2024 in LGBTQ rights

This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBTQ rights that took 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 (Canada) 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 a law easing legal procedures for changing names and gender identity by a vote of 374 to 251. ^[11]
• 17 – Sweden's parliament passes a 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]}
• 15 – Australia's Cumberland City Council repeals the ban on books about same-sex parenting in council libraries, passed 14 days earlier. ^{[25] [26] [27]}
• 16 – The Landtag of Liechtenstein repeals the ban on same-sex marriages. The bill comes into effect on January 1, 2025. ^[28]

June

• 18 – Senate of Thailand approves the same-sex marriage bill by a vote of 130 to 4. ^[29]
• 21 – Namibia's High Court issued a ruling decriminalizing homosexual acts. ^[30]

July

• 1 - Denmark Blood donations by MSMs becomes legal. On July 1, 2024, Denmark lifted its four-month deferral that was specifically aimed toward MSM blood donors. ^[31]
• 1 - Czech Republic - Blood donations by MSMs becomes legal. The Ministry of Health in the Czech Republic is revising its blood donation guidelines for hospitals. ^[32]
• 12 – The Supreme Court of the Netherlands rules that same-sex marriage is legal in Aruba and Curaçao. ^[33]

August

• 7 – The Bulgarian National Assembly votes in favor of a legislative amendment banning the teaching of LGBTQ related topics in schools. ^[34]
• 28 – India's Ministry of Finance issued an advisory declaring that persons from the LGBTQ community face no restrictions in opening joint bank accounts or nominating their partners as beneficiaries. ^[35]

September

• 17 – The Georgian Parliament votes in favor of passing laws introduced by Georgian Dream party curtailing LGBT rights. ^[36]
• 18 - Kentucky - Conversion therapy becomes banned ^[37]
• 24 – Thailand's king has signed a marriage equality bill into law, making Thailand the first country in South East Asia to recognize same-sex marriage. ^{[38] [39]}

October

• 3 – The Georgian Parliament speaker signs the anti-LGBT rights bill into law. ^[40]

November

• 30 - Honduras - Blood donations by MSMs becomes legal. Executive Agreement 002-2024 struck down the ban on LGBTQ+ blood donations in Honduras. ^[41]

December

• 3 – The Alberta legislature passes 3 bills regarding transgender individuals. One banning doctors from treating minors under 16 with puberty blockers or hormone therapy, one banning transgender athletes from competing in female sports, and another one requiring children under 16 to have parental consent if they want to change their names or pronouns at school. ^{[42] [43] [44]}

References

1. Reuters.com: Estonia becomes first central European country to allow same-sex marriage, June 20, 2023
2. Mawad, Joshua Berlinger, Dalal (2024-01-09). "Gabriel Attal becomes France's youngest and first openly gay prime minister". CNN. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
3. "Greece legalises same sex marriage in landmark change". Reuters. February 16, 2024.
4. "Greece legalises same sex marriage". BBC News. 15 February 2024.
5. "Canadian town narrowly votes to ban Pride flags". 23 February 2024.
6. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ghanas-parliament-passes-anti-lgbt-law-2024-02-28/
7. "'Fear-mongering': Sydney council bans drag queen storytime events at heated meeting".
8. Taouk, Maryanne (March 22, 2024). "'We will protect you': NSW bans gay conversion therapy after marathon parliamentary debate". ABC News . Retrieved March 25, 2024.
9. "Thailand: Lawmakers pass same-sex marriage bill – DW – 03/27/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
10. "Thailand's parliament approves same-sex marriage bill". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
11. "Germany passes law making it easier to legally change gender". euronews. 2024-04-13. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
12. 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.
13. Tschechischer Senat winkt Aufwertung der Eingetragenen Partnerschaften durch, April 2024
14. Queer.de:Dominica legalisiert Homosexualität, 23 April 2024
15. Dominicanews: Dominica High Court rules punishment of homosexual acts as unconstitutional
16. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-criminalises-same-sex-relationships-with-maximum-15-years-prison-2024-04-27/
17. "Iraq criminalises same-sex relationships with maximum 15 years in prison".
18. "Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 27 April 2024.
19. UMCNews: 40-year ban on gay clergy struck down, May 1, 2024
20. Advocate: United Methodist Church ends 40-year ban on LGBTQ+ clergy, May 1, 2024
21. Sky-News: 'Leave kids alone': Cumberland City Council passes motion to ban same sex parenting books from the shelves of local libraries
22. The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Not Marrickville or Newtown’: Sydney council bans same-sex parenting books
23. kids alone': Cumberland City Council passes motion to ban same sex parenting books from the shelves of local libraries
24. The Guardian: Western Sydney councillor doubles down on same-sex parent book ban as residents express outrage over move
25. Puglisi, Leonardo (2024-05-15). "What just happened? Six councillors switch sides in Cumberland City Council same-sex parents book ban vote". Local Elections Australia. 6 News Australia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-16. "This motion that was moved by Councillor Christou, I knew nothing about...Yesterday I took it upon myself to get the book that had been banned. I read the book and have come to the conclusion that nothing sexualises children in this book" − Sarkis yesterday morning
26. Ravens, Tara (15 May 2024). "Grandmother and Equality Australia welcome reversal of Cumberland Council book ban". equalityaustralia.org.au (Press release). Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
27. Achenza, Madeleine (2024-05-16). "Protesters clash over same-sex parenting book ban at Cumberland City Council". News.com.au . Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
28. Vaterland.li: Landtag beschliesst Ehe für alle, May 16, 2024
29. "Thailand's Senate Overwhelmingly Approves a Landmark Marriage Equality Bill". TIME. Associated Press. 2024-06-18. Archived from the original on 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
30. "Namibian court strikes down law criminalising same-sex relationships". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
31. https://www.equaldex.com/log/14152
32. https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/czechia-lifts-ban-on-blood-donation-by-gay-men/
33. van Putten, Laurens (12 July 2024). "Same sex marriage is legal in Aruba and Curacao".
34. "Protesters rally outside Bulgarian parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ+ 'propaganda' in schools". Associated Press. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
35. "LGBTQ persons can open joint bank accounts, nominate partner". Times of India . 30 August 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
36. "Georgian parliament approves anti-LGBTQ legislation, echoing measures in Russia". Associated Press. September 17, 2024.
37. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/kentucky-conversion-therapy-ban-andy-beshear-lgbtq-rcna171693
38. "Thai king signs same-sex marriage bill into law". BBC News . 24 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
39. "Thailand's king signs landmark same-sex marriage bill into law". CNN . 24 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
40. "Georgian parliament speaker signs anti-LGBTQ law after president refuses to sign it". Associated Press. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
41. https://www.equaldex.com/region/honduras
42. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-legislation-on-transgender-youth-student-pronouns-and-sex-education-set-to-become-law-1.7400669
43. https://calgary.citynews.ca/2024/12/03/three-bills-affecting-transgender-albertans-pass-debate-set-to-become-law/
44. https://globalnews.ca/news/10900427/alberta-transgender-bills/