2023 in LGBT rights
This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights taking place in the year 2023.
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Events
February
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- A law legalizing same-sex marriage came into force in Slovenia.[1]
- Finland's parliament passed a law allowing trans people to change their legal gender without them needing to be infertile or to have been sterilized before.[2]
- 6 - The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ruled that government policy forcing transgender individuals to undergo sex reassignment surgery before changing their gender on their ID cards is unconstitutional.[3]
- 7 - A court ruling legalizing recognition of same-sex couples and same-sex marriage came into force in Curaçao.[4]
- 9 - The Senate of Spain passed, with 144 votes in favor, 108 votes against, and 2 abstentions the so-called ley trans, a bill which allows all transgender people 16 or older to legally change their gender by simply signing a declaration, without the need for prior psychological counseling with a therapist, and transgender people aged 12 to 16 to legally change their gender under certain conditions.
- 16 - The ley trans passed the Spanish Parliament after the Congress of Deputies approved it in its second reading with 191 votes in favour, 60 against, and 91 abstentions.[5]
- 17 -
- A law legalizing same-sex marriage came into force in Andorra.[6][7]
- The Government of the United Kingdom used section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from receiving royal assent, effectively vetoing it.[8] Had the bill become law, it would have made it easier for trans Scottish citizens to change their legal gender.
- 23 - A South Korean High Court recognized the legal status of same-sex couples while ruling on a case considering a same-sex partner's right to spousal coverage under the national health insurance service.[9][10]
- 24 - Kenya's Supreme Court ruled that, even if homosexual intercourse is prohibited by the law, the constitutionally protected right to freedom of expression and of assembly extends to LGBT advocacy groups.[11]
March
- 2 - The ley trans came into force in Spain.
- 20 - The Supreme Court of Nepal issues a non-binding ruling asking the government to recognize same-sex marriage in the country.[12]
- 21 - The Ugandan parliament passed by voice vote the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023, which prescribes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuals" (definition which includes those who are convicted of homosexuality more than once and those who engage in homosexual sex with a person older than 75 or with a disabled person)[13] and imprisonment for up to 20 years for "promoters of homosexuality".
April
- 14 - The Parliament of the Cook Islands passed into law the Crimes (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill 2023, decriminalizing homosexuality.[14] The bill will come into effect on June 1.[15]
- 21 - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni sent the Anti-Homosexuality Bill back to Parliament for reconsideration.[16]
May
- 16 - Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passes a bill granting full adoption rights to same-sex couples.[17]
June
- 1 - The Crimes (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill 2023 will come into effect, decriminalizing homosexuality in the Cook Islands.[15]
References
- Queer.de: Und wieder ein Land mehr, Slowenien: Ehe ist geöffnet, February 2, 2023
- "Parliament passes long-awaited amendments to Finland's transgender law". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- Lau, Chris (6 February 2023). "Rights of 2 transgender men breached over ID cards, top Hong Kong court rules". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- "Caribbean Court orders Aruba, Curaçao to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples". 7 December 2022.
- "Aprobada definitivamente la 'ley trans' que reconoce la autodeterminación de género". www.ondacero.es (in Spanish). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- Consellgeneral.ad: Qualified bill of the person and the family, 21 July 2022
- "El nou codi de família tira endavant amb consens de majoria i oposició". El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- Walker, Peter (17 January 2023). "UK government formally blocks Scotland's gender recognition law". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- McCurry, Justin (21 February 2023). "South Korean court recognises legal status of same-sex couples for first time". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- "South Korea court recognises same-sex couple rights for first time". BBC News. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- "Victory as Kenya's highest court allows registration of LGBT organisation". 24 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- "Supreme Court's historic decision, recognizing same-sex marriage (full text of the order and video)". Pahichan.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- Nicholls, Larry Madowo,Catherine (21 March 2023). "Uganda parliament passes bill criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ, imposes death penalty for some offenses". CNN. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "Historic day: Cook Islands Parliament decriminalises homosexuality". Cook Islands News. 14 April 2023. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- "'Now we are truly equal': Cook Islands parliament decriminalises homosexuality". NZ Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- "Uganda's president refuses to sign new hardline anti-LGBTQ+ bill". 21 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- "Legislature approves adoption rights for same-sex couples". 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
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