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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 2012.

1 – In the United States, civil union laws in Delaware and Hawaii take effect.^[1]
6 – After a judge's ruling, the Brazilian state of Alagoas becomes the first to recognise same-sex marriages.^[2]
12 – Civil union laws on the British Isle of Jersey take effect.^[3]
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Following a ten day trial in the United Kingdom, three Muslim men are convicted at Derby Crown Court of inciting hatred on the grounds of sexuality after distributing leaflets calling for gay men to be killed. Two other defendants are acquitted.^[4] This was the first such prosecution under hate crime legislation.^[5]
In the United States, Texas A&M adds sexual orientation and gender identity and expression to the university's non-discrimination policy.^[6]

7 — The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rules in Perry v. Schwarzenegger that California's Proposition 8, which restricts marriage to mixed-sex couples, is unconstitutional.^[7]
20 — Three women in rural Camaroon go on trial for "practising homosexuality". It is believed to be the first time women have been tried on such charges.^[8] Three days later ten women are arrested on accusations of being lesbians, an illegal activity.^[9]
21 — In the United States, the Baltimore County, Maryland, County Council passes a bill prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity.^[10]
22 — United States District Judge Jeffrey White rules that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional.^[11]
29 — The Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly in Russia passes a bill making "public actions directed at the propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderism among minors" punishable by fines of up to US$17,000.^[12]

1 — Malaysian High Court Judge Rohana Yusuf rules that police have the power to ban a gay arts festival.^[13]
25 — Slovenian voters reject the new family code granting registered same-sex partners all the rights of married couples, except with regards to joint adoptions, that was passed by the then-coalition government.

March 11 — Agnes Torres Hernandez, Mexican LGBT rights activist, murdered.^[14]
March 27 — Adrienne Rich, credited to have brought "the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse,"^[15] rheumatoid arthritis.^[16]

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 ==Deaths==
-* March 1 — [[Andrew Breitbart]], former advisory board member of the United States [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican party's]] [[GOProud]], undetermined cause.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/andrew-breitbart-conservative-publisher-and-activist-has-died-at-age-43/2012/03/01/gIQACCVSkR_story.html Conservative publisher, activist Andrew Breitbart dies in Los Angeles at 43]</ref>
 * March 11 — [[Agnes Torres Hernandez]], Mexican LGBT rights activist, murdered.<ref>[http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2012/03/12/la-activista-transgenero-agnes-torres-es-hallada-muerta-en-puebla La activista transgénero Agnés Torres es hallada muerta en Puebla]</ref>
 * March 27 — [[Adrienne Rich]], credited to have brought "the oppression of women and lesbians to the forefront of poetic discourse,"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/mar/29/adrienne-rich-poet-essayist-dies|title=Adrienne Rich, award-winning poet and essayist, dies|first=Alison|last=Flood|work=The Guardian|date=29 March 2012|accessdate=29 March 2012}}</ref> [[rheumatoid arthritis]].<Ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2012/03/adrienne-rich.html|title=Poet Adrienne Rich, 82, has died|work=Los Angeles Times|date=28 March 2012|accessdate=28 March 2012}}</ref>