In 2012, there were 102 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 113 changes made and 147 in the following year. A total of 1434 legal changes were made in the 2010s.
- December 25Blood donations by MSMs becomes legal.
- December 6Same-sex marriage becomes legal.SB 6239 - 2011-12 amended RCW 26.04.010 to legalize same-sex marriage by replacing gendered terms with gender-neutral language. The law, meant to take effect on June 7, 2012, was delayed by Referendum 74 which put the issue to voters who affirmed the legislation. The law went into effect on December 6, 2012. Same-sex marriage was further protected by the US Supreme Court in OBERGEFELL v. HODGES on June 26, 2015, under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The 117th US Congress legislated additional protections in H.R.8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, on December 13, 2022, mandating all states recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding pertaining to marriage in any other state; enforceable by the Attorney General and subject to injunctive and declaratory relief.
- December 5
- December 1Legal recognition of non-binary gender becomes recognized.New Zealand allows an "X" marker on birth certificates and passports.
- November 28Same-sex marriage becomes unregistered cohabitation.The Supreme Court adopted a resolution on the interpretation of Art. 691 k.c. in which it ruled: “A person actually cohabiting with the tenant (within the meaning of Article 691 § 1 of the Civil Code) is a person connected with the tenant by emotional, physical and economic bonds; also a person of the same sex."
- November 8Same-sex marriage becomes legal.In 2012, Maryland legalized same-sex marriage.
- November 6
- October 12
- September 29Conversion therapy becomes banned.Note that this only applies to youth (under 18 years olds)
- September 20Serving openly in military becomes legal.Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
- Serving openly in military becomes legal.Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
- July 31LGBT employment discrimination becomes sexual orientation and gender identity.
- July 24
- Serving openly in military becomes legal.
- July 12LGBT housing discrimination becomes sexual orientation and gender identity.The anti-discrimnation law penalizes the arbitrary discrimination and includes protection for discrimination of sexual orientation and gender identity
- LGBT employment discrimination becomes sexual orientation and gender identity.The anti-discrimination law penalizes the arbitrary discrimination and includes protection for discrimination of sexual orientation and gender identity
- July 1
- June 15
- May 24Right to change legal gender becomes legal, no restrictions.People have a right to change their legal gender without approval from a doctor or a judge. Sex reassignment surgery and hormonal treatments are not required, but they are provided by the state for free to anyone who requests them. Several people had had their legal gender changed before the Gender Identity Law through court decisions, including popular actress, TV host and trans woman Flor de la V.
- May 8Same-sex marriage becomes banned.
- May 3Same-sex marriage becomes legal.Same-Sex Marriage became legal in Quintana Roo on May 12, 2012 after the Secretary of State announced to legalize Same-Sex Marriage
- April 30LGBT employment discrimination becomes sexual orientation only.Labour law protects sexual minority individuals from discrimination. Gender identity is not explicitly stated however.
- April 23LGBT housing discrimination becomes sexual orientation only.only sexual orientation.
- LGBT employment discrimination becomes sexual orientation and gender identity.Illegal in all contexte
- April 20LGBT employment discrimination becomes n/a.
- LGBT discrimination becomes illegal.
- April 11
- April 9Same-sex adoption becomes ambiguous.There is no specific exclusion for same-sex couples. It is legal, however, to deny adoption based on religious grounds.
- March 26Blood donations by MSMs becomes legal.
- March 9LGBT employment discrimination becomes no protections.high discrimination from the aids epidemic. Discrimination protections pending.
- March 1
- LGBT housing discrimination becomes ambiguous.Various by city. Pending state wide.
- LGBT housing discrimination becomes sexual orientation only.Only city discrimination protections. As well as state housing discrimination protection for sexual orientation only.
- LGBT housing discrimination becomes ambiguous.In the city of New Orleans and Shreveport. As well as Full State discrimination protections under the current governor. Pending statewide.
- February 12Blood donations by MSMs becomes legal.According to the Grenadian Blood Bank.
- January 6
- January 1Same-sex marriage becomes civil unions (marriage rights).
- LGBT housing discrimination becomes ambiguous.Cities and under the ruling of Section VII sex discrimination contains sexual orientation and gender identity. sexual orientation under hate crime law.
- LGBT housing discrimination becomes ambiguous.Only City Housing discrimination protections.
- (date unknown)
- Serving openly in military becomes lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.LGB people can serve in the military openly, Transgenders Can’t
- January 1Serving openly in military becomes ambiguous.No laws restricting or allowing MSM to donate blood.
- Right to change legal gender becomes legal, no restrictions.
- Right to change legal gender becomes legal, no restrictions.
- Right to change legal gender becomes legal, no restrictions.
- Right to change legal gender becomes legal, no restrictions.
- Same-sex marriage becomes legal.
- (date unknown)LGBT employment discrimination becomes sexual orientation and gender identity.State law provides for protections against employment discrimination in regards to both sexual orientation and gender identification.
- Blood donations by MSMs becomes varies by region.Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska do not discriminate towards MSMs while Br?ko District still does.
- Homosexual activity becomes legal.A new Penal Code was adopted in 2012 removing previous punishments.
- Same-sex adoption becomes ambiguous.Cambodia no longer bans gay foreign couples from adopting. It is unclear if gay and lesbian Cambodian citizens can adopt.
- Same-sex marriage becomes legal.The legislation allowed religious organisations to opt in to marry same-sex couples should they wish to do so and protected religious organisations and their representatives from successful legal challenge if they did not wish to marry same-sex couples.
LGBT Organizations Founded in 2012
TransMan Pilipinas
TransMan Piilipinas is a group for transgender men in the Philippines. It is a safe place to express yourself, opinion and experiences regarding your transition/pre…LGBT Jordan
Informal LGBT group advocate for LGBT rights in Jordan.Youth LGBT organisation Deystvie
LGBT Youth OrganizationNELFA Network of European LGBTIQ* Families Associations
NELFA is the European platform of LGBTIQ* families associations, bringing together LGBTI parents and parents-to-be from all over Europe. NELFA currently represents 29…Proud To Be Us Laos
Proud To Be Us Laos is the country's first LGBTQ organization. Their main goals are: 1. Support people with sexual and gender diversity (LGBTIQ) to participate in national…Jeunailissime is an LGBTIQ + association of young Congolese and Congolese who works on social inclusion.Milchjugend - falschsexuelle Welten
Swiss youth organization found in 2012 in order to publish a youth magazine "Milchjugend" for young LGBTQIA+ people (16-25 y/o). Since then Milchjugend has grown and organizes…Rainbow Families Greece
Rainbow Families Greece is an NGO focusing on LGBTQI+ parents and their families as well as on parents of LGBTQI+ children.Trans-Kinder-Netz e.V.
The Trans-Kinder-Netz e.V. or TRAKINE e.V. (Trans Children’s Network) is a non-profit organization that provides support and resources for transgender children and their…