2016 in LGBT rights
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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 2016.
Events
January
- 1 - Civil unions and step-child adoption by same-sex couples became legal in Estonia.[1]
- 2 - Through the Foundation, Jennifer Pritzker gave $2 million donation to create the world’s first endowed academic chair of transgender studies, at the University of Victoria in British Columbia; Aaron Devor was chosen as the inaugural chair
- 4 - Jackie Biskupski becomes the 1st openly gay Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah
- 18 - Montana Governor Steve Bullock issued an executive order prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity in public employment.[2]
- 20 - New York State Division of Human Rights §466.13 prohibiting harassment and discrimination on the basis of gender identity, transgender status, or gender dysphoria when it comes to public and private employment, loans, schools, and public accommodations went into effect in the state of New York.[3][4]
February
- 2 - The Lewisburg City Council unanimously passed Ordinance 254, an ordinance which banned sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in public and private employment and public accommodations.[5]
- 10 - Step-child and joint adoption by same-sex couples become legal in Portugal [6]
- 22 - The Charlotte City Council passes, by a 7-4 vote, an amendment with a non-discrimination ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in public accommodations, passenger vehicle for hire, and city contractors. It took effect on 1 April.[7]
- 25 - The Italian Senate approves a Civil Union bill in a 173-71 vote. The bill will face a vote in the House of Representatives.[8]
March
- 23 - North Carolina General Assembly passed the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act. That same day, HB 2 was signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory.[9]
April
- 1 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Greenland. The first same-sex couples were married on that same day.[10]
- 7 - The Constitutional Court of Colombia votes 6-3 in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. The ruling had immediate effect and required civil notaries to marry any same-sex couples who sought to marry.
References
- ↑ Gaystarnews: Estonia: Gay civil partnerships now legal but couples told to wait
- ↑ Montana Governor Steve Bullock Signs Executive Order Protecting LGBT State Employees
- ↑ 466.13 NYCRR Discrimintation GenderIdentity
- ↑ New York Finalizes Ban On Transgender Discrimination
- ↑ Lewisburg passes non-discrimination ordinance
- ↑ "Portugal parliament overturns presidential veto on gay adoption". Gay Star News. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ Council approves changes to Non-Discrimination Ordinance
- ↑ Kirchgaessner, Stephanie (25 February 2016). "Italian senate passes watered-down bill recognising same-sex civil unions". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ House Bill 2
- ↑ Pinknews:Same-sex couples can now officially marry in Greenland
External links
Media related to LGBT history in 2016 at Wikimedia Commons
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