2012 in LGBT rights explained

This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 2012.

Events

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February

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April

May

June

November

December

Deaths

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Two more states allow same-sex civil unions . Levs . Josh . January 2, 2012 . CNN . March 12, 2021.
  2. Web site: Alagoas Regulamenta o Casamento Civil Entre Gays em Todos os Cartorios do Estado . 2012-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112040028/http://acapa.virgula.uol.com.br/politica/alagoas-regulamenta-o-casamento-civil-entre-gays-em-todos-os-cartorios-do-estado/2/14/15493 . 2012-01-12 . dead.
  3. News: Jersey recognises civil partnerships . January 13, 2012 . BBC . March 12, 2021.
  4. News: Three Muslim men convicted over gay hate leaflets . Addley . Esther . January 20, 2012 . The Guardian . March 12, 2021.
  5. News: Muslim men accused of hate crime over anti-gay leaflet. The Guardian. 10 January 2012. 11 January 2012. London. Esther. Addley.
  6. Web site: Loftin adds gender identity, expression to A&M nondiscrimination memo . 2012-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120218215702/http://www.thebatt.com/loftin-adds-gender-identity-expression-to-a-m-nondiscrimination-memo-1.2783154 . 2012-02-18 . dead.
  7. News: Prop 8 ruling: Same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, federal appeals court rules . https://archive.today/20120910101105/http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/02/07/31158/prop-8-ruling/ . dead . September 10, 2012 . Small . Julie . February 7, 2012 . KPCC . March 12, 2021 .
  8. Web site: Cameroon in 'first' lesbian charges . February 24, 2012 . BBC . March 12, 2021.
  9. Web site: Balto. Co. Council approves transgender discrimination ban . Knezevich . Alison . February 21, 2012 . The Baltimore Sun . March 12, 2012.
  10. Web site: Federal judge rules DOMA unconstitutional . February 23, 2012 . UPI . March 12, 2021.
  11. Web site: Anti-Gay Law Stirs Fears in Russia . Schwirtz . Michael . February 29, 2012 . The New York Times . March 12, 2021.
  12. Web site: Malaysia Court rejects Appeal of Gay Festival Ban . February 29, 2012 . The San Diego Union-Tribune . March 12, 2021.
  13. Web site: Slovenia Says no to Same-Sex Marriage . von Krempach . J.C. . 2012-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618232504/http://www.turtlebayandbeyond.org/2012/turtle-bay-un/slovenia-says-no-to-same-sex-marriage/ . 2012-06-18 . dead.
  14. News: London transport chiefs ban 'gay cure' bus advert. 13 April 2012 . BBC News. 13 April 2012.
  15. Web site: North Carolina Bans Gay Marriages . May 9, 2012 . Aljazeera . March 12, 2021.
  16. Web site: Избранный президент Николае Тимофти промульгировал Закон об обеспечении равенства . Russian . May 28, 2012 . Moldnews . October 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014064019/http://moldnews.md/rus/news/48222 . October 14, 2013.
  17. Web site: Defense of Marriage Act Ruled Unconstitutional by Court . Jeffrey . Don . Dolmetsch . Chris . June 1, 2012 . Bloomberg . October 6, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120604034258/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-31/defense-of-marriage-act-unconstitutional-appeals-court-says . June 4, 2012.
  18. Web site: Aplican matrimonios gay en Quintana Roo. El Informador. Unión Editorialista, S.A. de C.V. 5 June 2012. 5 December 2012. Spanish.
  19. News: Denmark approves same-sex marriage and church weddings . BBC News . 7 June 2012.
  20. News: Iowa Retains Judge Who Joined Marriage Equality Ruling . The Advocate . 2012-11-07.
  21. Web site: Brydum . Sunnivie . Mexico Supreme Court Strikes Down Marriage Ban . 5 December 2012 . Advocate.com . 12 December 2012.
  22. Web site: México pone fin a la discriminación de homosexuales y bisexuales a la hora de donar sangre. 2020-10-08. dosmanzanas - La web de noticias LGTB. es.
  23. Web site: 2012-12-27. Mexico lifts ban on gay men donating blood. 2020-10-08. PinkNews . en-GB.
  24. Web site: Conservative publisher Brietbart dies in LA at 43 . Manning . Sue . Elliot . Philip . February 29, 2012 . The Post and Courier . March 12, 2021.
  25. Web site: La activista transgénero Agnés Torres es hallada muerta en Puebla . March 12, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510175144/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2012/03/12/la-activista-transgenero-agnes-torres-es-hallada-muerta-en-puebla . May 10, 2012 . March 12, 2021.
  26. News: Adrienne Rich, award-winning poet and essayist, dies. Alison. Flood. The Guardian. 29 March 2012. 29 March 2012. London.
  27. News: Poet Adrienne Rich, 82, has died. Los Angeles Times. 28 March 2012. 28 March 2012.
  28. Web site: Lesbian Lobbyist, Activist Bettie Naylor Dies at 84 . Garcia . Michelle . April 19, 2012 . The Advocate . March 12, 2021.
  29. Web site: Cynthia Laird . 17 May 2012 . Gay playwright George Birimisa dies . Bay Area Reporter . San Francisco . 28 May 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130101214409/http://www.cpanel.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=67720 . 1 January 2013 .
  30. News: Last Known Gay Jewish Holocaust Survivor Dies At 88 . Huffington Post . Curtis . Wong . 25 June 2012.