JANUARY
- Boy Scouts of American begins welcoming openly gay youth to join their ranks.
- Nigeria passes a law making same-sex marriage illegal along with public displays of same-sex relationships and belonging to homosexual groups.
- Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus repeals Criminal Code provisions which punishes consensual sexual acts between adult men.
FEBRUARY
- Scottish parliament approves same-sex marriage bill.
- Facebook changes its gender options give users more then fifty options.
- Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, signs into law the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that criminalizes consensual same-sex relations.
MARCH
- Same-sex marriages begin to occur in England and Wales thanks to the Marriage (Same-Sex) Act 2013.
APRIL
- Malta's parliament approves a civil partnership bill.
- India officially recognizes a third gender.
MAY
- Oregon and Pennsylvania legalizes same-sex marriage.
- Laverne Cox becomes the first transgender person to be on the front cover of Time magazine.
- American football defensive end Michael Sam becomes the first openly gay player to be drafted by an NFL team after he was picked by the St. Louis Rams during the seventh round of the NFL draft.
JUNE
- The Presbyterian Church (US) votes to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies to be held within the church.
- Luxembourg parliament approves same-sex marriage bill.
JULY
- Croatian Parliament approves a civil partnership bill.
- President Obama signs an executive order expanding employment protections for federal workers and contractors to include gender identity, which also bans sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination for companies with federal contracts.
AUGUST
- The Constitutional Court of Uganda rules the Anti-Homosexuality Bill as invalid.
- Cleveland, Ohio hosts the Gay Games with 8,000 participants from 48 states and 51 countries competing.
SEPTEMBER
- The New York Saint Patrick's Day Parade committee announces it's ending the ban on LGBT-affiliated groups marching in the parade.
- California becomes the first state to ban “trans panic” or “gay panic” as a legal defense in court.
- The Congress of Coahuila in Mexico votes to legalize same-sex marriage.
OCTOBER
- Colorado, Indiana, Alaska, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Nevada, North Carolina, Wyoming, Arizona, and Idaho legalize same-sex marriage
- Estonia recognizes same-sex partnerships
- Missouri recognizes same-sex marriages performed in other states.
- Adoption to same-sex couples in Virginia is legalized.
NOVEMBER
- South Carolina, Kansas, and Montana legalizes same-sex marriage.
- The Parliament of Finland approves a citizen's initiative to legalize same-sex marriage. The new law will take effect in 2016.
DECEMBER
- Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Scotland.
- Michael Sam
- Pat Patterson
- Tim Cook
- Ellen Page
- Daniel Franzese
- Andreja Pejic (transgender)
- Billy Gilman
- Ty Herndon
- Samira Wiley
- Derrick Gordon
- Kristian Nairn
- Ian Thorpe
- Tyler Glenn
- Sam Smith
- Jin Tai
- Vicky Beeching
- Patricia Yurena Rodríguez
- Lauren Morelli
- Jay Kelly (transgender)
- Emily Rios
- Djuan Trent
- Geena Rocero (transgender)
- M.K. Nobilette
- Matt Llano
- Jim Ferlo
- John Fennell
- Paul Masvidal,
- Sean Reinert
- Connor Franta
- Ruby Rose (gender fluid)
- Tom Luchsinger
- Liam Davis
- Lauren Neidigh
- Rob Kearney
- Lee Ryan
- Marcus Juhlin
- Kristen Kish
- Monica Raymund
- Edgars Rinkēvičs
- Thomas Hitzlsperger
- Mark McAdam
- Eric Radford
I'll see you all in 2015 =)
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