Another reason to celebrate the legalisation of gay marriage in Sweden and Denmark: the drop in suicide rates

Nov 19, 2019

People march during the annual Gay Pride parade in central Stockholm, Sweden August 5, 2017. Erik Simander/TT News Agency/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. - RC15E2F4FF50

Gay marriage was legalised in Sweden in 2009 and Denmark in 2012 Image: REUTERS/ TT News Agency

Rachel Savage

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