2002 in LGBT rights

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Sweden legalizes adoption for same-sex couples, making Sweden's registered partnership nearly identical to marriage, with the exception of right to marriage in a church.

April 28 - Homosexuality is decriminalized in China, as the newly amended Marriage Law avoids this topic.

May 6 - Openly gay Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated by Volkert van der Graaf.
May 10 - Canadian gay teenager Marc Hall wins an injunction permitting him to bring his boyfriend to his prom.

Austria's Article 209 of the Penal Code was removed equalising the age of consent at 14.

September 4 - Hungary - The Constitutional Court has repealed the § 199 of the penal code so the age of consent has been equal for both heterosexual and homosexual activity at 14.
September 22 - Switzerland - Voters in the canton of Zurich voted 63% to 37% to give same-sex couples the same legal rights as married opposite-sex couples. This includes tax, inheritance, and social security benefits. These rights are only given to same-sex couples who live in Zurich canton and who register with the government, promising to live together and support each other for six months.

November 2
- Australia
  - The sixth Gay Games, Under New Skies, kicks off in Sydney, Australia with 12,100 participants.

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