This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 2007. Events January 1 Registered partnerships begin in Switzerland. Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations comes into effect in Northern Ireland. January 11 – The Mexican northern state of Coahuila, which borders Texas, passes (20–13) a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions, under the name Pacto Civil de Solidaridad (Civil Union Pact). After a similar measure was approved in Mexico City in November 2006. February 28 – Equalised age of consent comes into effect in United Kingdom territory of Jersey. March 17 – The Soulforce Equality Ride visits 32 schools in the United States that ban enrollment of openly gay students. 27 – A group of 29 human rights experts including seven United Nations Special Rapporteurs and a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights releases the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. April 10 – The legislature of the U.S. state of Washington passes S5336, giving final approval to domestic partnership legislation, which would give same-sex couples many state rights of marriage. 26 – The legislature of the U.S. state of New Hampshire passes legislation for civil unions, which give same-sex couples many state rights of marriage. 30 – Regulations covering the provision of goods, facilities and services, outlawing discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation enter into force in Great Britain. May 8 – In the U.S. Congress, New York congressman Jerrold Nadler and Vermont senator Patrick Leahy reintroduce the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) (H.R.2221 & S.1328). 9 – U.S. state of Oregon bans discrimination based on sexual orientation (which is legally defined to include gender identity) in the private sector. 17 – Ted Strickland, governor of the U.S. state of Ohio, issues an executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the public sector. 22 – U.S. state of Vermont bans gender identity discrimination in the private sector. 24 – Jenny Bailey becomes the first transsexual mayor in the United Kingdom. 25 U.S. state of Colorado bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the private sector. U.S. state of Iowa bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the private sector. June 1 – Registered partnerships begin in South Australia. August 9 – Visible Vote '08: A