This is a list of notable events in the history ofLGBTQ rights that took place in the year 2018.

• 10 - TheInter-American Court of Human Rights rules thatLatin American governments have to allow same-sex marriages in their countries. The court decision sets a binding precedent inBarbados,Bolivia,Chile,Costa Rica, theDominican Republic,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Haiti,Honduras,Mexico,Nicaragua,Panama,Paraguay,Peru andSuriname.^[1]

• 12 -Trinidad and Tobago's High Court decriminalizes same-sex sexual activity.^[2][3]
• 18 - TheEvangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria allows theblessing of same-sex marriages.^[4]
• 27 - TheEvangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck allows theblessing of same-sex marriages.^[5]

• 7 - TheUnited Methodist Church (UMC) allows LGBT clergy and same-sex marriages in their churches.^[6]
• 9 - The General Synod of theAnglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia allows the blessing of same-sex marriages.^[7]
• 21 - TheChurch of Scotland votes in favour of drafting a new church law to allow same-sex marriages. The new laws would give ministers the option of performing same-sex marriages and a final vote is expected for 2021.^[8]

• 1 - The General Synod ofAnglican Episcopal Church of Brazil votes to change its marriage canon to allow same-sex couples to get married.^[9]
• 1 - Same-sex marriage is no longer legal inBermuda.
• 5 - TheEuropean Court of Justice (ECJ) rules that EU member states should recognise same-sex marriages for the purpose of residency if at least one partner is an EU citizen.Slovakia announces that they will comply with this ruling, recognising marriages performed abroad.^[10]
• 6 - TheSupreme Court ofBermuda strikes down the ban on same-sex marriage, five days after the ban goes into effect. A stay is implemented, allowing the Government time to respond.^[11][12]
• 19 -Transgender identity no longer is classified as a mental disorder in theInternational Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD).^[13] Now, instead, it is classified as a sexual health condition; this classification continues to enable healthcare systems to provide healthcare needs related to gender.^[14]
• 29 - ASofia court allows a French-Australian same-sex couple the right to reside inBulgaria.^[15]

• 1 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal inJersey.^[16]
• 13 - The Assembly of theUniting Church in Australia votes to create official marriage rites for same-sex couples.^[17]
• 18 - The Romanian Constitutional Court complies with the June ECJ ruling, and allows the main plaintiffs in the case the right to reside inRomania.^[18]
• 22 - TheNational Assembly of Cuba approves a draft constitution which recognizes same-sex marriage, though the proposal will need to go to a referendum at a later date in 2019.^[19][20]

• 9 - The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court in Costa Rica declares Articles 14 and 242 of the Family Code, as well as Article 4 of the 2013Law of Young People unconstitutional and gives the Legislative Assembly 18 months to amend the laws accordingly. If the Assembly does not comply, same-sex marriage will become legal automatically once that deadline passes.^[21][22]

• 6 - The Indian Supreme Court decriminalizes homosexuality, striking down the part ofSection 377 that criminalizedoral sex andanal sex.^[23][24]

• 15 - Parliament inSan Marino allowed civil unions and stepchild adoptions for homosexual couples^[25]
• 22 -Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg allowed blessings of same-sex marriages in their churches.^[26]
• 29 -Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau allowed blessings of same-sex marriages in their churches.^[27][28]

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