Spain legalized same-sex marriage.
This made Spain the fourth country in the world to do so.
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A gay student, Matthew Shepard, was brutally beaten and left to die in Wyoming, US.
The Civil Marriage Act was introduced, making same-sex marriage legal in Canada.
Californian Judge Vaughn Walker overturned the same-sex marriage ban.
The UK's repealed anti-gay amendment, Section 28, came to a complete end in the UK.
Alfredo Ormando set himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against the Roman Catholic Church's teaching on homosexuality.
