• December 29
  Russia

  Same-sex adoption becomes single only.

  Since 2013. No laws in place for same sex couples.
• Russia

  Same-sex adoption becomes single only.

  Adoption is being regulated by the Civil Procedure Code of Russia (Chapter 29); Family Code of Russia (Chapter 19); Federal Law On Acts of Civil Status (Chapter V). None of these documents contain any direct restriction or ban for homosexual people to ado
• Russia

  Same-sex marriage becomes not legal.
• December 19
  Russia

  Same-sex marriage becomes varies by region.

  Only two countries in Asia have a constitutional ban on gay marriage. Russia is not one of them. First symbolic Gay marriage couple had to flee Russia because the government put a bounty on them. Foreign Same Sex reconition reconized under EU law.
• November 23
  Spain

  LGBT employment discrimination becomes sexual orientation and gender identity.

  Only place that is missing discrimination protection is Belarus.
• Spain

  LGBT housing discrimination becomes sexual orientation and gender identity.

  No
• Spain

  LGBT employment discrimination becomes sexual orientation only.

  Ley Orgánica núm. 10/1995, de 23 de noviembre, del Código Penal.
• Spain

  LGBT discrimination becomes illegal.

  Art. 22.4 criminal code. In the current penal code is considered an aggravating.
• Spain

  Equal age of consent becomes equal.

  Actually the criminal code in Spain is under review in order to increase the age of consent.
• November 14
  Macau

  Homosexual activity becomes legal.

  There are no law specifically preventing homosexual
• July 5
  Armenia

  LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.

  Although Armenia did vote yes to ending discrimination in the country for lgbt people. In 2003 people said that they would not intervene if someone who is lgbt if they were being attacked.
• Armenia

  LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.

  The constitution does not prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity
• May 29
  Guatemala

  Same-sex marriage becomes foreign same-sex marriages recognized only.

  Required by 2018 ruling by IACHR Ruling. Gay Unions pending.
• Guatemala

  Same-sex marriage becomes unrecognized.

  Article 78 of the civil code defines marriage to be a union between a man and a woman
• May 25
  Ontario, Canada

  Same-sex adoption becomes legal.

  There are no laws in Canada against same-sex couples adoption children.
• Canada

  Same-sex adoption becomes legal.
• January 27
  Albania

  Homosexual activity becomes legal.

LGBT Organizations Founded in 1995

• Georgia Equality
  Georgia, United States

  Georgia Equality’s mission is to advance fairness, safety and opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and our allies throughout Georgia.
• Basic Rights Oregon
  Oregon, United States

  Basic Rights Oregon aims to ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Oregonians experience equality by building a broad and inclusive politically powerful movement…
• Associação Brasileira de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis e Transexuais
  Brazil

  The Brazilian Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transvestite and Transexual Association – ABGLT, was founded on January 31st 1995, by 31 founding member groups. It is a non-governmental…
• Háttér Society
  Hungary

  Háttér Society was founded in 1995, which makes it the oldest and largest LGBTQI community in Hungary.