2024 in LGBT rights
Overview of the events of 2024 in LGBT rights
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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights taking place in the year 2024.
Events
January
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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]
- 16 - The Landtag of Liechtenstein passes a bill legalizing same-sex marriages. The bill comes into effect on January 1, 2025.[25]
June
- 18 - Senate of Thailand approves same-sex marriage bill by a vote of 130 to 4.[26]
- 21 - Namibia's High Court issued a ruling decriminalizing homosexual acts.[27]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
