▁to ▁ 1 ) ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁royal ▁ass ent ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁It ▁took ▁effect ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁The ▁law ▁gave ▁registered ▁partners ▁nearly ▁identical ▁rights ▁to ▁married ▁cou ples , ▁with ▁these ▁notable ▁exceptions : ▁▁ ▁joint ▁ad option ▁of ▁children ▁ ▁laws ▁making ▁explicit ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁sex es ▁of ▁a ▁married ▁couple ▁did ▁not ▁apply ▁to ▁registered ▁partners hips ▁ ▁reg ulations ▁by ▁international ▁treat ies ▁did ▁not ▁apply ▁unless ▁all ▁sign ator ies ▁agree . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁first ▁same - sex ▁couple ▁registered ▁under ▁the ▁law . ▁Register ed ▁partners hips ▁are ▁called ▁n al una ars uk k am ik ▁in oo q at igi in neq ▁in ▁Green land ic ▁and ▁registr er et ▁partners k ab ▁in ▁Dan ish . ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁was ▁repe aled ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Same - sex ▁marriage ▁A ▁resolution , ▁express ing ▁Green land ' s ▁wish ▁to ▁opt ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁version ▁of ▁Den mark ' s ▁Mar riage ▁Act ▁( ; ▁), ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁reading ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Green land ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁approved ▁un anim ously ▁on ▁second ▁and ▁final ▁reading ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Appro val ▁by ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Parliament ▁was ▁required ▁before ▁the