Same-sex marriage was legalized in Sweden.
The California Supreme Court ruled that the state ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Spain legalized same-sex marriage.
The Civil Marriage Act was introduced, making same-sex marriage legal in Canada.
Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.
The UK's repealed anti-gay amendment, Section 28, came to a complete end in the UK.
The Anglican Church of America approved a gay bishop.
A gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally beaten and left to die in Wyoming, US.
Alfredo Ormando set himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against the Roman Catholic Church's teaching on homosexuality.
Tokyo celebrated the country's first LGBTQ+ pride parade.
Svend Robinson became the first Canadian MP to come out of the closet publicly.
Around 200,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. streets to fight for gay and lesbian civil rights.
The Gay Rights Anti-Discrimination Bill was passed in New York City, US.
New South Wales, Australia, celebrated the first day of homosexuality being legal.
Up to 125,000 people marched in the first LGBT civil rights march in Washington, D.C.
Tom Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles, signed the first US gay rights bill.
The rainbow flag was flown for the first time at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
The American Psychiatric Association officially declared that homosexuality is not a mental illness.
New York City Police raided Stonewall Inn gay bar and handled patrons and employees roughly.
Magnus Hirschfeld founded the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee in Berlin.
