In 2011, there were 79 recorded legal changes made affecting LGBT people. In the previous year, there were 102 changes made and 109 in the following year. A total of 1148 legal changes were made in the 2010s.
- December 30
- December 26Same-sex marriage becomes not legal.Article 11 of the law of family and marriage explicitly prohibits same sex couples from marrying each other.
- November 30LGBT housing discrimination becomes sexual orientation only.Gender identity is not explicitly mentioned in the legislation.
- LGBT employment discrimination becomes sexual orientation only.Sexual orientation is explicitly mentioned. Although gender identity is implied, it is not explicitly mentioned.
- LGBT discrimination becomes illegal.Sexual orientation is explicitly covered in the law. Gender Identity on the other hand, is not mentioned explicitly but is implied.
- November 7Blood donations by MSMs becomes banned (1-year deferral).Although you can't have sex for a year.
- Blood donations by MSMs becomes banned (indefinite deferral).The Irish Blood Transfusion Service bans blood from men who have sex with men. Their policy states: "In order to assure the continued safety of the blood supply, we currently ask those people who may have a particularly high risk of carrying blood-borne viruses not to give blood. This includes men who have ever had sex with another man / men."
- November 5
- September 26
- September 20Homosexuals serving openly in military becomes legal.Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
- Homosexuals serving openly in military becomes legal.Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
- Homosexuals serving openly in military becomes legal.Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
- Homosexuals serving openly in military becomes legal.Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
- Homosexuals serving openly in military becomes legal.Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
- Homosexuals serving openly in military becomes legal.Don't Ask, Don't Tell is officially repealed throughout the United States, and gays and lesbians may openly serve.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals serving openly in military becomes legal.Legalized with national passing of Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010.
- Homosexuals 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.
- Homosexuals serving openly in military becomes legal.Don't ask don't tell was officially repealed.
- Homosexuals serving openly in military becomes legal.
- Homosexuals serving openly in military becomes lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.Lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals are permitted to serve openly in the military, however, transgender individuals are still banned.
- September 1Same-sex marriage becomes civil unions.Legalization pending. Required under 2018 EU ruling.
- Same-sex marriage becomes civil unions.
- July 24Same-sex marriage becomes legal.In 2011, New York legalized same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality Act.
- July 22Same-sex marriage becomes ambiguous.There has been an officially recognised female-female marriage
- July 9
- LGBT housing discrimination becomes no protections.
- Homosexuals serving openly in military becomes illegal.No protection granted as homosexuality is illegal
- LGBT discrimination becomes no protections.No protection is granted as homosexuality is illegal
- Homosexual activity becomes illegal (imprisonment as punishment).Up to 10 years in prison and a fine
- July 8Same-sex marriage becomes not legal.As homosexuality is a punishable offense, same sex marriage is also not legal
- June 16
- May 25Same-sex marriage becomes n/a.
- May 5
- April 18Same-sex adoption becomes ambiguous.While same-sex adoption is legal in Arizona, 2011 Ariz Legis Serv. 147 (S.B. 1188) gives preference to "a married man and woman" over an individual. Thus, the preference for married individuals not only discriminates against unwed individuals of all orientations, but the wording also carries allows for discrimination against LGBT couples. Second parent adoption is not permitted for same-sex couples.
- April 7Same-sex adoption becomes legal.Originally banned in a measure on a ballot, but Arkansas Supreme Court Overruled. Any unmarried individual may petition for adoption, and any married individuals must petition jointly before the court. While the Supreme Court of Arkansas has struck down bans to limit same-sex adoption on privacy grounds, all adoption cases are handled on a case by case basis before a lower court judge. Lower courts have a history of hostile rulings for same-sex adoptive parents as displayed in Larson v. Larson, 902 S.W.2d 254 (App. 1995).
- April 1Blood donations by MSMs becomes banned (6-month deferral).Red Cross Japan reduces deferral for high HIV risk individual from 12 months to 6 months.
- March 15Right to change legal gender becomes legal, but requires surgery.Individuals in Portugal can legally change their gender and name on their birth certificate.
- February 4Right to change legal gender becomes legal, surgery not required.No requirements for surgery or sterilization. Missing non binary options.
- Right to change legal gender becomes legal, but requires surgery.
- January 28Right to change legal gender becomes legal, surgery not required.The German Constitutional Court found the provision that required surgery to change one's legal gender unconstitutional.
- January 4Blood donations by MSMs becomes legal.
LGBT Organizations Founded in 2011
Equality Louisiana
Equality Louisiana is a coalition of LGBT and allied organizations from all over Louisiana committed to full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.Akahatá - Equipo de Trabajo en Sexualidades y Géneros
AKAHATÁ es un equipo de personas comprometidas con los derechos humanos que nos unimos para trabajar en temas relacionados con los géneros, las sexualidades y los derechos…Community Business
GlobalCreator of Hong Kong and Asia's first Diversity and Inclusion Index, which is now done annually for corporates that are LGBTQ inclusive.Pride Legal
GlobalThe most trusted network of independent attorneys for the LGBTQ community in California.