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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBTQ rights taking place in the year 2024.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 – Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Estonia.[1]
- 9 – Gabriel Attal is appointed Prime Minister of France, becoming the country’s first openly gay head of government.[2]
February
[edit]- 15 – Greece's Parliament passes a bill legalizing same-sex marriages by a vote of 175 to 77.[3][4]
- 16 – Greece's same-sex marriage law comes into force.
- 22 – Westlock, Alberta (Canada) gets a majority vote to ban pride flags.[5]
- 28 – The Parliament of Ghana passes a widespread anti-LGBT bill making the promotion or advocacy of LGBT rights punishable by five years in prison.[6]
- 29 – Australia's Cumberland City Council votes to ban drag queen storytime from council events.[7]
March
[edit]- 22 – The Government of New South Wales bans conversion therapy, including for citizens out of state.[8]
- 27 – The House of Representatives of Thailand passes a preliminary bill legalizing same-sex marriages by a vote of 400 to 10.[9][10]
April
[edit]- 12 – Germany's parliament passes law easing legal procedures for changing names and gender identity by a vote of 374 to 251.[11]
- 17 – Sweden's parliament passes law lowering the minimum age to legally change gender from 18 to 16 by a vote of 234 to 94.[12]
- 19 – Czech Republic, same-sex partnerships get more rights in income taxes, social security and stepchild adoptions. The reform comes into effect on 1 January 2025.[13]
- 23 – Dominica's High Court issued a ruling decriminalizing homosexual acts.[14][15]
- 27 – Iraq's parliament votes to criminalize same-sex relationships, to be punishable by a maximum of 15 years in prison.[16][17][18]
May
[edit]- 1 – The United Methodist Church (UMC) allows same-sex marriages in their churches and strikes down its 40-year ban on gay clergy.[19][20]
- 1 – Australia's Cumberland City Council votes in favour of removing books about same-sex parenting in council libraries.[21][22][23][24]
- 15 – Australia's Cumberland City Council repeals the ban on books about same-sex parenting in council libraries, passed 14 days earlier.[25][26][27]
- 16 – The Landtag of Liechtenstein repeals the ban on same-sex marriages. The bill comes into effect on January 1, 2025.[28]
June
[edit]- 18 – Senate of Thailand approves the same-sex marriage bill by a vote of 130 to 4.[29]
- 21 – Namibia's High Court issued a ruling decriminalizing homosexual acts.[30]
July
[edit]- 12 – The Supreme Court of the Netherlands rules that same-sex marriage is legal in Aruba and Curaçao.[31]
August
[edit]- 7 – The Bulgarian National Assembly votes in favor of a legislative amendment banning the teaching of LGBTQ related topics in schools.[32]
- 28 – India's Ministry of Finance issued an advisory declaring that persons from the LGBTQ community face no restrictions in opening joint bank accounts or nominating their partners as beneficiaries.[33]
September
[edit]- 17 – The Georgian Parliament votes in favor of passing laws introduced by Georgian Dream party curtailing LGBT rights.[34]
- 24 – Thailand's king has signed a marriage equality bill into law, making Thailand the first country in South East Asia to recognize same-sex marriage.[35][36]
October
[edit]- 3 – The Georgian Parliament speaker signs the anti-LGBT rights bill into law.[37]
References
[edit]- ^ Reuters.com: Estonia becomes first central European country to allow same-sex marriage, June 20, 2023
- ^ Mawad, Joshua Berlinger, Dalal (2024-01-09). "Gabriel Attal becomes France's youngest and first openly gay prime minister". CNN. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Greece legalises same sex marriage in landmark change". Reuters. February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Greece legalises same sex marriage". BBC News. 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Canadian town narrowly votes to ban Pride flags". 23 February 2024.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "'Fear-mongering': Sydney council bans drag queen storytime events at heated meeting".
- ^ Taouk, Maryanne (March 22, 2024). "'We will protect you': NSW bans gay conversion therapy after marathon parliamentary debate". ABC News. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Thailand: Lawmakers pass same-sex marriage bill – DW – 03/27/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Thailand's parliament approves same-sex marriage bill". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Germany passes law making it easier to legally change gender". euronews. 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Staff (2024-04-17). "Sweden passes law lowering age to legally change gender from 18 to 16". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Tschechischer Senat winkt Aufwertung der Eingetragenen Partnerschaften durch, April 2024
- ^ Queer.de:Dominica legalisiert Homosexualität, 23 April 2024
- ^ Dominicanews: Dominica High Court rules punishment of homosexual acts as unconstitutional
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison".
- ^ France-Presse, Agence (27 April 2024). "Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail". The Guardian.
- ^ UMCNews: 40-year ban on gay clergy struck down, May 1, 2024
- ^ Advocate: United Methodist Church ends 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, May 1, 2024
- ^ Sky-News: 'Leave kids alone': Cumberland City Council passes motion to ban same sex parenting books from the shelves of local libraries
- ^ The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Not Marrickville or Newtown’: Sydney council bans same-sex parenting books
- ^ kids alone': Cumberland City Council passes motion to ban same sex parenting books from the shelves of local libraries
- ^ The Guardian: Western Sydney councillor doubles down on same-sex parent book ban as residents express outrage over move
- ^ Puglisi, Leonardo (2024-05-15). "What just happened? Six councillors switch sides in Cumberland City Council same-sex parents book ban vote". Local Elections Australia. 6 News Australia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
"This motion that was moved by Councillor Christou, I knew nothing about...Yesterday I took it upon myself to get the book that had been banned. I read the book and have come to the conclusion that nothing sexualises children in this book" − Sarkis yesterday morning
- ^ Ravens, Tara (15 May 2024). "Grandmother and Equality Australia welcome reversal of Cumberland Council book ban". equalityaustralia.org.au (Press release). Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Achenza, Madeleine (2024-05-16). "Protesters clash over same-sex parenting book ban at Cumberland City Council". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ Vaterland.li: Landtag beschliesst Ehe für alle, May 16, 2024
- ^ Press, Associated (2024-06-18). "Thailand's Senate Overwhelmingly Approves a Landmark Marriage Equality Bill". TIME. Archived from the original on 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Namibian court strikes down law criminalising same-sex relationships". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ van Putten, Laurens (12 July 2024). "Same sex marriage is legal in Aruba and Curacao".
- ^ "Protesters rally outside Bulgarian parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' in schools". Associated Press. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "LGBTQ persons can open joint bank accounts, nominate partner". Times of India. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Georgian parliament approves anti-LGBTQ legislation, echoing measures in Russia". Associated Press. September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Thai king signs same-sex marriage bill into law". BBC News. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Thailand's king signs landmark same-sex marriage bill into law". CNN. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Georgian parliament speaker signs anti-LGBTQ law after president refuses to sign it". Associated Press. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.