This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBTQ rights that took place in the year 2013.

• 1 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the U.S. state ofMaryland.^[1]

• 2 - TheNational Assembly of France approves Article 1 of the same-sex marriage bill by a 249-to-97 vote.^[2]
• 5 - TheMarriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, which would legalize same-sex marriage for couples inEngland andWales, passes 400–175 in the Second Reading in the House of Commons.^[3]
• 19:
  • InAustria, step-child adoption (of one's partner's biological child) becomes legal afterECtHRrules in favour of a lesbian couple.^[4]
  • InGermany, successive adoption becomes legal after theConstitutional Court rules in favor of a lesbian couple. Previously, only the adoption of the biological child of one's partner was allowed.^[5]

• 23 - TheNational Assembly ofFrance legalizes, in a second voting, same-sex marriage and adoption.^[6]
• 29 -NBA free agentJason Collins becomes the first active male professional athlete in North America to acknowledge his homosexuality in an article written forSports Illustrated.^[7]

• 1 -Civil unions become legal in the U.S. state ofColorado.^[8]
• 14 -Brazil legalizes same-sex marriage after the National Council of Justice ruled that orders all civil registers of the country to license and perform same-sex marriages and convert any existing stable unions into marriages if the couples so desire. The ruling was published on May 15 and took effect on May 16, 2013.^[9]
• 17 - LGBT-rights activists gather inTbilisi, Georgia, for the firstanti-homophobic rally, despite large opposition.^[10]
• 30 - The Nigerian parliament passes a law banningsame-sex marriage.^[11]
• 22 -Health Canada lifts ban onmen who have sex with men donating blood with a deferral period of five years.^[12]
• 31 - Guy Erwin becomes the first openly gay bishop to be elected in theEvangelical Lutheran Church of America; he was elected to the Southwest California Synod of the ELCA.^[13]

• 19 -Exodus International, an organization devoted to the "re-orientation" of homosexual desires, shuts down.^[14]
• 25 - TheRussian Parliament approves a ban on "gay propaganda" in two bills. The bill would impose jail terms for those who are deemed to be promoting homosexual "propaganda" to minors and for those who offend religious believers. At the same time, proponents staged a "kissing protests" while opponents attacked them.^[15]
• 26 - TheSupreme Court of the United States ruled Section 3 of theDefense of Marriage Act unconstitutional inUnited States v. Windsor, requiring federal recognition of same-sex marriages performed in states. The also court dismisses an appeal inHollingsworth v. Perry, effectively invalidating Proposition 8 and restoringsame-sex marriage in California.
• 28 - The granting of same-sex marriages resumes inCalifornia.^[16]
• 30 - In Russia, PresidentVladimir Putin signs into law a bill banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to minors" after it was unanimously passed by the State Duma.^[17]

• 1 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the U.S. state ofDelaware.^[18]

• 1 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the U.S. states ofRhode Island andMinnesota.^[19][20]
• 5 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal inUruguay^[21] after it was passed on 10 May by the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay with 71 affirmative votes out of 92 in its second reading,^[22] making Uruguay the second country in Latin America, afterArgentina, and twelfth overall, to legalize same-sex marriage. The law was previously passed by the Senate on 2 April by a 23–8 vote.^[23]
• 19 - InNew Zealand, same-sex marriagebecomes legal afterRoyal Assent is granted by theGovernor-GeneralJerry Mateparae, following its passing in a third reading in parliament of theMarriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill.^[24][25]
• 21 - In the U.S. state ofNew Mexico,Doña Ana County begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses.^[26]
• 23 - In the U.S. state of New Mexico,Santa Fe County begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses following an order by a state district court judge inHanna v. Salazar.^[27]
• 27 - In the U.S. state of New Mexico,Bernalillo County begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses following an order by a state district court judge inGriego v. Oliver.^[28]San Miguel andValencia counties also begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses.Taos County announces it will begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses the next day following an order by a state district court judge inStark v. Martinez.^[29]

• 4 - In the U.S. state of New Mexico,Los Alamos County begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses following an order by a state district court judge inNewton v. Stover.^[30]
• 9 - In the U.S. state of New Mexico,Grant County begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses following an order by a state district court judge inKatz v. Zamarripa.^[31]

• - Atrans woman was able to apply for theTamil Nadu civil services exam after a court order allowed her to under a self-described gender choice category. Tamil Nadu is the first province of India to offer the option of gender choice instead of the ubiquitous "third gender".^[32]
• 4 -Xavier Bettel is appointedprime minister of Luxembourg, making him the third head of government in the world to be LGBT, after Iceland'sJóhanna Sigurðardóttir and Belgium'sElio Di Rupo, respectively. His deputy,Etienne Schneider, is also LGBT.^[33]
• 11 - TheSupreme Court of India overrules the Delhi Court in re-establishing the primacy of section 377 of theIndian penal code that makes homosexual activity illegal.^[34]
• 12 - TheHigh Court of Australia overrules the Australian Capital Territory's law allowing same-sex marriage in contravention of the Marriage Act saying the federal parliament alone could set such laws. The ruling annuls weddings that have taken place already.^[35]
• 17 - TheParliament of Uganda approves theUganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which originally proposed the death penalty for homosexuality but now containslife in prison for "aggravated homosexuality."^[36] The bill must be signed by the President of Uganda before becoming law.
• 19 - TheNew Mexico Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the state must issue marriage licenses to couples without respect to gender.^[37]
• 20 - InKitchen v. Herbert, U.S. District Judge Robert Shelby ruled that the Utah's ban on gay marriage violates the due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment for gay and lesbian couples.^[38]
• 23 - InObergefell v. Wymyslo, Federal Court Judge Timothy Black ruled that Ohio's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. However, his ruling only applies to death certificates.^[39]

• 8 January -Jeanne Manford, founder ofParents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), unknown (declining health).^[40]

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