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SunnyDex edited an entry in Netherlands.
LGBT discrimination: Illegal from 1993 to Feb 2023.
Equal Rights Act of 1993 banned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Hate crimes in the Netherlands have been rising in recent years.
SunnyDex added an entry in Netherlands.
LGBT discrimination: Illegal from Feb 2023 to now.
Sexual orientation was added as a protected category from discrimination in the constitution of the Netherlands after votes in Senate and House Of Representatives were successful. Previously the Equal Rights Act of 1993 protected sexual orientation and had been interpreted to protect gender identity, expression and sex characteristics as well.
SunnyDex edited an entry in India.
Same-sex marriage: Unregistered cohabitation from Jun 12, 2020 to Aug 16, 2022.
The Uttarakhand High Court acknowledged that cohabitation and "live-in relationships" are protected by law.
SunnyDex added an entry in India.
Same-sex marriage: Unregistered cohabitation from Aug 16, 2022 to now.
Indian LGBTQ couples are able to obtain some limited rights as a live-in couple. The August 2022 Supreme Court decision Deepika Singh v. Central Administrative Tribunal widened the definition of family. Familial relationships may take the form of domestic, unmarried partnerships or queer relationships. A household may be a single parent household for any number of reasons, including the death of a spouse, separation, or divorce. Similarly, the guardians and caretakers (who traditionally occupy the roles of the “mother” and the “father”) of children may change with remarriage, adoption, or fostering. These manifestations of love and of families may not be typical but they are as real as their traditional counterparts. Previously in 2020,the Uttarakhand High Court ruled same-sex couples have a right to unregistered cohabitation, although the ruling did not spread nationally. There was also limited minimal recognition in some jurisdictions of the nation.
SunnyDex edited an entry in Estonia.
Same-sex adoption: Step-child adoption only from Jan 2017 to now.
In February of 2017, a lesbian woman successfully adopted her partner’s child. Since then, many other same-sex couples adopted their partners child. In 2020 a same-sex couple adopted a child. Theoretically, infertile couples may be able to jointly adopt non-biological but it is unclear if this applies to same-sex couples.
Sources: loc.gov/item/global-legal-m…~:text=(Registered%20Partnership%20Act%2C%20%C2%A7%C2%A7,before%20entering%20into%20a%20partnership.
SunnyDex edited an entry in China.
Same-sex marriage: Not legal from Jan 2017 to Oct 1, 2017.
There are no laws in China recognizing same-sex marriage in China. But Chinese activists say that legality may happen in the next couple of decades.
SunnyDex added an entry in China.
Same-sex marriage: Unregistered cohabitation from Oct 1, 2017 to now.
Since October 1st, 2017, a system that is in use for same-sex couples was enacted called "legal guardianship" or "guardianship agreement". The system grants same-sex couples some limited rights such as medical care, property management and other additional rights that can expressed through different documents the couple may sign. Additionally, Beijing provides dependent residency status to foreign same-sex couples since the 1st of July 2013. In Hong Kong, several court decisions and most notably court case Leung Chun Kwong v Secretary for the Civil Service granted same-sex couples limited rights and benefits in the realm of immigration, tax rights and inheritance.
SunnyDex edited an entry in Saint Lucia.
LGBT housing discrimination: No protections from Jan 1, 2006 to now.
No protections are afforded to LGBTQ people in housing.
SunnyDex edited an entry in Saint Lucia.
LGBT housing discrimination: No protections from Dec 31, 2005 to now.
No protections are afforded to LGBTQ people in housing.
SunnyDex edited an entry in Saint Lucia.
LGBT housing discrimination: No protections from past to Jan 1, 2006.
No protections are afforded to LGBT people in housing in Saint Lucia.
SunnyDex added an entry in Saint Lucia.
LGBT housing discrimination: No protections from past to Jan 1, 2006.
No protections are afforded to LGBT people in housing in Saint Lucia.
SunnyDex edited an entry in Saint Lucia.
LGBT employment discrimination: No protections from past to Dec 31, 2005.
No protections until 2006
SunnyDex edited an entry in Saint Lucia.
LGBT employment discrimination: No protections from past to now.
No protections until 2006
SunnyDex added an entry in Saint Lucia.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation only from Jan 1, 2006 to now.
Article 131 of the Labour Code protects the category of sexual orientation from discrimination in employment since 2006.
SunnyDex edited an entry in Saint Lucia.
LGBT discrimination: Illegal in some contexts from Jan 1, 2006 to Mar 8, 2022.
Sexual orientation protection in Article 131 of the Labour code for employment.
SunnyDex added an entry in Saint Lucia.
LGBT discrimination: Illegal in some contexts from Mar 8, 2022 to now.
Article 131 of the Labour Code protects sexual orientation discrimination in Employment Since 2006. In 2022, A Domestic Violence Act was passed protecting LGBT couples.
SunnyDex edited an entry in Antigua and Barbuda.
LGBT housing discrimination: No protections from past to Jul 5, 2022.
Homosexuality illegal
SunnyDex added an entry in Antigua and Barbuda.
LGBT housing discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from past to now.
Per Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ruling
SunnyDex edited an entry in Antigua and Barbuda.
LGBT employment discrimination: No protections from past to Jul 5, 2022.
Homosexuality illegal
SunnyDex added an entry in Antigua and Barbuda.
LGBT employment discrimination: Sexual orientation and gender identity from Jul 5, 2022 to now.
Per Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ruling
SunnyDex edited an entry in Antigua and Barbuda.
LGBT discrimination: Illegal in some contexts from Sep 1, 2020 to Jul 5, 2022.
Pursuant to rule 7(1) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Rules 2019, adopted by Antigua and Barbuda under Statutory Instrument No. 49 (2019), Practice Direction 8E No. 1 (effective 1 September 2020) includes under Section 5(j) the crime of murder motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation among the exceptionally serious crimes that could lead to the imposition of life imprisonment for the perpetrator.
Sources: ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_Wor… (page 243)
SunnyDex added an entry in Antigua and Barbuda.
LGBT discrimination: Illegal from Jul 5, 2022 to now.
As a result of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court's ruling that decriminalized sodomy, references to sex in the constitution were interpreted to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected categories against discrimination. "In giving a liberal and purposive interpretation to section 14(3) of the Constitution the reference to “sex” ought not to merely reference a physical gender. Such an approach would be too linear and restrictive. The reference to “sex” would necessarily encompass concepts such as gender identity, sexual character, and sexual orientation. It would be self-defeating to the constitutional provision if the notion of sex were to be separated from matters of sexual orientation and sexual identification since the concept of sex as a physical gender carries with it a perception of how people identify and are oriented even in those instances when the identification and orientation are stereotypical or traditional in nature."

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