Gavin Newsom signs several pro-LGBTQ+ laws, vetoes gender-affirming care and HIV coverage
Here are the LGBTQ+ bills Gavin Newsom signed or vetoed this week.
October 15, 2025
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Marriage Equality Signed into Law in Ireland
After a popular vote, same-sex couples may legally wed in Ireland as soon as November.
October 30, 2015
Miss. Gov. Signs 'License to Discriminate' Into Law
Opponents warn that the new law will allow widespread discrimination against LGBT people and others by those claiming serving such people or groups violates their 'religious freedom.'
April 3, 2014
Minn. Gov. Signs Marriage Equality Into Law
The Democratic governor's signature makes Minnesota the 12th U.S. state to embrace the freedom to marry.
May 14, 2013
WATCH: Montana Sodomy Repeal Signed Into Law
Gay couples will no longer have to say, 'Not tonight, dear, it's a felony,' one activist quips.
April 19, 2013
WATCH: Colorado Makes Civil Unions Official
Although voters had banned same-sex marriage via the state constitution, activists pressed for civil unions and won that fight today.
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March 21, 2013
N.H. governor signs civil unions law
Gay couples in New Hampshire will be able to join in civil unions starting next year under a bill Gov. John Lynch signed into law in Concord on Thursday.
June 1, 2007
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs 9 Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills Into Law
The bills deal with issues such as foster care, name and pronoun recognition, and restroom access.
September 25, 2023
President Joe Biden to Sign Marriage Equality Into Law
It comes 10 years after Biden first voiced support for same-sex marriages on Meet the Press.
December 13, 2022
Putin Signs Extreme Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Into Law
The law extends the current ban to prohibit sharing LGBTQ-related information with adults as well.
December 6, 2022
Antigay Adoption Policy Now the Law in Michigan
Michigan's governor has signed a bill granting faith-based adoption agencies in the state the power to refuse to allow LGBT people to adopt, or place foster children in homes headed by LGBT Michiganders.
June 11, 2015
Md. Gov. Signs Trans Nondiscrimination Bill Into Law
With the stroke of a pen, Maryland becomes the 18th state to provide protections for transgender individuals statewide.
May 15, 2014
Obama to Uganda's President: Don't Sign Antigay Law
The president releases a statement saying that signing the bill "will mark a serious setback for all those around the world who share a commitment to freedom, justice and equal rights."
February 17, 2014
Montana Governor, Who Has Nonbinary Child, Signs Law Defining Sex as Binary
It's one of three anti-LGBTQ+ bills the Republican governor signed.
May 23, 2023
Thailand’s king makes history, signs marriage equality law
The popular tourist destination is the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.
September 25, 2024
Oklahoma Governor Signs Anti-Trans 'Bathroom Bill' Into Law
The restrictive measure is one of several pieces of far-right legislation Oklahoma has passed, including one of the nation's most draconian abortion laws.
May 26, 2022