marriage in Scandinavia | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate.

The concept of marriage as a union of a man and a woman was fundamentally challenged by the introduction of registered partnership in Denmark in A History of Gay Marriage in Scandinavia is the first comprehensive history of registered partnership and gay marriage in Scandinavia.

It traces the origins of laws which initially were extremely controversial-inside and outside the gay community-but have now gained broad. The author traces the origins of laws which initially were extremely controversial - inside and outside the gay community - but have now gained broad popular and political support.

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The concept of marriage as a union of a man and a woman was fundamentally challenged by the introduction of registered partnership in Denmark in Odd Couples is the first comprehensive history of registered partnership and gay marriage in Scandinavia.

It presents an outstanding study of the interaction between gay activism and traditional party politics. It presents an outstanding study of the interaction between gay activism and traditional party politics.