2021 in LGBTQ rights

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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBTQ rights that took place in the year 2021.

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Events

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February

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September

November

December

References

  1. "Donald Trump executive order banning diversity training suspended by Labor Department". USA Today. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. "Donald Trump executive order banning diversity training blocked by federal judge". USA Today. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. "Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation". 21 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. "President Biden shows support for trans Americans, scrapping Trump's definition of gender and promising to overturn the trans military ban". Insider.com . Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. "Biden reverses Trump's transgender military ban". NBC News . 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. "Angola Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct". Human Rights Watch . 23 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  7. "PRELIMINARY DRAFT OF THE PENAL CODE" (PDF). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  8. Crary, David (15 February 2021). "New York ends commercial surrogacy ban after years of activism". ABC7 New York. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. "Penal Code Amendment Act of Bhutan 2021" (PDF). Bhutan National Assembly (in Dzongkha). 15 February 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. Hofmann, Inga (11 March 2021). "Abstimmung mit Signalwirkung: Europaparlament erklärt EU zu „LGBTIQ Freedom Zone"". Der Tagesspiegel . Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  11. Meredith Deliso (6 April 2021). "Arkansas state legislature overrides governor's veto on transgender health care bill". ABC News. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  12. Alonso-Zaldivar, Ricardo (10 May 2021). "US restores transgender health protections denied by Trump". AP News . Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  13. Krishnan, Murali (7 June 2021). "[BREAKING] Madras High Court bans medical attempts to cure sexual orientation; suggests changes to school curricula to educate students on LGBTQ". Bar and Bench. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  14. "Madras High Court bans medical attempts to "cure" sexual orientation, issues guidelines for LGBTQIA+ community safety". India Legal. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  15. "Despite Loud Protests, Fidesz-KDNP Votes in Bill Against 'Promoting Homosexuality'". 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  16. "Hungary passes law banning LGBT content in schools or kids' TV". The Guardian . 15 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  17. "Mexican state of Sinaloa approves same-sex marriage". Reuters . 15 June 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  18. "בג"ץ הכריע: פונדקאות ללהט"ב תוך חצי שנה". mako. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  19. "'Marriage for all' wins thumping approval of Swiss voters". SWI swissinfo.ch. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  20. BK, Bundeskanzlei. "Politische Rechte". www.bk.admin.ch (in German). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  21. "Spain extends free IVF treatment to single women and LGBT+ community". euronews. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  22. "Botswana appeals court upholds ruling that decriminalised gay sex". Reuters . 29 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  23. "Chile's lower house approves same-sex marriage, bill sent back to Senate". Reuters . 23 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  24. Aiello, Rachel (8 December 2021). "Conversion therapy to be illegal in Canada in 30 days". CTV News . Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  25. Stober, Eric (8 December 2021). "Conversion therapy ban receives royal assent, now law in Canada". Global News . Retrieved 10 December 2021.