Events

• Sweden legalizes adoption for same-sex couples, making Sweden's registered partnership nearly identical to marriage, with the exception of right to marriage in a church.

Registered partnership is one of several terms for a civil union or civil partnership similar to marriage, typically created for the purposes of allowing same-sex couples access to the legal and social benefits of traditional marriage. ...

April

• April 28 - Homosexuality is decriminalized in China, as the newly amended Marriage Law avoids this topic.

April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ...

May

• May 6 - Openly gay Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated by Volkert van der Graaf.
• May 10 - Canadian gay teenager Marc Hall wins an injunction permitting him to bring his boyfriend to his prom.

May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn (surname pronounced somewhat like for-TOYN, IPA: ), (February 19, 1948 – May 6, 2002), was a controversial, openly gay, charismatic politician in the Netherlands who formed his own party Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn or LPF). ... Volkert van der Graaf (born July 9, 1969) is an animal welfare activist and is the confessed murderer of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... Marc Hall (b. ...

August

• Austria's Article 209 of the Penal Code was removed equalising the age of consent at 14.

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September

• September 4 - Hungary - The Constitutional Court has repealed the § 199 of the penal code so the age of consent has been equal for both heterosexual and homosexual activity at 14.
• September 22 - Switzerland - Voters in the canton of Zurich voted 63% to 37% to give same-sex couples the same legal rights as married opposite-sex couples. This includes tax, inheritance, and social security benefits. These rights are only given to same-sex couples who live in Zurich canton and who register with the government, promising to live together and support each other for six months.

September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... The Canton of Zürich (German: Kanton ) has a population of about 1. ...

November

• November 2
  • Australia
    • The sixth Gay Games, Under New Skies, kicks off in Sydney, Australia with 12,100 participants.

November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... The Gay Games is a popular sporting and cultural event hosted by the gay and lesbian community. ... This is about the city of Sydney in Australia. ...

Births

Deaths

• October 24 (San Francisco, California) - Harry Hay, 90, leader of the gay rights movement in the United States, co-founder of the Mattachine Society and the Radical Faeries.

October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City 122 km²  (47 sq mi)  - Land 121. ... For the Australian Olympic swimmer, see Henry Hay. ... The gay rights movement is a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support groups and political activists seeking acceptance, tolerance and equality for non-heterosexual, (homosexual, bisexual), and transgender people - despite the fact that it is typically referred to as the gay rights movement, members also... The Mattachine Society was the earliest homophile organization in the United States. ... The Radical Faerie community developed in America among Gay men during the 1970s sexual revolution. ...

External links

• Web site for Advocate news magazine
• 365gay.com
• Google search for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news