Malta became the first European country to ban gay conversion therapy.
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The Anglican Church of America approved a gay bishop.
Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.
Same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states.
A gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally beaten and left to die in Wyoming, US.
Carl Nassib became the first openly-gay NFL player to play a regular-season game.
