Legal counselling

Specialized legal counselling 

LGBT+ Denmark offers specialized legal counselling regarding family formation and gender affirmation treatment provided by the permanent lawyer at the LGBT+ Denmark secretariat. Here, it is possible to get counselling on your legal options and rights in your specific situation.  

General legal advice

Our general legal counselling can help you with any legal questions or issues you encounter as an LGBT+ person. Our counselling is staffed by volunteer lawyers and law students with specliazed knowledge relating to the relevant questions and problems that LGBT+ persons face.  

You can call us every week on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 18:00-20:00 on +45 33 13 19 48.

You can also send us an e-mail at . Usually, we answer e-mails during business hours but during our busy periods, we might answer within a week.  

You can reach out to the legal counselling team with all sorts of questions that contain something related to being an LGBT+ person.  

For example, it could be that you are currently undergoing a legal change of gender and need help changing your social security number, changing your name, or having any legal documents adjusted.  

It may also be questions relating to marriage or questions relating to entry or residence in Denmark if you have a partner abroad.  

Many people also seek advice from us if they have faced discrimination or hate crimes. In these situations, we might be able to offer legal advice relating to your rights in the given situation or appeal to certain institutions.