The Church of Scotland voted in favor of allowing openly gay men and women to be ministers.
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Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.
The California Supreme Court ruled that the state ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Scottish schoolmaster Dr. John Fian who had 'a pact with the devil,' was found guilty of witchcraft.
Tom Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles, signed the first US gay rights bill.
Same-sex marriage became legal in Austria.