Same-sex marriage: Other type of partnership from 1994 to Jul 2, 2005.
The Ley de Arrendamientos Urbanos (Urban Leasing Law) was passed in 1994, allowing registered cohabitation for same-sex couples which granted some of the rights previously reserved for married couples.
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from 1954 to 1979.
The Vagrants and Common Delinquents Law (Ley de Vagos y Maleantes) was modified under the regime of Francisco Franco to prohibit homosexual acts, with a penalty of imprisonment. In 1970 the Law on Danger and Social Rehabilitation (Ley Sobre Peligrosidad y Rehabilitación Social) was introduced that further enforced the prohibition and specified a prison term of up to 5 years.
Right to change legal gender: Legal, but requires surgery from Jan 10, 2020 to now.
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 allows for transgender individuals who have had sex reassignment surgery to change their legal gender from male to female and vice versa. An option for third gender is available without surgery required under the 2014 Supreme Court ruling.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender: Recognized from Feb 2022 to now.
The Constitutional Court of Columbia ruled that a non-binary person was entitled to a birth certificate and identity card with a "no binario"/"NB" sex marker.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender: Not legally recognized from past to now.
Belgium currently does not legally recognise non binary gender, however in 2019 the Constitutional Court ruled that current laws were unconstitutional. The government plans to introduce an "X" gender marker for ID cards in 2022.
Homosexual activity: Legal from May 1, 1997 to now.
In 1997 the High Court of Australia ruled that Tasmania's anti-gay laws were inconsistent with federal law, and Tasmania (the final jurisdiction with contrary laws) was forced to decriminalise homosexuality.
Blood donations by MSMs: Legal from Mar 16, 2022 to now.
In 2022, France removed the deferral period for gay and bi men donating blood, replacing it with a new policy that applies to all donors, regardless of sexual orientation.
Blood donations by MSMs: Banned (3-month deferral) from Jan 1, 2022 to now.
In September 2021 it was announced that gay and bi men would legally be able to donate blood after a deferral period of 4 months, effective from January 2022.
Conversion therapy: Banned from Aug 6, 2021 to now.
The Sexual Offences and Obscene Publications Act was revised to ban any therapy that attempts to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Homosexual activity: Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) from Jul 5, 2019 to Jun 29, 2020.
Article 402 of the Penal Code outlines moral offences, including "sexual relations between persons of the same sex", punishable by imprisonment of up to six months and a fine of up to 5 million CFA francs.
Homosexual activity: Illegal (other penalty) from 1815 to Nov 11, 1918.
During the Partitions of Poland, the Polish state had ceased to exist and laws from other states were forced upon the lands. in 1945 Russia's penal code specified a punishment of forced resettlement to Siberia.