2002 in gay rights

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See also: 2001 in gay rights, other events of 2002, 2003 in gay rights and thelist of 'years in gay rights'

Events

• Sweden legalizes adoption for same-sex couples, making Sweden's registered partnership nearly identical to marriage, with the exception of right to marriage in a church.

April

• April 28 - Homosexuality is decriminalized in China, as the newly amended Marriage Law avoids this topic.

May

• May 6 - Openly gay Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated by Volkert van der Graaf.
• May 10 - Canadian gay teenager Marc Hall wins an injunction permitting him to bring his boyfriend to his prom.

August

• Austria's Article 209 of the Penal Code was removed equalising the age of consent at 14.

September

• September 22 - Switzerland - Voters in the canton of Zurich voted 63% to 37% to give same-sex couples the same legal rights as married opposite-sex couples. This includes tax, inheritance, and social security benefits. These rights are only given to same-sex couples who live in Zurich canton and who register with the government, promising to live together and support each other for six months.

November

• November 2
  • Australia
    • The sixth Gay Games, Under New Skies, kicks off in Sydney, Australia with 12,100 participants.

Births

Deaths

• October 24 - Harry Hay, 90, co-founder of the Mattachine Society.

External links

• Web site for Advocate news magazine
• 365gay.com
• Google search for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news

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