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The US state of California bans gender identity discrimination in the private sector.[1]
The US state of New Mexico bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the private sector.[2]
Publication of Louis Crompton's 648-page, world-spanning study Homosexuality & Civilization by Harvard University Press. (ISBN 0-674-01197-X)
Januaryedit
30 — In Belgium, legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry becomes active. Because of Belgian requirements for marriage, it will take until June before the first same-sex marriages are actually performed. The legal rights are not completely equal to opposite-sex marriage because couples lack adoption rights.
Marchedit
13 — In the United States, The Census Bureau releases figures showing that 34.3 percent of households headed by lesbian couples, and 22.3 percent of those headed by gay male couples are raising children. The report also shows that 99.3 percent of counties in the U.S. have households headed by same-sex couples.[3]
30 — Paul E. Patton, governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky, signs an executive order banning public-sector discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.[4]
18 — Canadian province of Ontario appeals court rules that civil same-sex marriages will be recognized as valid by the government, making Canada the first country in the Americas to honor legal same-sex marriage.
21 — Janet Napolitano, governor of the U.S. state of Arizona, issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.[5]
2 — Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. adds "sexual orientation" to its corporate non-discrimination policy.
28 — Ed Rendell, governor of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, issues an executive order banning gender identity discrimination in the public sector.[8]
30 — George W. Bush, president of the United States, says he supports "codifying marriage in the United States as being between one man and one woman."
27 — Statistics from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation show that 16.7 percent of hate crimes committed in the country in 2002 were due to bias against the victim's perceived sexual orientation, the highest rate in the 12 years federal records have been kept.
29 — A Human Rights Campaign study shows 60 percent of American adoption agencies accept applications from gay and lesbian couples and 40 percent claim to have placed children in homes headed by same-sex couples.
Novemberedit
15 — Canadian politician Ted Nebbeling marries his partner of 32 years in what is believed to be the first same-sex marriage of a cabinet minister.
In the United Kingdom, the Queen's Speech, which gives the government's program of legislation for the year ahead, includes a bill to allow Civil Partnerships for same-sex couples.
1 — In the United Kingdom, the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 are introduced, making discrimination against lesbian, gay and bisexual employees unlawful. However, the regulations do not apply to pension rights or to employees of religious organisations.
6 — Houston, Texas, city councilmember Annise Parker defeats fellow councilmember Bruce Tatro as Houston's first lesbian city controller.
^"Assemblyman Mark Leno's Gender Identity Bill Signed By Governor Davis". Archived from the original on June 12, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2007.
^"Farmington NM Gay Men". Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2007.
^"HRC Applauds U.S. Census Bureau as It Releases First Report on Same-Sex Partners and Their Families". Archived from the original on January 3, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
^Hunt, Jerome (June 2012). "A State-by-State Examination of Nondiscrimination Laws and Policies" (PDF). Center for American Progress Action Fund: 46. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^http://www.azsos.gov/aar/2003/37/governor.pdf Archived June 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Adobe Acrobat format)
^Limon v. Kansas, [openjurist.org/539/us/955/limon-v-kansas-02-583 539 US 955] (Supreme Court of the United States June 27, 2003).
^"Gay rights case voids 17-year term for teen". The St. Petersburg Times. St. Petersburg, Florida: The Washington Post. June 28, 2003. p. 10A. Retrieved July 1, 2010.[permanent dead link]
^Nadler, Jerrold (March 6, 2003). "H.R.832 - 108th Congress (2003-2004): Permanent Partners Immigration Act of 2003". www.congress.gov. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^Leahy, Patrick J. (July 31, 2003). "S.1510 - 108th Congress (2003-2004): Permanent Partners Immigration Act of 2003". www.congress.gov. Archived from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
^"University of Minnesota Human Rights Library". hrlibrary.umn.edu. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
^LAVOIE, DENISE (November 16, 2013). "A Decade After Massachusetts' Landmark Gay Marriage Ruling, The Gains Are Clear". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2013.