Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Greenland are some of the most extensive in the Americas and the world, relatively similar to those in Denmark proper in Europe.

Same-sex sexual activity is legal, with an equal age of consent, and there are some anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBT people.

On 1 April 2016, a law repealing the registered partnership act and allowing for same-sex marriages to be performed came into effect.

[1] In 1979, Denmark granted Greenland home rule and in 2009 extended self-government, although it still influences the island's culture and politics.

Initially, the bill was to come into effect on 1 October 2015, but lapsed due to the Danish general elections in June 2015.

The parliamentary procedure therefore had to start over and the new Venstre Government put an identical bill on the agenda for its first reading on 5 November 2015.

[5] On 19 January 2016, the Folketing (Danish Parliament) approved the proposal 108–0 and the bill was given royal assent by Queen Margrethe II on 3 February 2016.

[3] Article 100 of the Criminal Code prohibits speech which may deprive, threaten or demean individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation, among other categories.

Transgender people can apply to change their legal gender without undergoing sex reassignment surgery, hormone therapy, sterilization or receiving a medical diagnosis.

In Greenland there were no demands in the streets for marriage equality, no lengthy advocacy, very little governmental debate and virtually no media coverage.