Presidential Forum, the first ever LGBT issues debate is hosted by the Logo cable television channel. Six candidates for the Democratic party's presidential nomination participate in the event. 31 – Kathleen Sebelius, governor of the U.S. state of Kansas, issues an executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in the public sector. September 17 – The Maryland Court of Appeals overturns a lower court ruling in Deane & Polyak v. Conaway and rules that the Maryland constitution does not require the state to recognize or sanction same-sex marriage. November 13 – Charles Iavarone, Supervisor of the Town of Salina, proposes human rights legislation which included a domestic partnership registry for the town. The board's only Democrat sided with two Republicans to defeat the law. 21 – Jennifer Granholm, governor of the U.S. state of Michigan, issues an executive order prohibiting employment discrimination based on gender identity or expression in the public sector. 29 The first foreign gay wedding is held in Hanoi, Vietnam, between a Japanese and an Irish national. Uruguay becomes the first Latin American country to pass a national civil union law. December 16 – In South Africa, the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 comes into force, setting an equal age of consent at 16; previously it had been 16 for heterosexual sex and 19 for homosexual sex. 17 – The National Assembly of Hungary passes registered partnerships, to become effective on January 1, 2009. The law gives the same rights to registered partners as to married spouses except for adoption. Deaths February 18 – Barbara Gittings, 75, U.S. gay rights activist March 14 – Ryan Skipper, 25, U.S. victim of an anti-gay hate crime May 15 – Yolanda King, U.S. civil rights and gay rights activist November 29 – Jane Rule, 76, U.S. lesbian author and advocate of gay rights See also Timeline of LGBT history – timeline of events from 12,000 BCE to present LGBT rights by country or territory – current legal status around the world LGBT social movements References LGBT rights by year LGBT rights