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.
Contents
Events
January
- 1 - Civil unions and step-child adoption by same-sex couples become legal in Estonia.[1]
- 2 - Through the Foundation, Jennifer Pritzker gives $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 is chosen as the inaugural chair.
- 4 - Jackie Biskupski becomes the first openly gay Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah.
- 18 - Montana Governor Steve Bullock issues 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 go into effect in the state of New York.[3][4]
February
- 2 - The Lewisburg City Council unanimously passes 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.[8]
March
- 23 - North Carolina General Assembly passes the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act. That same day, HB 2 is 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 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.
May
- 11 - The Chamber of Deputies of Italy approves the Civil Union bill in a 372-51 vote.[11]
- 12 - Same-sex sexual activity is decriminalized in Nauru.[12][13]
- 17 - Same-sex sexual activity is officially decriminalized in Seychelles.[14]
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- ↑ 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
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- ↑ Council approves changes to Non-Discrimination Ordinance
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- ↑ House Bill 2
- ↑ Pinknews: Same-sex couples can now officially marry in Greenland
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- ↑ Nauru decriminalises homosexuality
- ↑ Crimes Act 2016
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