The process towards the official recognition of same sex marriage in the Church of Denmark began on 8 February 1973, when 'Provo Priest' Harald Søbye performed a wedding of a male couple, although not legally recognised, on a suggestion from a journalist at the newspaper Ekstra Bladet, which announced it as 'The World's First Gay Wedding'.
Proses perjalanan diresmikannya pernikahan sesama jenis di Gereja Denmark dimulai pada tanggal 8 Februari 1973, ketika 'Imam Provo', Harald Søbye, melaksanakan pernikahan sesama jenis antar dua pria, meskipun tidak diakui secara hukum, atas saran dari seorang wartawan surat kabar Ekstra Bladet, yang mengumumkannya sebagai 'Pernikahan Gay Pertama di Dunia'.