Editing LGBTQ movements (section)

===== Other rights =====
In 2003, in the case ''[[Lawrence v. Texas]]'', the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] struck down [[sodomy laws]] in fourteen states, making consensual homosexual sex legal in all 50 states, a significant step forward in LGBT activism and one that had been fought for by activists since the inception of modern LGBT social movements.<ref>Cordova, Jeanne, ''When We Were Outlaws'' (2011) p 51-56.</ref>

From November 6 to 9, 2006, [[The Yogyakarta Principles]] on application of [[international human rights law]] in relation to [[sexual orientation]] and [[gender identity]] was adopted by an international meeting of 29 specialists in [[Yogyakarta]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fhr.org.za/about/our-work/small-grants-project/right-equality-non-disc/right-equality-and-non-discrimination-law/|title=Foundation for Human Rights :: The Right to Equality and Non-discrimination – the Law|website=fhr.org.za|access-date=January 21, 2019|archive-date=April 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419022841/http://www.fhr.org.za/about/our-work/small-grants-project/right-equality-non-disc/right-equality-and-non-discrimination-law/}}</ref> the [[International Commission of Jurists]] and the [[International Service for Human Rights]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icj.org/yogyakarta-principles/|title=Yogyakarta Principles {{!}} International Commission of Jurists|date=March 2007|language=en-US|access-date=January 21, 2019}}</ref>

During this same period, some municipalities have been enacting laws against homosexuality. For example, [[Rhea County, Tennessee]], unsuccessfully tried to "ban homosexuals" in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tenn-county-reverses-on-gay-ban/|title=Tenn. County Reverses On Gay Ban|website=[[CBS News]]|date=March 18, 2004|access-date=June 7, 2015|archive-date=May 13, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513215336/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/18/national/main607050.shtml}}</ref>

The 1993 "Don't ask, don't tell" law, forbidding homosexual people from serving openly in the United States military, was repealed in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/19/bill-clinton-dont-ask-dont-tell_n_3623245.html|title=On This Day In 1993, Bill Clinton Announced 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'|last=Klapper|first=Ethan|date=July 19, 2013|work=Huffington Post|access-date=January 28, 2019|language=en-US}}</ref> This meant that gays and lesbians could now serve openly in the military without any fear of being discharged because of their sexual orientation. In 2012, the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]]'s [[Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity]] issued a regulation to prohibit discrimination in federally-assisted housing programs.  The new regulations ensure that the department's core housing programs are open to all eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

The [[UN declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity]] gathered 66 signatures in the [[United Nations General Assembly]] on December 13, 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-homosexuality-idUSTRE4BH7EW20081218|title=U.N. divided over gay rights declaration|date=December 18, 2008|work=Reuters|access-date=January 21, 2019|language=en}}</ref>
In early 2014 a series of protests organized by [[Add The Words, Idaho]], and former state senator [[Nicole LeFavour]], some including [[civil disobedience]] and concomitant arrests,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ktvb.com/home/Lawyers-donating-their-time-to-defend-Add-the-Words-protesters-243617221.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140228004629/http://www.ktvb.com/home/Lawyers-donating-their-time-to-defend-Add-the-Words-protesters-243617221.html |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |title=Lawyers donating their time to defend 'Add the Words' protesters |author=KTVB, KTVB.COM |date=February 4, 2014 |work=KTVB |access-date=June 7, 2015 }}</ref> took place in [[Boise, Idaho]], which advocated adding the words "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to the state's Human Rights act.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/03/gay-rights-activists-arrested/5186171/|title=Dozens of gay rights activists arrested in Idaho|author=AP|date=February 3, 2014|work=USA TODAY|access-date=June 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/02/23/3045530/idaho-gay-friendly-anti-gay-neutral.html|title=Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell news by Idaho Statesman|access-date=June 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/02/04/3008121/popkey-dignified-and-resolute.html|title=Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell news by Idaho Statesman|access-date=June 7, 2015}}</ref>

On September 6, 2018, consensual gay sex was legalized in India by their Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rajagopal |first1=Krishnadas |title=SC decriminalises homosexuality, says history owes LGBTQ community an apology |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-de-criminalises-homosexuality-says-history-owes-lgbtq-community-an-apology/article24881549.ece |work=The Hindu |date=September 6, 2018 }}</ref>

In June 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act could protect gay and transgender people from workplace discrimination. The Bostock v. Clayton County decision found that protections guaranteed on the basis of sex could extend to sexual orientation and identity in areas like housing and employment.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/06/15/863498848/supreme-court-delivers-major-victory-to-lgbtq-employees |title=Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory To LGBTQ Employees |last=Totenberg |first=Nina |date=June 15, 2020 |website=NPR |access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> Democrats such as then-presidential candidate Joe Biden praised the decision.<ref name="NPR" />{{Blockquote|text=Today, by affirming that sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination are prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Supreme Court has confirmed the simple but profoundly American idea that every human being should be treated with respect and dignity.}} Due to a lack of federal protections, discrimination against LGBT people in public accommodation or the sale of goods and services by private businesses remains legal, leaving vulnerable those in more than half the states in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://united-states.reaproject.org/analysis/comparative-trends-analysis/population/tools/160000/0/ | title=Idaho vs. United States &#124; Population Trends over 1958-2021 | access-date=January 13, 2023 | archive-date=January 13, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113040453/https://united-states.reaproject.org/analysis/comparative-trends-analysis/population/tools/160000/0/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In October 2020, the Council of Europe's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Unit, along with the [[European Court of Human Rights]], held a conference to mark the 70th anniversary of the [[European Convention on Human Rights]] on October 8, 2020. The entity announced launching an event called "A 'Living Instrument' for Everyone: The Role of the European Convention on Human Rights in Advancing Equality for LGBTI persons", focused on the progress achieved in equality for LGBTI persons in Europe through the European Convention mechanism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/how-the-european-convention-on-human-rights-is-advancing-equality-for-lgbti-people|title=  How the European Convention on Human Rights is advancing equality for LGBTI people  |access-date=October 7, 2020|website=Council Of Europe}}</ref>

President Biden signed an executive order barring LGBTQ discrimination on his first day in office.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-preventing-and-combating-discrimination-on-basis-of-gender-identity-or-sexual-orientation/ |title=Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation |author-link=Joe Biden |date=January 20, 2021 |website=[[White House]] |access-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213111322/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-preventing-and-combating-discrimination-on-basis-of-gender-identity-or-sexual-orientation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Later the same year, Biden reversed a [[Donald Trump|Trump]]-era policy of banning transgender people from the military, authorized embassies to fly the pride flag, and officially recognized June as Pride Month.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-formally-recognizes-june-as-lgbtq-pride-month-2021-6 |title=Biden formally recognizes LGBTQ Pride Month, restarting a tradition that Trump abandoned |last=Seddiq |first=Oma |date=June 1, 2021 |website=Business Insider |access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref>