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List of years in LGBT rights (Table)
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Events

April

October

  • In the United Kingdom, Home Office minister Mike O'Brien announced that same-sex partners were eligible for British residency, based on a 4 year relationship akin to marriage.
  • October 3 — An Ontario court rules that the Canadian province's Insurance Act must include same-sex partners in its definition of spouse.

November

December

  • Annise Parker is elected as an at-large member of the Houston City Council alongside mayoral candidate Lee P. Brown.
  • December 2 — David Cantania becomes the first openly lesbian or gay person to be elected to the city council of Washington, D.C.
  • December 10 — The Constitution Review Committee in Florida votes 6–2 to reject adding sexual orientation as a criterion for protection in the state constitution.
  • December 16 — In New Zealand, the court of appeals rules unanimously not to grant same-sex couples the right to marry.
  • December 17 — In the U.S. state of New Jersey, same-sex couples are given the right to jointly adopt children.

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