2006 in LGBTQ rights

none March 2012 2006 LGBT rights This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBTQ rights that took place in the year 2006. Events January 1 Serbia equalizes the age of consent for homosexual acts to 14, matching the legal age for heterosexual acts.http://www.lgbti-era.org/content/serbia LGBTI in Serbia November 28, 2020 April 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20201128015223/https://www.lgbti-era.org/content/serbia dead In the U.S. state of Illinois, a new state law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation goes into effect. In the U.S. state of Washington, a new mayor of Spokane is sworn in to succeed James E. West, who was recalled after a political scandal involving him using his office computer to access gay websites. 24 – Republic of Ireland – Report of Oireachtas committee recommending civil unions is launched by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. 25 – The Ocean County, New Jersey freeholders vote to allow county police and fire department employees to designate someone other than a spouse as a pension beneficiary. The move comes after the case of Laurel Hester, a police officer with the Ocean County prosecutor's office with terminal cancer, came to national attention when the freeholders refuse repeatedly to change the spouses-only rule.https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/20/obituaries/20partner.html?_r=2 Lieutenant Who Won Pension Rights for Her Domestic Partner Dies at 49 Michael Wilson The New York Times February 20, 2006 September 26, 2018 26 – In the Czech Republic, registered partnership legislation is approved by the Senate 65–14. 27 – In the U.S. state of Washington, legislators pass a bill banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (which is legally defined to include gender identity). It passes with a 25–23 vote in the state senate and by a 61–37 vote in the House of Representatives. State governor Christine Gregoire says she will sign the bill into law on January 31. March 8 – The city council of Washington, D.C., bans gender identity discrimination in the private sector. 15 – The Czech Republic’s Chamber of Deputies overrides president Václav Klaus's veto of the registered partnerships bill. April 11 – Ernie Fletcher, governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky, rescinds a 2003 executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the public sector.http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/2006/04/stonewall_denou.php National Stonewall Democrats June 13, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070510000204/http://www.stonewalldemocrats.org/2006/04/stonewall_denou.php May 10, 2007 dead mdy-all May 27 – An attempt to stage the first-ever gay pride march in Moscow ends with violence and mass arrests, after activists took to the streets despite the ban by mayor Yuri Luzhkov. June 5 – United States President George W. Bush renews his call for passage of the Federal Marriage Amendment. 7 The Federal Marriage Amendment fails to pass the U.S. Senate. Of the 60 votes required to invoke the cloture motion, 49 senators voted to put the amendment to a vote and 48 voted against. Anti-discrimination law in the state of Washington enters into effect, after a ballot initiative to reverse it fails to collect enough signatures.http://www.seattlepi.com/local/272954_eyman06ww.html Eyman stumbles with gay-rights challenge June 6, 2006 September 26, 2018 29 – The Supreme Court of the U.S. state of Arkansas confirms a lower state court judgment, ruling that it is unconstitutional to ban lesbians and gays from being foster parents. July 1 – Registered partnerships begin in the Czech Republic, the first nation of the former Communist bloc to sanction same-sex unions.http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2006/07/12/nearly-weds.php Prague Post Prague Post September 26, 2018 September 30, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930205849/http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2006/07/12/nearly-weds.php dead 23 – Registered partnerships begin in Slovenia. 29 – the Declaration of Montreal on LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Human Rights is presented at the opening ceremony of the 2006 World Outgames. August 2 – the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas, in Brazil, approves Law No. 3,079, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.Lei Ordinária nº 3.079, de 02 de agosto de 2006 https://sapl.al.am.leg.br/norma/7534 January 14, 2026 Legislative Assembly of Amazonas September 10 – Canada's New Democratic Party becomes the world's first political party to adopt the Declaration of Montreal. 11 – Responding to pressure from the American Medical Student Association, the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association and other groups, Touro University reinstates the medical school's Gay-Straight Alliance student group. 29 – The Anglican Journal reports that Terence Finlay, retired Archbishop of Toronto and Metropolitan of Ontario, has solemnised the marriage of a lesbian couple—and that Finlay's successor, Colin Johnson, has suspended his license to conduct weddings.Anglican Journal: Archbishop disciplined for performing same-sex marriage https://web.archive.org/web/20090620033046/http://www.anglicanjournal.com/100/article/archbishop-disciplined-for-performing-same-sex-marriage June 20, 2009 October 16 – The government of Hong Kong accepts the decision of the appeals court to equalise the age of consent from 21 (for homosexual acts) to 16 (the legal age for heterosexual acts).http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/10/101606hongKong.htm Gay News From 365Gay.com December 10, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061019013529/http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/10/101606hongKong.htm October 19, 2006 dead mdy-all 25 – The New Jersey Supreme Court rules in a 4–3 decision that the state constitution guarantees same-sex couples all the legal benefits of marriage, but does not explicitly legalize same-sex marriage in the state.http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=20695 Stateline www.stateline.org September 26, 2018 26 – 29 – The tenth-annual ILGA-Europe conference is held in Sofia, on the eve of Bulgaria's accession to the European Union in 2007.http://www.ilga-europe.org/europe/about_us/annual_conference/10th_ilga_europe_annual_conference_birthday_cake_in_family_circle 10th ILGA-Europe annual conference: birthday cake in family circle / Sofia 2006 / Annual conference / About us / Europe / ilga – ILGA Europe December 10, 2006 https://archive.today/20120804070100/http://www.ilga-europe.org/europe/about_us/annual_conference/10th_ilga_europe_annual_conference_birthday_cake_in_family_circle August 4, 2012 dead mdy-all November 7 Eight states vote on amendments to ban same-sex marriage: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. All of the bans pass except for Arizona, which defeats the measure. Patricia Todd, the first openly gay member of the Alabama legislature, is elected.http://issuu.com/outonthetownmag/docs/oottv1i2 Rep. Patricia Todd Speaks Out Halterman Mike Out on the Town Magazine 1 2 December 20, 2010Issues of Race and Sex Stir Up Alabama Election August 25, 2006 Shaila Dewan The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/25/us/25alabama.html?ex=1314158400&en=708ca83c50afd1af&ei=5088 August 17, 2007http://www.gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories06/november/1110061.htm At last, a ban fails www.gaypeopleschronicle.com September 26, 2018 8 – The UK Government publishes regulations outlawing discrimination in Goods and Services covering Northern Ireland which are due to enter into force on the January 1,http://www.opsi.gov.uk/sr/sr2006/20060439.htm The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 www.opsi.gov.uk September 26, 2018 which prove controversial with some religious groups28 Feb 2007 Microsoft Word - Progress Report, SO Regs _CRC_.doc https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200607/jtselect/jtrights/58/58.pdf 28 Aug 2022 publications.parliament.uk 9 – Mexico City's unicameral Legislative Assembly passed and approved (43–17) a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions, under the name Ley de Sociedades de Convivencia (Law for Co-existence Partnerships), which became effective in March 2007.Erich Adolfo Moncada Cota Mexico City Approves Same Sex Unions November 19, 2006 http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?menu=c10400&no=329768&rel_no=1 December 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091120061120/http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?menu=c10400&no=329768&rel_no=1 November 20, 2009 dead 9 – Yogyakarta Principles was developed at a meeting of the International Commission of Jurists, the International Service for Human Rights and human rights experts from around the world at Gadjah Mada University on Java, Indonesia from 6 to 9 November 2006. 14 – The National Assembly of South Africa passes the Civil Union Bill, which will legalise same-sex marriage in South Africa, by 230 votes to 41. 23 – Days before same-sex marriage becomes legal, the Constitutional Court of South Africa rules in Gory v Kolver NO that a same-sex partner is entitled to inherit as a spouse would if the other partner dies intestate.Gay partners can now inherit News24 November 23, 2006 http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Gay-partners-can-now-inherit-20061123 November 26, 2011 29 – Having been passed 36–11 by the National Council of Provinces of South Africa on the previous day, the Civil Union Act is signed into law by Acting President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6159991.stm SA same-sex marriage law signed BBC News November 30, 2006 August 30, 2011 The first South African same-sex marriage is solemnised on the following day. December 1 – An equalised age of consent law comes into force in Isle of Man, reducing the legal age for homosexual activity from 18 to 16 to match the age for heterosexual activity. 7 The House of Commons of Canada defeats a motion put forward by the Conservative minority government to revisit the issue of same-sex marriage in Canada. After the motion fails, prime minister Stephen Harper tells reporters, "I don't see reopening this question in the future."" The Scottish Parliament legalizes adoption by same-sex couples, by a vote of 98–11.http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-3209.html Scotland rejects adoption prejudice December 7, 2006 September 26, 2018 11 – Three LGBT organisations—ILGA-Europe, LBL, and LSVD—are granted United Nations ECOSOC consultative status after a hard fought campaign from many non-governmental organizations. http://www.ilga.org/news_results.asp?LanguageID=1&FileID=982&FileCategory=44&ZoneID=7 ILGA Historic recognition of LGBT organisations at the United Nations: one of ILGA's regions and two of its members granted consultative status January 2, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20061214024726/http://www.ilga.org/news_results.asp?LanguageID=1&FileID=982&FileCategory=44&ZoneID=7 December 14, 2006 dead mdy-all 14 The New Jersey Legislature enacts a bill to establish civil unions in that state. The measure passed 56–19 in the Assembly, and 23–12 in the Senate. It will come into effect 60 days after the governor signs it. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/14/nyregion/14cnd-union.html?ex=1323752400&en=de75ee4592908c8f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss New Jersey Legislature Votes to Allow Civil Unions Laura Mansnerus The New York Times December 14, 2006 September 26, 2018 In the Republic of Ireland, the Labour party introduces a civil unions bill in the Dáil, to be debated in early 2007.The Labour Party – Press releases https://web.archive.org/web/20070208191644/http://www.labour.ie/press/listing/20061214120531.html February 8, 2007 The Labour Party – Current campaigns https://web.archive.org/web/20070312195537/http://www.labour.ie/campaigns/listing/20061214124921.html March 12, 2007 19 – New Jersey bans gender identity discrimination in the private sector.Jackson Lewis – New Jersey Adds "Gender Identity and Expression" as a Protected Category Under State Civil Rights Law https://web.archive.org/web/20070927043204/http://www.jacksonlewis.com/legalupdates/article.cfm?aid=1044 September 27, 2007 21 – New Jersey governor Jon Corzine signs the bill establishing civil unions in the state. The first civil union licenses become available on February 20, 2007.http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=4872275 ABC7 Eyewitness News - WABC-TV New York ABC7 New York September 26, 2018 March 18, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070318143156/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=4872275 dead Deaths January 30 – Coretta Scott King, 78, American civil rights activist and advocate of gay rights February 18 – Laurel Hester, 49, American police officer whose fight to name her domestic partner as her pension beneficiary garnered national attention May 24 – Fritz Klein, 73, American bisexual sex researcher and psychiatrist July 3 – Nimrod Ping, 58, British gay architect and politician October 14 – Gerry Studds, 69, American Representative for the state of Massachusetts, first openly gay member of CongressStudds, first openly gay person elected to Congress, dead at 69 https://web.archive.org/web/20061113192457/http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/14/obit.studds.ap/index.html November 13, 2006 , CNN, October 14, 2006. See also LGBTQ Timeline of LGBTQ history – timeline of events from 12,000 BCE to present LGBTQ rights by country or territory – current legal status around the world LGBTQ social movements References Category:2000s in LGBTQ rights