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.
Russia passed a stricter ban on 'LGBT propaganda.'
Scotsman John Logie Baird demonstrated the color television transmission in London for the first time.
Scottish inventor John Logie Baird changed the world of communication and entertainment forever when he demonstrated television for the first time.
Svend Robinson became the first Canadian MP to come out of the closet publicly.