This is a list of notable events in the history ofLGBTQ rights that took place in the year 2015.

• 1 –Same-sex marriage became legal inLuxembourg.^[1]
• 6 – Same-sex marriage became legal in the state ofFlorida.^[2]
• 12 – In the caseRosenbrahn v. Daugaard, U.S. District Court JudgeKaren E. Schreier ruled thatSouth Dakota's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.^[3]
• 14 – The Constitutional Court ofAustria has ruled that same-sex couples have the same right as opposite-sex couples to adopt children.^[4]
• 18 – Irish Minister for HealthLeo Varadkar comes out during an interview on morning radio, becoming the country's first openly gay government minister.^[5]
• 23 – In the caseSearcy v. Strange, U.S. District Court JudgeCallie V. S. Granade ruled thatAlabama's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.^[6]

• 23 –Arkansas GovernorAsa Hutchinson allowed a bill to become law that prevents any cities and counties in the state from expanding anti-discrimination ordinances beyond what the state already prohibits by refusing to sign or veto the legislation. The state's anti-discrimination laws do not include sexual orientation or gender identity.^[7]

• 2 – InWaters v. Ricketts, U.S. District Court JudgeJoseph Bataillon ruled thatNebraska's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.^[8]
• 3 – TheParliament ofSlovenia voted to legalize marriage for same-sex couples.^[9]
• 12 –Utah GovernorGary Herbert signed a bill into law that amends existing anti-discrimination laws for housing and employment to include sexual orientation and gender identity.^[10]

• 1 – Maltese parliament accepts the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics (GIGESC) Bill, bringing the country to the forefront of progressive gender legislation.^[11][12]
• 13 – Chilean PresidentMichelle Bachelet signed a law that recognizes civil unions between same-sex couples.^[13]

• 12 – Voters in the city ofEureka Springs, Arkansas, upheld an ordinance that bans sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations.^[14]
• 14 – The city council inLaramie, Wyoming, voted 7–2 in favor of a measure that bans sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations.^[15]
• 23 – Voters in the Republic ofIreland approved anamendment to theirconstitution to legalize marriage for gay and lesbian couples. It is the first country in the world to legalize the practice by a popular vote.^[16]
• 26 – Aunanimous vote by theInatsisartut(Parliament of Greenland)ratified same-sex marriage.^[17]

• 5 – In the U.S. territory ofGuam, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood issued a ruling that found the territory's marriage law banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.^[18]
• 12 – In the Mexican state ofChihuahua, the governorCésar Duarte Jáquez announced that his administration would no longer prevent same-sex couples from marrying.^[19]
• 22 –Same-sex marriage became legal in the British Territory of thePitcairn Islands.^[20]
• 26 – Same-sex marriage waslegalized in theUnited States of America after theSupreme Court ruled that refusing to grant marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples violates theFourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.^[21]
• 29 – Homosexuality was officially decriminalized in the African country ofMozambique.^[22]
• 29 – At the 78th General Convention of theEpiscopal Church, a resolution removing the definition of marriage as being between one man and one woman was passed by the House of Bishops with 129 in favor, 26 against, and 5 abstaining.^[23]

• 29 – After the Supreme Court legalizedsame-sex marriage nationally in the US, the office of the presiding bishop inEvangelical Lutheran Church in America released a letter informing members that each congregation is free to marry gay and lesbian couples or to choose not to do so.^[24]

• 13 –The Pentagon announced that it will allow transgender personnel to serve openly in theUS military, starting in 2016.^[25]
• 21 – TheEuropean Court of Human Rights ruled that Italy is violating human rights because neithercivil unions or same-sex marriages are legal in the country.^[26]

• 10 –Nepal starts issuing passports to transgender people; the holder's sex is marked as 'O' for other, rather than male or female.^[27]
• 11 – TheMexican Supreme Court ruled that a law banning adoption by same-sex couples in the state ofCampeche is unconstitutional.^[28]

• 9 – The Gender Equality Act B.E. 2558 went in effect inThailand, criminalizing discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation.
• 16
  • Argentina abolishes the ban on gay and bisexual mendonating blood.^[29]
  • TheNepalese Constituent Assembly approved a new constitution that included several provisions pertaining to the rights of LGBT people.^[30]

• 22 – Civil unions became legal inChile.^[31]
• 28 – The Dutch Health Minister announced thatthe Netherlands would lift the lifetime ban on gay and bisexual mendonating blood to replace it with a 12-month deferral period.^[32]

• 4
  • The French Health Minister has announced that from spring 2016, gay and bisexual men will be able todonate blood following a one-year deferral.^[33]
  • The Constitutional Court ofColombia ruled 6–2 in favour of full adoption rights for same-sex couples.^[34]
• 12 – TheUkrainian parliament approved an anti-discrimination law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the workplace.^[35]
• 17 – Ireland held its firstsame-sex marriage.^[36]

• 9 –Same-sex unions became legal in theRepublic of Cyprus.^[37]
• 18 – ThePortuguese Parliament approved a bill that would provide full adoption rights,^[38] but President Anibal Cavaco Silva, who leaves office on 9 March, rejected a bill that had been passed by the country's parliament^[39]
• 21 – TheU.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a proposal to replace the indefinite deferral with the one-year deferral on gay and bisexual mendonating blood.^[40]
• 23 – TheGreek Parliament approved a bill that recognizes civil unions between same-sex couples.^[41][42][43]

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