2018 in LGBT rights

This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 2018.

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Events

January

April

May

June

July

  • 1 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Jersey.[16]
  • 13 - The Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia votes to create official marriage rites for same-sex couples.[17]
  • 18 - The Romanian Constitutional Court complies with the June ECJ ruling, and allows the main plaintiffs in the case the right to reside in Romania.[18]
  • 22 - The National Assembly of Cuba approves a draft constitution which recognizes same-sex marriage, though the proposal will need to go to a referendum at a later date in 2019.[19][20]

August

  • 9 - The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court in Costa Rica declares Articles 14 and 242 of the Family Code, as well as Article 4 of the 2013 Law of Young People unconstitutional and gives the Legislative Assembly 18 months to amend the laws accordingly. If the Assembly does not comply, same-sex marriage will become legal automatically once that deadline passes.[21][22]

September

November

References

  1. "Gaystarnews.com: A court has just ordered these 16 countries to make same-sex marriage legal". Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. "Court rules 'Buggery Law' unconstitutional". San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago: 103FM. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. Morgan, Joe (12 April 2018). "Trinidad and Tobago's High Court decriminalizes gay sex". Gay Star News. London, England. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. "Bayrischer Rundfunk.de: Landessynode beschließt Segnung von homosexuellen Paaren (german)". Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. "Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck.de: Traugesetz gilt in Kurhessen-Waldeck künftig auch für gleichgeschlechtliche Paare (German)". Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  6. Advocate.com: Methodists bishops back choice LGBT clergy and same-sex marriages, May 7, 2018.
  7. NewsHub.com: Anglican Church will bless same-sex relationships
  8. "Church of Scotland to draft new same-sex marriage laws". the Guardian. Press Association. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. "IEAB synod adopts same-sex marriage canon". Anglican Ink 2018 ©. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  10. Same-sex married couples have the right to stay in Slovakia
  11. "Court rules in favour of same-sex marriage". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  12. Daily Beast: Bermuda Supreme Court Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban
  13. Green, Jamison (May 2004). Becoming a Visible Man. Vanderbilt University Press. p. 79. ISBN 0-8265-1457-X.
  14. Kacala, Alexander (18 June 2018). "Being Trans Is (Finally) No Longer Classified as a Mental Disorder by the WHO". Hornet. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  15. Bulgarian Court Backs Same-sex Couple's EU Residence Rights
  16. Additional information for P.87/2018
  17. Sandeman, John (13 July 2018). "Uniting Church to hold same sex marriages". Eternity. Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  18. "The EU Court of Justice rules that EU free movement law should apply to same-sex couples". International Federation for Human Rights. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  19. "Cuba's new constitution paves way for same-sex marriage". The Guardian. 23 July 2018.
  20. Cuba's National Assembly concludes debate on constitutional reforms
  21. Chinchilla, Sofía (9 August 2018). "Sala IV da 18 meses para que entre en vigencia el matrimonio homosexual". La Nación. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  22. Madrigal Mena, Luis Manuel (8 August 2018). "Sala IV da 18 meses para aprobar matrimonio igualitario o aplicará lo dicho por Corte IDH". delfino.cr. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  23. Rajagopal, Krishnadas (6 September 2018). "SC decriminalises homosexuality, says history owes LGBTQ community an apology". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  24. "SC decriminalises Section 377, calls 2013 ruling 'arbitrary and retrograde' - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  25. Queer.de San Marino: Parlament beschließt Lebenspartnerschaften (German)
  26. NDR.de: Oldenburgische Kirche beschließt Trauuung für alle (German)
  27. Rtl.de: Evangelische Kirche Hessen-Nassau, Haushalt und "Trauung für alle" Archived 30 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine (German)
  28. Queer.de: Evangelische Landeskirchen beraten über Akzeptanz von Homo-Paaren (German)
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