The American Psychiatric Association officially declared that homosexuality is not a mental illness.
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Up to 125,000 people marched in the first LGBT civil rights march in Washington, D.C.
The US military policy "don't ask, don't tell" came to an end.
The House of Commons voted in favor of same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom.
Svend Robinson became the first Canadian MP to come out of the closet publicly.
The Civil Marriage Act was introduced, making same-sex marriage legal in Canada.
