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
  • 1 -
    • 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]
  • 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 phsycological 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.[4]
  • 17 -
  • 23 - A South Korean High Court recognised 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.[8][9]
  • 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.[10]

March
  • 2 - The ley trans came into force in Spain.
  • 7 - A court ruling legalizing recognition of same-sex couples and same-sex marriage came into force in Curaçao.[11]
  • 20 - The Supreme Court of Nepal orders the government to recognize same-sex marriage in the country. For it to become a reality, the government must enact a respective law.[12]
  • 21 - The Ugandan parliament passed by voice vote the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023, criminalizing same-sex sexual activity with a life sentence or the death penalty.[13] The bill also criminalizes identification of individuals as LGBTQ+ with a prison sentence of up to twenty years[13] and criminalized 'promotion of homosexuality' with a fine of approx. $25 000 and/or a prison sentence of up to five years, amongst other restrictions.[14]

References
  1. Queer.de: Und wieder ein Land mehr, Slowenien: Ehe ist geöffnet, February 2, 2023
  2. "Parliament passes long-awaited amendments to Finland's transgender law". 1 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. "Aprobada definitivamente la 'ley trans' que reconoce la autodeterminación de género". www.ondacero.es (in Spanish). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. Consellgeneral.ad: Qualified bill of the person and the family, 21 July 2022
  6. "El nou codi de família tira endavant amb consens de majoria i oposició". El Periòdic d'Andorra (in Catalan). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. Walker, Peter (17 January 2023). "UK government formally blocks Scotland's gender recognition law". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. 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.
  9. "South Korea court recognises same-sex couple rights for first time". BBC News. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  10. "Victory as Kenya's highest court allows registration of LGBT organisation". 24 February 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  11. "Caribbean Court orders Aruba, Curaçao to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples". 7 December 2022.
  12. "Supreme Court's historic decision, recognizing same-sex marriage (full text of the order and video)". Pahichan.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  13. 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.
  14. "Bills Supplement No. 3 - THE ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL, 2023" (PDF). 3 March 2023.
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