2022 in LGBT rights
This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 2022.
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Events
January
- 1 – In Switzerland, a law allowing simple gender change without a sex reassignment surgery goes into effect.[1]
- 7 – In Canada, a ban on conversion therapy goes into effect.[2][3]
- 10 – In Greece, the 45-year total ban on blood donation by men who have sex with men is eliminated. No deferral period is required for donation.[4]
- 11 – In Israel, a court ruling legalizing commercial surrogacy for gay male couples goes into effect after The Knesset fails to take action in the allotted six-month time period.[5][6]
February
- 14 – Israel's Health Ministry announces a ban on conversion therapy by medical professionals, including punitive measures for violators.[7]
- 15 – In New Zealand, Parliament passes a ban on conversion therapy on person under age of 18 years or lacking decision-making capacity. Additionally, it bans conversion practice that causes serious harm for all age groups.[8][9]
- 17 – Kuwait's Constitutional Court struck down a contentious law that has long been used to criminalize transgender people by forbidding the “imitation of the opposite sex."[10][11][12]
- 17 – India's Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment announces that gender-affirming healthcare will be covered by insurance in the nation.[13]
March
- 10 – In Chile, same-sex marriages comes into effect.[14]
- 16 – In France, the deferral period on blood donations for men who have sex with men is eliminated.[15]
- 31 – In Ireland, the deferral period on blood donations for men who have sex with men as well as their female partners is reduced from one year to four months.[16]
- 31 – The United States announces an overhaul of TSA protocols to implement gender-neutral screening at checkpoints.[17]
April
- 11 – In the United States, passports are issued with a non-binary "X" gender option for the first time.[18]
May
- 1 – In Lithuania, the deferral period on blood donations for men who have sex with men is eliminated.[19]
July
- 1 – In Switzerland, same-sex marriages comes into effect.[20]
References
- "Switzerland to allow simple gender identity change next year". www.jurist.org. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- Aiello, Rachel (7 January 2022). "Conversion therapy is now illegal in Canada". CTVNews. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- Hauser, Christine (6 January 2022). "Canada Bans 'Conversion Therapy'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "Greece Lifts Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood". GreekReporter.com. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- "Israel will open surrogacy to same-sex couples as of next week". Los Angeles Times. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "Israel to open surrogacy to same-sex couples as of next week". San Diego Union-Tribune. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- Winer, Stuart. "Health Ministry bans 'conversion therapy' by medical professionals". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- Treisman, Rachel (16 February 2022). "New Zealand just became the latest country to outlaw conversion therapy". NPR. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- "Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill 56-2 (2021), Government Bill – New Zealand Legislation". www.legislation.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- "Kuwait overturns law criminalising 'imitation of opposite sex'". BBC News. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- "Kuwait court overturns law criminalizing transgender people". ABC News. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- Yee, Vivian (16 February 2022). "Kuwait Overturns Law Used to Prosecute Transgender People". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- Pandit, Ambika (11 February 2022). "Centre to roll out transgender scheme tomorrow". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- Romo, Vanessa (7 December 2021). "Chile's Congress approves same-sex marriage by an overwhelming majority". NPR. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- Bollinger, Alex. "France ends ban on gay & bisexual male blood donors". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- Reporter, Beau Donelly, Senior. "New blood donation rule 'ends discriminatory ban' on gay and bisexual men". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- "TSA announces measures to implement gender-neutral screening at its checkpoints | Transportation Security Administration". www.tsa.gov. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- Hernandez, Joe (27 October 2021). "The U.S. issues the first passport with a nonbinary gender 'X' option". NPR. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- "Sveikatos apsaugos ministerija ruošiasi leisti homoseksualiems asmenims aukoti kraujo". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- "Switzerland to allow same-sex weddings starting July 2022". NBC News. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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