Time Line 2019

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January

• 1 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Austria.
• 1 - A law banning conversion therapy on minors in the U.S. state of New Hampshire takes effect.
• 1 - A law banning hate speech based on "transgender identity or expression" takes effect in Sweden.
• 1 - A law allowing third gender option ("diverse") on official documents takes effect in Germany.
• 1 - A law allowing legal gender change without medical or psychological requirements, as well as third gender option ("X") on birth certificates takes effect in New York City.
• 23 - Angola decriminalizes homosexuality.
• 25 - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signs a bill banning the use of conversion therapy on minors. The law takes effect immediately, making New York the 15th U.S. state to enact such a ban.

February

• 1 New Jersey has become the second state in United States of America to require public schools to teach LGBT and disability-inclusive material.
• 15 - Health Minister of Germany, Jens Spahn, calls for a ban on conversion therapy.
• 17 - The French Parliament votes to replace the use of the words "mother" and "father" in official school forms with the terms "parent 1" and "parent 2". Supporters of the legislation say it aims to guarantee equal treatment for pupils with parents of the same sex.
• 19 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, following a unanimous ruling by the National Supreme Court of Justice which struck down the state's ban on such marriages as unconstitutional.

March

• 8 - The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.
• 16 - The Reformed Church in Austria allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.
• 23 - The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg allowed blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches.
• 28 - Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, issues an executive order prohibiting mental health professionals from offering conversion therapy for minors.

April

• 23 - Madras High Court Justice GR Swaminathan directed Tamil Nadu Government to issue Government Order banning sex reassignment surgeries on intersex infants and children.

May

• 15 - The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.
• 22 - The Evangelical Church of the Palatinate allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.
• 24 - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Taiwan.

June

• 2 - San Marino bans discrimination based on sexual orientation by constitution. The motion passed with 71.46% of votes in a referendum.
• 7 - The decriminalization of homosexuality pass the lower house in Bhutan.
• 11 - Botswana's High Court unanimously decriminalizes homosexuality.
• 12 - High court in Ecuador allowed same-sex marriages in a ruling landmark decision.
• 13 - Brazil's Supreme Federal Court with a majority of 8 out of 11 judges voted in favor of making homophobia and transphobia crimes similar to racism.
• 14 - German reformed Church of Lippe allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.
• 21 - After receiving Royal Assent, the bill equalizing the age of consent in Canada came into force

July

• 3 - UK Methodist Conference voted by 247 votes to 48 to allow same-sex marriages in UK Methodist Churches.
• 6 - In Iceland a law allowing self-determination gender change as well as third gender option came into effect.
• 9 - In UK House of Commons, MPs overwhelmingly voted 383–73 in favour of extending same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland. The clause will require secondary legislation, and will only come into force if a devolved Northern Ireland Assembly is not formed by 21 October.
• 25 - Poland, Warsaw district court ordered that distribution of LGBT-free zone stickers should halt pending the resolution of a court case. However Gazeta Polska's editor dismissed the ruling saying it was "fake news" and censorship, and that the paper would continue distributing the stickers. Gazeta continued distribution of the stickers, but modified the decal to read "LGBT ideology-Free Zone".

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August

• 1 - Saoirse Kennedy Hill (granddaughter of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy) died at age 22 a drug overdose
• 8- The Evangelical Reformed Church of the canton of Zürich allowed bessing of same-sex marriages.
• 16 - Peter Fonda ("Easy Rider" star) die at age 79 of lung cancer. Son of Henry Fonda, brother of Jane Fonda.
• 28 - Tamil Nadu became the first state in India to ban sex reassignment surgeries on intersex infants and children, with an exception of cases where it would be required to overcome life-threatening situations. Tamil Nadu Government passed a Government Order as per the Madras High Court directive.
• 29 - The Swiss Reformed Church allowed blessing of same-sex marriages.

September

• 4 - Kylie Rae Harris ( “Twenty Years From Now” singer) dies at age 30 in three-ehicle auto accident
• 13 - Eddy Money ("Take me Home Tonight" singer) dies at age 70 of esophageal cancer
• 17 - Cokie Roberts (newscaster) died at age 75) of breast cancer complcations. Her parents were Lindy Boggs and Hale Boggs, each of whom served for decades as Democratic members of the House of Representatives from Louisiana; Lindy succeeded Hale after his plane disappeared over Alaska in 1972.
• 18 - The Reformed Church of Aargau allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.
• 20 - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.

• October ==
• 4 - Diahann Carroll (first black actress to star i aor TV sereis) dies at 84
• i6 - Rip Taylor ("King of Camp" comedian , made 2,000 appearances in TV) dies at 84 of seizure
• 22 - Legislation to recognize same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland passed by MPs at Westminster, taking effect after 21 October deadline passed without a devolved Northern Ireland government being re-formed.
• 22 - Willie Brown (Oakland Raiders Pro Football Hall of Famer) dies at age 78
• 29 - John Witherspoon (actor) dies at 77

November

• 9 - The Union of Evangelical Churches in Germany allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.
• 17 - The Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.
• 20 - The Evangelical Church of Westphalia allowed blessings of same-sex marriages
• 29 - The Evangelical Church in Central Germany allowed blessings of same-sex marriages

December

• 06 - Rene Auberjonois (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star) dies 79 of lung cancer
• 08 - Caroll Spinney (played "Big Bird" and "Grouch" on Sesame Street for fifty years) dies at 85 of Distonia
• 12 - Danny Aiello (Movie actor) dies at age 86 after short illness
• 13 - Gabon adopted a ban on homosexuality.
• 14 - Anna Karina (former model/actress/songstress) died at age 79 from cancer
• 19 - Clauudine Auger is first French actress to play a Bond girl in "Thunder Ball") dies at age 78
• 20 - Junior Johnson (Champion race car driver) dies at 88 due to Alzheimerr's disease
• 21 - Manuel Ungaro (French fashion designer) died at age 86
• 26 - Sue Lyon (played "Lolita" in Stanley Kubrick's movie of the same name at age 14) dies at age 73
• 26 - Kushal Punjabi (Bollywood actor) dies at age 42 – cause of death suicide by hanging

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