10 – In Greece, the 45-year total ban on blood donation by men who have sex with men is eliminated. No deferral period is required for donation.[4]
11 – In Israel, a court ruling legalizing commercial surrogacy for gay male couples goes into effect after The Knesset fails to take action in the allotted six-month time period.[5][6]
22 – In India, the State Government of Tamil Nadu amended the States' Subordinate Police Officers' Conduct Rules, explicitly prohibiting police officers from harassing the LGBTQIA+ community and individuals working for their welfare, making it the first Indian state to enforce penalties against police officers for such actions.[7]
February
14 – Israel's Health Ministry announces a ban on conversion therapy by medical professionals, including punitive measures for violators.[8]
15 – In New Zealand, Parliament passes a ban on conversion therapy on person under age of 18 years or lacking decision-making capacity. Additionally, it bans conversion practice that causes serious harm for all age groups.[9][10]
17 – Kuwait's Constitutional Court struck down a contentious law that has long been used to criminalize transgender people by forbidding the "imitation of the opposite sex."[11][12][13]
31 – In Ireland, the deferral period on blood donations for men who have sex with men as well as their female partners is reduced from one year to four months.[17]
16 – In India, Supreme Court expanded the definition of family to include "queer relationships" in a landmark decision. The Court held that atypical families are deserving of equal protection under law guaranteed in the Article 14 of the Indian Constitution and benefits available under social welfare legislation.[26][27]
2 – In India, the National Medical Commission declared providing conversion therapy as "professional misconduct". It empowered the State Medical Councils to take disciplinary action against medical professionals if they provide "conversion therapy".[30][31]
1 – In Latvia, the first civil unions for same-sex couples were allowed by Latvian courts.[33]
4 – Slovenia legalises same-sex marriage. The parliamentary vote came after a supreme-court decision from July 8, which declared it a constitutional right.[34]
11 - On 11 October 2022, the Congress of the State of Mexico voted 49-12 with six abstentions to pass a bill legalizing same-sex marriage and concubinage in State of Mexico.[35][36] It was published on 1 November 2022, and took effect the next day.[37]
19/27 - A same-sex marriage bill was introduced to Congress of Mexican state Tabasco on 12 October 2022 by Deputy José de Jesús Hernández Díaz (MORENA). It was approved by a Congress committee on 17 October with 4 votes in favour and 2 abstentions,[38] and a final vote was scheduled for Wednesday, 19 October. Congress passed the bill on 19 October by 23 votes to 5 with seven abstentions.[39] The law was signed by Governor Carlos Manuel Merino Campos, and published in the official state journal on 26 October, taking effect the next day.[32]
In Russia, a bill making it a crime to spread "gay propaganda" to anyone, regardless of age, was signed into law by President Vladimir Putin.
8 - The United States House of Representatives approved the United States Senate's amendment to the Respect for Marriage Act with 258 votes in favor, 169 against and 1 abstention.[44]
12 - Barbados legalized same-sex acts by a high court decision.[45]
The Scottish Parliament passed with 86 votes in favor and 39 against the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, which allows all transgender people 16 or older to legally change their gender by simply signing a declaration, without the need for prior psychological counseling with a therapist.[47]
Spain's Congress of Deputies, with 180 votes in favor and 150 against, passed the so-called ley trans, a bill which allows all transgender people 16 or older to legally change their gender by simply signing a declaration, without the need for prior psychological counseling with a therapist, and transgender people aged 12 to 16 to legally change their gender under certain conditions.[48]