Following the expansion of the Mongol Empire, the Turks were to a certain extent affiliated with the ruling nation. The social organization of Mongol and Turkish tribes was based upon clan customs…

Sources: tengriciturkiye.blogspot.co… Vernadsky, G. (1938). The Scope and Contents of Chingis Khan’s Yasa. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 3(3/4), 337–360. doi: 10.2307/2717841 scholar.harvard.edu/files/f…

Following the expansion of the Mongol Empire, the Turks were to a certain extent affiliated with the ruling nation. The social organization of Mongol and Turkish tribes was based upon clan customs…

Sources: tengriciturkiye.blogspot.co… Vernadsky, G. (1938). The Scope and Contents of Chingis Khan’s Yasa. Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 3(3/4), 337–360. doi: 10.2307/2717841 scholar.harvard.edu/files/f…

Blood donation centers follow the non-binding FDA 3-month deferral guidance.

Sources: fda.gov/regulatory-informat…

Blood donation centers follow the non-binding FDA 3-month deferral guidance.

Sources: fda.gov/regulatory-informat…

Blood donation centers follow the non-binding FDA 3-month deferral guidance.

Sources: fda.gov/regulatory-informat…

Blood donation centers follow the non-binding FDA three-month deferral guidance.

Sources: fda.gov/regulatory-informat…

Blood donation centers follow the non-binding FDA 3-month deferral guidance.

Sources: fda.gov/regulatory-informat…

Blood donation centers follow the non-binding FDA 3-month deferral guidance.

Sources: fda.gov/regulatory-informat…

Blood donation centers follow the non-binding FDA three-month deferral guidance.

Sources: cbsnews.com/news/fda-relaxe… fda.gov/regulatory-informat…

Blood donation centers follow the non-binding FDA 3-month deferral guidance.

Sources: fda.gov/regulatory-informat…

Blood donation centers follow the non-binding FDA 3-month deferral guidance.

Sources: fda.gov/regulatory-informat…

Blood donation centers follow the non-binding FDA 3-month deferral guidance.

Sources: fda.gov/regulatory-informat…

Blood donation centers follow the non-binding FDA 3-month deferral guidance.

Sources: fda.gov/regulatory-informat…

Section 12 of the Organic Act, which established the Territorial Government of Washington, adopted the laws of the Territory of Oregon applicable to the Territory of Washington as of March 2, 1853…

Sources: 10 U.S. Statutes at Large, c 90 p 172 § 12 leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/RCWA… Laws of the Territory of Washington 1875 p 85 § 1 leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/docu… Code of Washington containing all acts of a general nature. 1881 p 159 § 782; 1881 p 162 § 806 catalog.hathitrust.org/Reco… STATE v. PLACE, 5 Wash. 773; 32 P. 736 (1893) courts.mrsc.org/washreports… RCW 9.87.010 Vagrancy. app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/dispo.as… Painter, George. History of Sodomy Laws in the United States. glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensib…

Responding to STATE v. PLACE, the Washington State Legislature adopted the common law definition of "crimes against nature" and established a penalty of "imprisonment at hard labor in the state…

Sources: Laws of Washington 1893 c 139 § 2 leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/docu… RCW 9.79.100 Sodomy - Penalties. app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/dispo.as… STATE v. PLACE, 5 Wash. 773; 32 P. 736 (1893) courts.mrsc.org/washreports… Painter, George. History of Sodomy Laws in the United States. glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensib…

Laws of Washington 1909 c 249 § 204 amended the state's sodomy law to include oral sex, added a clause to specifically criminalize voluntarily submitting to 'carnal knowledge', and lowered the…

Sources: Laws of Washington 1909 c 249 § 204 leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/docu… RCW 9.79.100 Sodomy - Penalties. app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/dispo.as… Painter, George. History of Sodomy Laws in the United States. glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensib…

WASHINGTON LAWS, 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.92.010 Item 209 repealed Washington's Sodomy Laws: (a) Section 2. chapter 139, Laws of 1893 (b) Section 204, chapter 249, Laws of 1909 (c) Section…

Sources: 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 § 9A.92.010 leg.wa.gov/CodeReviser/docu… LAWRENCE V. TEXAS (02-102) 539 U.S. 558 (2003) lambdalegal.org/in-court/le… RCW 9.79.100 Sodomy - Penalties. app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/dispo.as… RCW 9.87.010 Vagrancy. app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/dispo.as… Painter, George. History of Sodomy Laws in the United States. glapn.org/sodomylaws/sensib…

SB 5722 - 2017-18 amended RCW 18.130.020 to define conversion therapy and RCW 18.130.180 to discipline licensed health care providers that perform conversion therapy on any patient under the age of…

Sources: Senate Bill: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?… lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/bien… Revised Code of Washington: apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default… app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.… Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Case: law.justia.com/cases/federa…

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…

Sources: Revised Code of Washington Chapter: app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.… WA Senate Bill 6239: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?… lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/bien… Referendum 74: leg.wa.gov/House/Committees… wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/… Supreme Court Decision: law.cornell.edu/supremecour… Respect for Marriage Act: congress.gov/bill/117th-con… Reporting: seattlepi.com/local/connell…

Age of consent is governed by RCW 9A.44 and is equal, regardless of gender or orientation.

Sources: doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-fam… Washington Laws: app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.… RCW 9A.44.093 RCW 9A.44.096 RCW 9A.44.089 RCW 9A.44.079

Age of consent is governed by RCW 9A.44 and is equal, regardless of gender or orientation.

Sources: doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-fam… Washington Laws: app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.… RCW 9A.44.093 RCW 9A.44.096 RCW 9A.44.089 RCW 9A.44.079

Conversion Therapy is currently legal. No law currently bans it, despite organizations such as the American Psychological Association denouncing it. Though it's not actually ambiguous (It is in…

Sources: nclrights.org/bornperfect-l… nclrights.org/bornperfect-t… hrc.org/resources/entry/the…

SB 5722 - 2017-18 amended RCW 18.130.020 to define conversion therapy and RCW 18.130.180 to discipline licensed health care providers that perform conversion therapy on any patient under the age of…

Sources: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?… lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/bien… law.justia.com/cases/federa…

Since 2016. some courts have recognized foreign joint adoption. Gay adoption legalizing pending. no recognition in Vatican city. Some receptions are also made for step-children.

Sources: ansa.it/english/news/genera… france24.com/en/live-news/2…

Since 2016. some courts have recognized foreign joint adoption. Gay adoption legalizing pending. no recognition in Vatican city.

Sources: ansa.it/english/news/genera… france24.com/en/live-news/2…

The couple applying for adoption must be a married, different sex couple. Custody has been granted to a same-sex parent on the basis of the "child's best interest," but this is very rare.

Sources: thelocal.it/20150319/italy-… corriere.it/politica/16_giu…

Same-sex couples are not permitted to adopt a child in India but single LGBTQ parents are.

Sources: travel.state.gov/content/tr…

Health Canada mandates a 3-month deferral across the nation.

Sources: hema-quebec.qc.ca/sang/donn… blood.ca/en/blood/am-i-elig…

All across Canada.

Sources: hema-quebec.qc.ca/sang/donn…

Shortly after Brazil gained independence from Portugal, the Imperial Penal Code decriminalized sodomy. Brazil's 1988 Constitution further strengthened affirmative protections by prohibiting any…

Sources: athosgls.com.br/comportamen… constituteproject.org/const…