gift to the West Switzerland vote for the Partnership Act 2005), and there was also a national demonstration. Zurich is the only Swiss city that holds an annual CSD. Other events Claude Janiak was elected as the first openly gay Speaker of the National Council in 2005. He was then elected to the Council of States in 2007, becoming the first openly gay member of that body. Doris Stump, first elected to the National Council in 2003, was the first lesbian member of the Parliament. In June 2022 a straw trans woman was burned in effigy in the town of Bassersdorf. Registered partnership and marriage in Switzerland Since 1 January 2007 Switzerland has allowed registered partnerships for same-sex couples. On 26 September 2021, a clear majority of the Swiss electorate voted in favour of marriage for all. From 1 July 2022, same-sex couples can now marry or convert their registered partnership into a marriage. With this decision, no new registered partnerships can be entered into after 1 July 2022. See also LGBT rights in Switzerland References Social history of Switzerland History Switzerland