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1 May 2009
Same-sex marriage was legalized in Sweden.
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15 May 2008
The California Supreme Court ruled that the state ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
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30 Jun 2005
Spain legalized same-sex marriage.
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1 Feb 2005
The Civil Marriage Act was introduced, making same-sex marriage legal in Canada.
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17 May 2004
Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.
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18 Nov 2003
The UK's repealed anti-gay amendment, Section 28, came to a complete end in the UK.
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3 Aug 2003
The Anglican Church of America approved a gay bishop.
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7 Oct 1998
A gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally beaten and left to die in Wyoming, US.
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13 Jan 1998
Alfredo Ormando set himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against the Roman Catholic Church's teaching on homosexuality.
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28 Aug 1994
Tokyo celebrated the country's first LGBTQ+ pride parade.
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29 Feb 1988
Svend Robinson became the first Canadian MP to come out of the closet publicly.
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11 Oct 1987
Around 200,000 people marched through Washington, D.C. streets to fight for gay and lesbian civil rights.
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20 Mar 1986
The Gay Rights Anti-Discrimination Bill was passed in New York City, US.
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8 Jun 1984
New South Wales, Australia, celebrated the first day of homosexuality being legal.
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14 Oct 1979
Up to 125,000 people marched in the first LGBT civil rights march in Washington, D.C.
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2 Jun 1979
Tom Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles, signed the first US gay rights bill.
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25 Jun 1978
The rainbow flag was flown for the first time at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
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15 Dec 1973
The American Psychiatric Association officially declared that homosexuality is not a mental illness.
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28 Jun 1969
New York City Police raided Stonewall Inn gay bar and handled patrons and employees roughly.
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15 May 1897
Magnus Hirschfeld founded the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee in Berlin.
