Page 35 of 46 On March 30, the Supreme Court rejected a prosecutor’s appeal of the early release of one of two men convicted in the 2018 death of LGBTQI+ activist Zak Kostopoulos. The other convict had already been released to serve his sentence at home due to his advanced age. Both were sentenced to 10 years in prison. Discrimination: The law prohibited discrimination, including regarding employment, by state and nonstate actors based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics. The law recognized LGBTQI+ individuals and couples, although LGBTQI+ persons did not possess equal rights. LGBTQI+ persons continued to advocate for the right of samesex couples to adopt children and for legal recognition of children born and raised in same-sex families. The state barred trans persons from employment with the police or coast guard on “mental health grounds.” Trans individuals continued to face problems accessing the labor market. Offices combating race crimes and hate crimes prosecuted crimes targeting LGBTQI+ individuals. The government enforced antidiscrimination laws and respected the right of imprisoned trans individuals to be detained in facilities in accordance with their gender identity. On March 29, the NGO Transgender Support Association hailed the government’s efforts to quickly reinstate access for trans individuals to hormone therapy, which was suspended in January due to a glitch in an online system. Activists said trans and nonbinary individuals faced Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023 United States Department of State • Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor