In 2002, there were 16 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 53 changes made and 98 in the following year. A total of 576 legal changes were made in the 2000s.
- November 7Same-sex adoption becomes legal.As in the UK, IVF treatment is available for lesbian couples too.
- September 10Same-sex adoption becomes legal.Legal under the case of Du Toit v Minister of Welfare and Population Development, later made official through the Consolidated Children's Act of 2010
- September 1Homosexual activity becomes legal.
- August 31LGBT housing discrimination becomes sexual orientation and gender identity.Under the Romanian Criminal Code.
- LGBT discrimination becomes illegal.
- July 11Equal age of consent becomes equal.The revised Criminal Code equalised the age of consent to 17, after pressure from the EU.
- June 24Equal age of consent becomes equal.The age of consent between people with maximum 5 years of difference is 14. Sexual contact between coetaneous is never punishable.
- June 6Same-sex adoption becomes legal.
- April 17Homosexual activity becomes legal.
- March 12Same-sex adoption becomes single only.The adoption requirement does not allow for unmarried couples or single parents of any form to apply for adoption of children.
- March 1Same-sex adoption becomes illegal.Same-sex couples or even homosexuals are not allowed to adopt in Kenya. Chapter 141, Section 158 of Kenya's The Children Act states: "An adoption order shall not be made if the applicant or, in the case of joint applicants, both or any of them [...] is a homosexual."
- February 13
- January 15LGBT discrimination becomes illegal.Under Nationwide housing discrimination protections in 2018.
- LGBT discrimination becomes illegal in some contexts.Law 14170 of January 15, 2002. Determines the imposition of penalties for companies who practice discriminatory act against a person because of their sexual orientation.
- January 6
LGBT Organizations Founded in 2002
MassEquality
MassEquality is the leading Massachusetts grassroots advocacy organization working to ensure that everyone across Massachusetts can thrive from cradle to grave without…Boys of Bangladesh
Boys of Bangladesh (BoB), is the largest network of self-identified Bangladeshi gay men. It is a non-registered, non-funded and non-formal group run by a pull of dedicated…Zagreb Pride Organization
Zagreb Pride Organization is the organization that runs Zagreb Pride, the LGBT pride march in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.Equality Alabama
Equality Alabama's mission is to advance equality for LGBTQ Alabamians where they live, work, learn and play through education and advocacy.National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
The National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is the business voice of the LGBT community and is the largest global not-for-profit advocacy organization specifically dedicated…Rede Ex Aequo
A rede ex aequo é uma rede de apoio, quebra de isolamento e activismo para jovens lésbicas, gays, bissexuais, trans, intersexo e apoiantes entre os 16 e os 30 anosSC Equality
SC Equality is the statewide LGBTQ rights organization in South Carolina.