Events
- 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.
- US state of New York bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.
- Tony Knowles, governor of the U.S. state of Alaska, issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.
Read more about this topic: 2002 In LGBT Rights
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