Carl Nassib became the first openly-gay NFL player to play a regular-season game.
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Greece legalized same-sex marriage and adoption, becoming the first Orthodox Christian Country to do so.
Malta became the first European country to ban gay conversion therapy.
Svend Robinson became the first Canadian MP to come out of the closet publicly.
The Anglican Church of America approved a gay bishop.
The Church of Scotland voted in favor of allowing openly gay men and women to be ministers.
