2010 in LGBTQ rights

none March 2012 2010 LGBTQ rights This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBTQ rights that took place in the year 2010. Events February 2 – The United States Tax Court ruled in O'Donnabhain v. Commissioner that taxpayers may deduct the medical costs associated with treating gender identity disorder from their federal income taxes.O'Donnabhain v. Commissioner 134 T.C. No. 4 United States Tax Court February 2, 2010 http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/InOpHistoric/ODonnabhain.TC.WPD.pdf July 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100307191953/http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/InOpHistoric/ODonnabhain.TC.WPD.pdf March 7, 2010Lavoie Denise Case backs need for sex-change surgery https://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/03/case_backs_need_for_sex_change_surgery/ February 3, 2010 Associated Press via the Boston Globe December 12, 2010 The Boston Globe https://web.archive.org/web/20100206122943/https://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/03/case_backs_need_for_sex_change_surgery/ February 6, 2010 March 1 – Crime Decree 2009Fiji first Pacific Island nation with colonial-era sodomy laws to formally decriminalise homosexuality http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/FeatureStories/archive/2010/20100303_Fiji.asp March 4, 2010 UNAIDS December 13, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100929070435/http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/FeatureStories/archive/2010/20100303_Fiji.asp September 29, 2010 decriminalises in Fiji.Chand Shalveen Same sex law decriminalised http://www.fijitimes.com.fj/story.aspx?id=140812 https://web.archive.org/web/20110807130320/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=140812 dead August 7, 2011 February 26, 2010 The Fiji Times December 13, 2010 Fiji became the first Pacific Island country to formally decriminalise homosexuality. 2 – The European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously against "a blanket exclusion of persons living in a homosexual relationship from succession to a tenancy" in Kozak v. Poland.Kozak v. Poland, [2010] ECHR 280. Retrieved December 11, 2010.Cienski Jan Polish conservatives aghast at Human Rights Court verdict http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/poland/100317/human-rights-court-gay-rights March 18, 2010 GlobalPost December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101202093443/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/poland/100317/human-rights-court-gay-rights December 2, 2010 live 4 – Mexico City's same-sex marriage and adoption laws come into effect.Mexico City's gay marriage law takes effect https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna35714490 Associated Press via NBC News March 4, 2010 December 12, 2010 This follows 22 couples' taking part in a symbolic marriage ceremony in Tlaxcala on February 26 to highlight the issue.Holman John Anger at Mexico's gay marriage law Al Jazeera.net March 6, 2010 http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2010/03/201034165223139236.html July 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100305171937/http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2010/03/201034165223139236.html March 5, 2010 9 – The first same-sex marriages are performed in the District of Columbia, with licenses having been available since March 3.Kathryn Burke Mary March 8, 2010 First Two Same Sex Couples to Be Married in Washington, D.C.. https://abcnews.com/TheLaw/sex-couples-married-washington-dc/story?id=10042079 13 April 2026 ABC News en 31 The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopts a recommendation on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity.Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity Council of Europe Committee of Ministers March 31, 2010 https://wcd.coe.int/wcd/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1606669 July 22, 2010 In Fields v. Smith the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin strikes down the state's "Inmate Sex Change Prevention Act". Passed in 2005, the law barred doctors in Wisconsin prisons from prescribing hormone treatment or sex reassignment surgery to transgender inmates. The court finds that denial of treatment absent a medically necessary reason constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.Fields v. Smith, 712 F.Supp.2d 830 (2010) https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2213180020795720251&hl=en&as_sdt=2&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr https://web.archive.org/web/20130906201432/https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2213180020795720251&hl=en&as_sdt=2&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr September 6, 2013 April 13, 2026 scholar.google.com April 8 – Portugal abolishes the ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. AR aprova diploma que permite a homossexuais dar sangue https://diariodigital.sapo.pt/news.asp?id_news=444476 diariodigital.sapo.pt 2016-02-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20151122141546/http://diariodigital.sapo.pt/news.asp?id_news=444476 November 22, 2015 dead mdy-all 16 – Arkansas Proposed Initiative Act No. 1, banning adoption by same-sex couples (but not LGBT individuals) is overturned in state court for violating the Constitution of Arkansas right to privacy.Katikanemi Bhargav Arkansas judge strikes down gay adoption ban http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2010/04/arkansas-judge-strikes-down-gay.php April 17, 2010 JURIST December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101204214436/http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2010/04/arkansas-judge-strikes-down-gay.php December 4, 2010 dead Moritz Rob Judge strikes down adoption ban http://arkansasnews.com/2010/04/16/judge-strikes-down-adoption-ban/ April 16, 2010 Arkansas News Stephens Media December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101119124359/http://arkansasnews.com/2010/04/16/judge-strikes-down-adoption-ban/ November 19, 2010 dead 29 – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopts a resolutionDiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Resolution 1728 (2010) https://web.archive.org/web/20100515021754/http://assembly.coe.int/Mainf.asp?link=%2FDocuments%2FAdoptedText%2Fta10%2FERES1728.htm May 15, 2010 and a recommendationDiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Recommendation 1915 (2010) https://web.archive.org/web/20100515021756/http://assembly.coe.int/Mainf.asp?link=%2FDocuments%2FAdoptedText%2Fta10%2FEREC1915.htm May 15, 2010 along lines similar to the March 31 recommendation of its Council of Ministers, "calling on member states to address" an array of issues related to LGBT rights.Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly strongly condemns discrimination against LGBT people in Europe http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/news/latest_news/council_of_europe_parliamentary_assembly_strongly_condemns_discrimination_against_lgbt_people_in_europe https://archive.today/20120802042036/http://www.ilga-europe.org/home/news/latest_news/council_of_europe_parliamentary_assembly_strongly_condemns_discrimination_against_lgbt_people_in_europe dead August 2, 2012 May 3, 2010 ILGA-Europe December 12, 2010 May 17 – Amid controversy, a law enabling same-sex marriage in Portugal is promulgated by president Aníbal Cavaco Silva, although adoption is ruled out.Hatton Barry Portugal's president ratifies gay marriage law Associated Press May 17, 2010 https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ik3aX3N0ru0tZv_wqU87GX6lm4lwD9FOPSSO0 May 17, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100520075713/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ik3aX3N0ru0tZv_wqU87GX6lm4lwD9FOPSSO0 May 20, 2010 dead mdy http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8688503.stm May 17, 2010 Portugal's president to ratify same-sex marriage law BBC December 11, 2010 The law comes into force on June 5, with the first marriage on June 7. 18 – Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza are convicted in a Malawian court or having committed "unnatural offenses" and "indecent practices between males" under sections 153 and 156 of Malawi's criminal code after local newspapers reported that they had participated in a public same-sex chinkhoswe, or engagement ceremony.https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126908313 Gay couple convicted in Malawi faces 14-year term May 18, 2010 December 11, 2010 NPR Monjeza and Chimbalanga are each sentenced to 14 years hard labour on May 20, but are pardoned by President Bingu wa Mutharika following international pressure and an appeal from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.Malawi pardons jailed gay couple BBC May 29, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/10190653.stm July 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100601034802/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/10190653.stm June 1, 2010 live June thumb|upright|Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir 2 – United States President Barack Obama issues a memorandum ordering federal departments and agencies to extend spousal benefits to same-sex couples to the extent permitted by the Defense of Marriage Act.Memorandum for the heads of executive departments and agencies: Extension of benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees White House Office of the Press Secretary June 2, 2010 https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/memorandum-heads-executive-departments-and-agencies-federal-benefits-and-non-discri December 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20170120234003/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/memorandum-heads-executive-departments-and-agencies-federal-benefits-and-non-discri January 20, 2017 live Arce Dwyer Obama extends additional benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/06/obama-extends-additional-benefits-to-same-sex-partners-of-federal-employees.php June 3, 2010 JURIST December 11, 2010 24 – In Schalk and Kopf v. Austria,Schalk and Kopf v. Austria, [2010] ECHR 995. Retrieved December 11, 2010. the European Court of Human Rights unanimously finds that a State not legislating for, or recognising, same-sex marriage is not in violation of Article 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). By four votes to three, it ruled that the non-recognition of same-sex relationships was not in violation of the ECHR.Buyse Antoine Strasbourg court rules that states are not obliged to allow gay marriage https://www.theguardian.com/law/2010/jun/24/european-court-of-human-rights-civil-partnerships June 24, 2010 guardian.co.uk December 12, 2010 London The Guardian 27 – Same-sex marriage in Iceland is legalized with Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and her partner, Jónína Leósdóttir, among the first to make use of the law.PM Marries with New Marital Law Iceland Review Online June 27, 2010 http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16567&ew_0_a_id=364331 July 22, 2010 March 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314143728/http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16567&ew_0_a_id=364331 dead 28 – The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Christian Legal Society v. MartinezCHRISTIAN LEGAL SOCIETY CHAPTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW, AKA HASTINGS CHRISTIAN FELLOW-SHIP v. MARTINEZ ET AL. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-1371.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20100704205626/https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/09pdf/08-1371.pdf July 4, 2010 April 13, 2026 www.supremecourt.gov that public universities may refuse to recognize student organizations with policies that discriminate against LGBT people.Schmidt Peter Supreme Court Decision on Law School's Anti-Bias Policy May Have Limited Impact June 28, 2010 http://chronicle.com/article/Supreme-Court-Decision-on-Law/66077/ Chronicle of Higher Education December 11, 2010 July 1 – Ireland's Dáil Éireann passes the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 without a vote.http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0701/gay.html Civil Partnership Bill passes through Dáil July 11, 2010 RTÉ News August 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100704041941/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0701/gay.html July 4, 2010 dead It passed the Seanad Éireann the next week by 48 votes to 4, completing its passage through the Oireachtas.http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0708/civilpartnership.html Civil Partnership Bill passes the Seanad RTÉ News July 8, 2010 August 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100711133858/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0708/civilpartnership.html July 11, 2010 live On July 19, President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, signs the bill into law, creating a form of civil union for same sex couples with most of the rights and duties of marriage, except that civil partners may not adopt or jointly be guardians of a child. The act also provides rights for participants in long-term cohabiting relationships who have not entered into a civil partnership or marriage.Charplie Taylor https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0719/breaking29.html Civil Partnership Bill signed into law The Irish Times July 19, 2010 August 13, 2010 December 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101230202239/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0719/breaking29.html dead 6 – Hawaii governor Linda Lingle vetoes Hawaii House Bill 444, which would have established civil unions for same-sex couples in that state.Roig Suzanne Hawaii Governor Vetoes Civil-Unions Bill Time July 7, 2010 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2002116,00.html December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101201015412/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0%2C8599%2C2002116%2C00.html December 1, 2010 dead 7 – The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, in HJ and HT v Home Secretary,HJ and HT v Home Secretary [2010] UKSC 31, [2010] 3 WLR 386. Retrieved December 11, 2010. ruled that the asylum claims of two men based on their fear of being persecuted in their home countries (Iran and Cameroon) because of their homosexuality may not be denied on the basis of their ability to conceal their homosexuality in the so-called "discretion test".Travis Alan Afua Hirsch Gay refugees must get asylum, rule judges https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jul/07/gay-refugees-asylum-seekers July 7, 2010 The Guardian London December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101210215240/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/07/gay-refugees-asylum-seekers December 10, 2010 live 8 – United States district court judge Joseph L. Tauro ruled in two separate cases that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. In Massachusetts v. United States Department of Health and Human Services Tauro says that the definition of marriage enacted by Congress for federal purposes violates the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and "encroaches upon the firmly entrenched province of the state" by treating some couples with Massachusetts marriage licenses differently than others. In Gill v. Office of Personnel Management brought by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, he says the law violates the equal protection of the law guaranteed by the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.Keen Lisa DOMA decisions released July 8, 2010 http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=107807 Bay Windows December 12, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100711133445/http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=107807 July 11, 2010 mdy Goodnough Abby John Schwartz Judge Topples U.S. Rejection of Gay Unions The New York Times July 8, 2010 https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/us/09marriage.html July 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120618104511/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/us/09marriage.html June 18, 2012 live 15 – The Argentine Senate passes (despite the General Law Committee recommending rejection of the bill)Key Argentine Senate Panel Advises Against Gay Marriage Bill http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=5990&MediaType=1&Category=24 July 6, 2010 On Top Magazine December 12, 2010 November 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129074213/http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=5990&MediaType=1&Category=24 dead a same-sex marriage bill that had passed in the Chamber of Deputies on May 5.http://momento24.com/en/2010/05/05/lower-house-approves-gay-marriage/ Lower House approves gay marriage May 5, 2010 Momento 24 December 12, 2010 February 13, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160213175622/http://momento24.com/en/2010/05/05/lower-house-approves-gay-marriage/ dead President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner signs the law on July 21.Cristina Kirchner signs bill legalizing same-sex couples' marriage MercoPress July 22, 2010 http://en.mercopress.com/2010/07/22/cristina-kirchner-signs-bill-legalizing-same-sex-couples-marriage December 12, 2010 Argentina becomes the tenth country in the world, and third Roman Catholic country, to legalize same-sex marriage, despite heavy criticism from the Church in Argentina amongst others. 19 – The United Nations Economic and Social Council voted to accredit International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) as a non-governmental organization granted consultative status, allowing IGLHRC to attend UN meetings, contribute statements and collaborate with UN agencies.US gay rights group gets UN accreditation Associated Press via CBS July 19, 2010 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-gay-rights-group-gets-un-accreditation/ December 12, 2010 22- The European Court of Human Rights holds, in P.B. and J.S. v. Austria, that lack of access to insurance for same-sex couple on equal terms with other marriages violates the ECHR.P.B. and J.S. v. Austria [2010] ECHR 1146. Retrieved December 12, 2010.Peroni Lourdes P.B. and J.S. v. Austria: Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation http://strasbourgobservers.com/2010/07/27/p-b-and-j-s-v-austria-discrimination-on-the-basis-of-sexual-orientation/ July 27, 2010 Strasbourg Observers Human Rights Centre, Faculty of Law, Ghent University December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101202063013/http://strasbourgobservers.com/2010/07/27/p-b-and-j-s-v-austria-discrimination-on-the-basis-of-sexual-orientation/ December 2, 2010 dead August 4 – In Perry v. Schwarzenegger, District Judge Vaughn R. Walker ruled that Proposition 8, the state constitutional amendment barring same-sex marriage, violates the "Equal Protection Clause" and the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution because there is no rational basis for singling out homosexual couples for denial of marriage licenses.Perry v. Schwarzenegger, 704 F.Supp.2d 921. Accessed December 12, 2010. Dolan Maura Judge strikes down Prop. 8, allows gay marriage in California [Updated] L.A. Now Los Angeles Times August 4, 2010 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/08/prop8-gay-marriage.html December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101206022635/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/08/prop8-gay-marriage.html December 6, 2010 live The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit then issued an emergency stay without explanation on August 16.Bloomberg Businessweek August 16, 2010 August 16, 2010 California Gay Marriage Remains Banned During Appeal Joel Rosenblatt and Edvard Pettersson http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-16/california-gay-marriage-remains-banned-during-appeal.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100819214917/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-16/california-gay-marriage-remains-banned-during-appeal.html August 19, 2010 dead 10 – The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled in quick succession that Mexico City's same-sex marriage law is constitutional,Mexican Court Upholds Capital's Gay Marriage Law Voice of America August 5, 2010 http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2010/08/05/mexican-court-upholds-capitals-gay-marriage-law/ December 12, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110722165019/http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2010/08/05/mexican-court-upholds-capitals-gay-marriage-law/ July 22, 2011 that the same marriages contracted in Mexico City must be recognised throughout Mexico, although no other state is required to perform them, Supreme court rules gay weddings valid in all Mexico BBC August 10, 2010 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10932748 December 12, 2010 and that it is unconstitutional to bar these married same-sex couples from adopting children.es Cancino Fabiola Nueve ministros a favor de la adopción en matrimonios gay Spanish CNN México August 16, 2010 http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2010/08/16/nueve-ministros-a-favor-de-la-adopcion-de-matrimonios-gay December 12, 2010Castillo E. Eduardo Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Gay Adoptions https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=11412712 August 16, 2010 Associated Press via ABC December 12, 2010 9 – A judge in New Mexico ruled that a marriage license issued to a lesbian couple in 2004 is valid, though she declines to rule on the broader constitutional question of same sex marriage.Sharpe Tom Judge: No easy way out for same-sex couple The Santa Fe New Mexican August 9, 2010 http://www.santafenewmexican.com/localnews/Judge-affirms-same-sex-marriages https://archive.today/20130201193432/http://www.santafenewmexican.com/localnews/Judge-affirms-same-sex-marriages dead February 1, 2013 December 12, 2010 17 – The Federal Constitutional Court of Germany rules that the surviving partners of registered partnerships are entitled to the same inheritance tax laws as the survivors of marriages. Surviving marital partners previously paid 7–30% inheritance tax while surviving registered partners paid 17–50%.Germany's gay couples to receive equal inheritance tax rights Deutsche Welle Levitz David August 17, 2010 http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5918626,00.html December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101130085340/http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0%2C%2C5918626%2C00.html November 30, 2010 live 31 The Parliament of Tasmania approves legislation to recognise same-sex marriages and registered unions performed outside Tasmania. Tasmania moves to recognise same-sex unions Australian Broadcasting Corporation September 1, 2010 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/01/2999027.htm December 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101125042810/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/01/2999027.htm November 25, 2010 dead The Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas, Texas, reverses a 2009 ruling in a same-sex divorce case, ruling that the Texas constitutional ban on same-sex marriage does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and that district courts in Texas do not have subject-matter jurisdiction to hear a same-sex divorce case. Appleton Roy Dallas judge's ruling saying gay couple could divorce in Texas rejected on appeal The Dallas Morning News September 1, 2010 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/090110dnmetgaydivorce.aa8079fa.html December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101103034807/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/090110dnmetgaydivorce.aa8079fa.html November 3, 2010 liveIn the Matter of the Marriage of J.B. and H.B. Docket No. 05-09-01170-CV (Tex. App.-Dallas, 2010) September 9 – Judge Virginia A. Phillips of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ruled in Log Cabin Republicans v. United States of America that the "don't ask, don't tell" policy violates the Fifth and First Amendments to the United States Constitution.Schwartz John September 9, 2010 Judge Rules That Military Policy Violates Rights of Gays https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/us/10gays.html The New York Times December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111106165106/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/us/10gays.html November 6, 2011 live Willon Phil Judge declares U.S. military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy openly banning gay service members unconstitutional L.A. Now The Los Angeles Times September 9, 2010 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/federal-judge-declares-us-military-ban-on-openly-gay-service-members-unconstitutional-.html December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205074025/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/federal-judge-declares-us-military-ban-on-openly-gay-service-members-unconstitutional-.html December 5, 2010 live On November 2, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal indefinitely extended a temporary stay of the judgment.Schimizzi Carrie Ninth Circuit indefinitely extends stay on 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/11/ninth-circuit-indefinitely-extends-stay-on-dont-ask-dont-tell.php November 2, 2010 JURIST December 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112080542/http://jurist.org/paperchase/2010/11/ninth-circuit-indefinitely-extends-stay-on-dont-ask-dont-tell.php November 12, 2010 live 13 – Chief of the Defence Force of Australia Angus Houston issued an order lifting the ban on transgender personnel. Dennett Harley Let them serve: Defence drops ban on transgender soldiers Crikey September 15, 2010 http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/09/15/let-them-serve-defence-drops-ban-on-transgender-soldiers/ December 12, 2010 21 – New York Governor David Paterson signed a bill into law allowing unmarried couples, including same-sex couples, to adopt children. The new law also replaces the term "husband and wife" with the gender-neutral "married couple".NY law lets unmarried adults jointly adopt September 20, 2010 October 1, 2010 The Associated Press via The Boston Herald http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view/20100920ny_law_lets_unmarried_adults_jointly_adopt/srvc=home&position=recent https://web.archive.org/web/20100924015406/http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view/20100920ny_law_lets_unmarried_adults_jointly_adopt/srvc%3Dhome%26position%3Drecent September 24, 2010 live 22 – In In re: Gill, a three-judge panel of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal unanimously strikes down the state's ban on homosexuals as adoptive parents as violating the "equal protection clause" of the Florida Constitution. Marbin Miller Carol Appeals court: Florida ban on gay adoption unconstitutional The Miami Herald December 12, 2010 http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/22/1836756/appeal-court-florida-ban-on-gay.html September 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101006202320/http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/22/1836756/appeal-court-florida-ban-on-gay.html October 6, 2010 live Florida state attorney Bill McCollum later announced that he would not further appeal against the ruling.Florida gay adoption ban ends https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39803884 October 22, 2010 Associated Press via NBC News December 12, 2010 29 – Tasmania passes a bill recognizing legal same-sex marriages performed outside Tasmania.Tasmania to recognise same-sex marriage October 5 – Court of First Instance of Hong Kong dismissed a judicial review in W v. Registrar of Marriages filed by a transsexual person, which concerned the constitutionality of marriage legislation and the interpretation of the "one man and one woman" clause.W v. Registrar of Marriages HCAL 120 2009 5 October 2010 73187 827 10 – Belgrade anti-gay riot failed to prevent Pride parade in Belgrade from being carried out. Unfortunately, the riot caused serious damage to many individual businesses and to some of city infrastructure.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-11507253 Scores held for Serbia Pride riot 2010-10-10 2019-01-31 en-GB November 2 – Voters in El Paso, Texas, pass an initiative that strips health insurance benefits from the unmarried partners of city employees.https://archive.today/20120728162227/http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_18132235?source=pkg Judge upholds ban on domestic partner benefits Supporters say that their intention was to target gay city employees and their partners.https://archive.today/20130122101304/http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_18141339?source=pkg Domestic partner benefits law sends El Paso backward, some say December 22 – Following its passage by the United States Congress,CBS News – Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Passes in the HouseCNN – Senate votes to repeal ban on gays openly serving in military President Barack Obama signs the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 into law.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-22/obama-signs-repeal-of-ban-on-gays-in-military-says-law-strengthens-u-s-.html Bloomberg Roger Runningen Obama Signs Repeal of Ban on Gays in Military, Says Law Strengthens U.S December 22, 2010 December 22, 2010 Deaths September 22 – Tyler Clementi, American student, died by suicide after a video of his sexual encounter with a man was streamed over the internet without his knowledge.Tyler Clementi, student outed as gay on internet, jumps to his death: Gay student Tyler Clementi whose roommate allegedly streamed video of him having sex with a man killed himself the next day Pilkington Ed September 30, 2010 The Observer https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/sep/30/tyler-clementi-gay-student-suicide London May 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110503191709/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/30/tyler-clementi-gay-student-suicide May 3, 2011 live mdy 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:2010s in LGBTQ rights