▁such ▁as ▁S app ho , ▁Ph ila enis , ▁and ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Rom ans . ▁▁ 1 6 8 3   – ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Den mark ▁criminal izes ▁" rel ations ▁against ▁nature ", ▁making ▁it ▁pun ish able ▁by ▁death . ▁ ▁Hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁Den mark ▁was ▁dec riminal ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁▁ 1 9 4 8   – ▁" For bund et ▁af ▁ 1 9 4 8 " ▁(" Le ague ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 8 "), ▁a ▁hom osex ual ▁group , ▁is ▁formed ▁▁ 1 9 7 6 : ▁Den mark ▁equal izes ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁consent . ▁▁ 1 9 8 5 : ▁F - 4 8 ▁became ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁G ays ▁and ▁Les bi ans ▁( L ands for en ingen ▁for ▁B ø s ser ▁og ▁Les bis ke , ▁For bund et ▁af ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁or ▁L BL ). ▁▁ 1 9 8 9 : ▁Den mark ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁en act ▁registered ▁partners hip ▁laws ▁( like ▁a ▁civil ▁union ) ▁for ▁same - sex ▁cou ples , ▁with ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁rights ▁as ▁marriage ▁( ex cluding ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁ad option ▁( until ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁marriage ▁in ▁a ▁church ); ▁activ ists ▁Ax el ▁and ▁E ig il ▁Ax g il ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁other ▁Dan