In 2008, there were 26 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 50 changes made and 71 in the following year. A total of 602 legal changes were made in the 2000s.
- November 26Same-sex marriage becomes unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned.Cohabitation agreement, corresponding to civil union, was instituted in Greece, in November 26, 2008, only available to opposite-sex couples. In April 2006, former President of the PA.SO.K. party, George Papandreou proposed to Parliament the recognition of unmarried same-sex or heterosexual couples. However, the project was not accepted by the LGBT organizations as it was considered that it would not have any benefit in their rights, since it prohibited the adoption of children.
- November 4
- October 28Same-sex marriage becomes legal.
- October 20
- Same-sex marriage becomes civil unions.Although marriage is still defined as a union between a man and a woman, article 68 of the 2008 constitution also state: The stable and monogamous union between two persons without any other marriage ties who have a common-law home, for the lapse of time and under the conditions and circumstances provided for by law, shall enjoy the same rights and obligations of those families bound by formal marriage ties.
- September 12Same-sex adoption becomes legal.Under federal law since 2015. Single adoption, joint adoption for married couples and second parent adoption for married couples are all allowed for LGBT people. In Kentucky, businesses can discriminate against LGBT people on the basis of religion. While it is unclear if this also applies to adoption agencies, such a case has been brought up in court and ended up with the judge resigning.
- August 5Right to change legal gender becomes illegal.Legally, one can only change the gender when he/she is very young and has condition that "confuses" the actual gender of the child. Once the sexual organ is "fully developed", a citizen can't change his/her gender.
- July 31
- July 15LGBT employment discrimination becomes sexual orientation and gender identity.Included in incitement to hatred.
- July 1Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).5- 30 years in prison and fine. 5-25 years in Zanzibar. Rarely enforced.
- June 14
- June 1Right to change legal gender becomes legal, surgery not required.
- May 29Same-sex marriage becomes foreign same-sex marriages recognized only.In this context, "foreign" is defined as same-sex marriages legally performed in other jurisdictions but heretofore unrecognized by New York State.
- May 1
- Equal age of consent becomes unequal.The age of consent in for anal sex in Canada is 18, whereas the age of consent for acts of sex is 16.
- April 16
- Blood donations by MSMs becomes varies by region.In 2008, Russia repealed its ban against gay people donating blood. The law was signed in effect on April 16, 2008 by Tatyana Golikova, the minister of Russia's Health and Social Development department. However due to chechnyas policy of making homosexuality illegal homosexuals cannot donate blood in Chechnya.
- April 7
- March 10
- February 17
- February 3Same-sex marriage becomes other type of partnership.The terminology for same sex union used is domestic partnership. Same-sex marriage from other states are also recognized in oregon.