Convivencia (Law for Co-existence Partnerships), which became effective in March 2007. 9 – Yogyakarta Principles was developed at a meeting of the International Commission of Jurists, the International Service for Human Rights and human rights experts from around the world at Gadjah Mada University on Java, Indonesia from 6 to 9 November 2006. 14 – The National Assembly of South Africa passes the Civil Union Bill, which will legalise same-sex marriage in South Africa, by 230 votes to 41. 23 – Days before same-sex marriage becomes legal, the Constitutional Court of South Africa rules in Gory v Kolver NO that a same-sex partner is entitled to inherit as a spouse would if the other partner dies intestate. 29 – Having been passed 36–11 by the National Council of Provinces of South Africa on the previous day, the Civil Union Act is signed into law by Acting President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. The first South African same-sex marriage is solemnised on the following day. December 1 – An equalised age of consent law comes into force in Isle of Man, reducing the legal age for homosexual activity from 18 to 16 to match the age for heterosexual activity. 7 The House of Commons of Canada defeats a motion put forward by the Conservative minority government to revisit the issue of same-sex marriage in Canada. After the motion fails, prime minister Stephen Harper tells reporters, "I don't see reopening this question in the future." The Scottish Parliament legalizes adoption by same-sex couples, by a vote of 98–11. 11 – Three LGBT organisations—ILGA-Europe, LBL, and LSVD—are granted United Nations ECOSOC consultative status after a hard fought campaign from many non-governmental organizations. 14 The New Jersey Legislature enacts a bill to establish civil unions in that state. The measure passed 56–19 in the Assembly, and 23–12 in the Senate. It will come into effect 60 days after the governor signs it. In the Republic of Ireland, the Labour party introduces a civil unions bill in the Dáil, to be debated in early 2007. 19 – New Jersey bans gender identity discrimination in the private sector. 21 – New Jersey governor Jon Corzine signs the bill establishing civil unions in the state. The first civil union licenses become available on February 20, 2007. Deaths January 30 – Coretta Scott King, 78, American civil rights activist and advocate of gay rights February 18 – Laurel Hester, 49, American