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

Events

January

• 10 - The Inter-American Court of Human Rights rules that Latin American governments have to allow same-sex marriages in their countries. The court decision sets a binding precedent in Barbados, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Suriname.^[1]

April

• 12 - Trinidad and Tobago's High Court decriminalizes same-sex sexual activity.^[2][3]
• 18 - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria allows the blessing of same-sex marriages.^[4]
• 27 - The Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck allows the blessing of same-sex marriages.^[5]

May

• 7 - The United Methodist Church (UMC) allows LGBT clergy and same-sex marriages in their churches.^[6]
• 9 - The General Synod of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia allows the blessing of same-sex marriages.^[7]
• 21 - The Church of Scotland votes in favour of drafting a new church law to allow same-sex marriages. The new laws would give ministers the option of performing same-sex marriages and a final vote is expected for 2021.^[8]

June

• 1 - The General Synod of Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil votes to change its marriage canon to allow same-sex couples to get married.^[9]
• 1 - Same-sex marriage is no longer legal in Bermuda.
• 5 - The European Court of Justice (ECJ) rules that EU member states should recognise same-sex marriages for the purpose of residency if at least one partner is an EU citizen. Slovakia announces that they will comply with this ruling, recognising marriages performed abroad.^[10]
• 6 - The Supreme Court of Bermuda strikes down the ban on same-sex marriage, five days after the ban goes into effect. A stay is implemented, allowing the Government time to respond.^[11][12]
• 19 - Transgender identity no longer is classified as a mental disorder in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD).^[13] Now, instead, it is classified as a sexual health condition; this classification continues to enable healthcare systems to provide healthcare needs related to gender.^[14]
• 29 - A Sofia court allows a French-Australian same-sex couple the right to reside in Bulgaria.^[15]

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

• 6 - The Indian Supreme Court decriminalizes homosexuality, striking down the part of Section 377 that criminalized oral sex and anal sex.^[23][24]

November

• 15 - Parliament in San Marino allowed civil unions and stepchild adoptions for homosexual couples^[25]
• 22 - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg allowed blessings of same-sex marriages in their churches.^[26]
• 29 - Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau allowed blessings of same-sex marriages in their churches.^[27][28]

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)

External links

• Media related to LGBT history in 2018 at Wikimedia Commons