18 –
Montana Governor
Steve Bullock issues an executive order prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity in public employment.[3]
20 –
New York State Division of Human Rights§466.13 prohibiting harassment and discrimination on the basis of gender identity, transgender status, or gender dysphoria when it comes to public and private employment, loans, schools, and public accommodations go into effect in the state of
New York.[4][5]
The
Lewisburg City Council unanimously passes Ordinance 254, an ordinance which banned sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in public and private employment and public accommodations.[7]
10 – Step-child and joint adoption by same-sex couples become legal in
Portugal.[8]
22 – The
Charlotte City Council passes, by a 7–4 vote, an amendment with a non-discrimination ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in public accommodations, passenger
vehicle for hire, and city contractors. It took effect on 1 April.[9]
25 – The
Italian Senate approves a Civil Union bill in a 173–71 vote.[10]
1 –
Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Greenland. The first same-sex couples were married on that day.[12]
7 – The Constitutional Court of
Colombia votes 6–3 in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. The ruling had immediate effect and required civil notaries to marry any same-sex couples who sought to marry.
Same-sex sexual activity is decriminalized in
Nauru.[16][17]
Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Mexican state of
Jalisco[18] following the
Congress of Jalisco complying with the Mexican Supreme Court ruling by amending the state civil code.
17 – Same-sex sexual activity is officially decriminalized in
Seychelles.[19]
20 – Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Mexican state of
Campeche.[20]
28 – The
Conservative Party of Canada votes 1,036–462 to change the party's political platform from defining marriage as "a union between one man and one woman" to a neutral stance.
June
28 – Czech Constitutional Court struck down a ban which forbade people living in registered partnerships from adopting children as individuals.[21] However, joint adoption and stepchild adoption still remain illegal.
July
1 – A bill banning the use of
conversion therapy on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity takes effect in the state of
Vermont.[22]