LGBT History UK:Current events

March 2014
29 March 2014: the first same-sex marriages take place in England and Wales: see Marriage equality; and pages on this Wiki have now been viewed two million times.

25 March 2014: we have now achieved a WikiFactor of 8 (see LGBT_History_UK:Community_portal for explanation).

13 March 2014: the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act 2013 comes into force, and the Marriage and Civil Partnerships Act (Scotland) 2014 receives the royal assent.

February 2014
11 February 2014: we have now achieved a WikiFactor of 7 (see LGBT_History_UK:Community_portal for explanation).

4 February 2014: Marriage and Civil Partnerships Bill (Scotland) passed by the Scottish Parliament.

January 2014
24 January 2014: the government launched a consultation on the future of civil partnerships.

2 January 2014: this wiki passed 1.5 million page views.

December 2013
30 December 2013: This wiki's geographical coverage now complete, with an article for every local government district.

24 December 2013: Alan Turing receives a posthumous royal pardon.

14 December 2013: Our 2,500th article; the Wiki now also has over 1,000 illustrations.

10 December 2013: the Government announces the timetable for the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales.

7 December 2013: This project had a stall, jointly with CHE, at the London Metropolitan Archives LGBT Conference.

2 December 2013: Olympic diver Tom Daley reveals that he is in a relationship with a man.

November 2013
28 November 2013: This project had a stall, jointly with CHE, at the pre-launch for LGBT History Month 2014.

27 November 2013: The Supreme Court dismisses an appeal by guesthouse owners who had refused to give Steven Preddy and Martyn Hall a double room.

20 November 2013: The Marriage and Civil Partnerships Bill (Scotland) passes Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament.

October 2013
30 October 2013: This Wiki was upgraded to Version 1.21.2 of the MediaWiki software.

13 October 2013: The Independent on Sunday published the Pink List 2013.

7 October 2013: it was announced that the Gay Games in 2018 would go to Paris, putting an end to the hopes of the London 2018 supporters.

September 2013
21 September 2013: We've added a Timeline of UK LGBT Music in honour of music being the theme for next February's LGBT History Month.

August 2013
7 August 2013: Our 2000th article.

July 2013
17 July 2013: this Wiki received its millionth page view.

17 July 2013: Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act 2013 receives royal assent and becomes law.

15 July 2013: Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill given an unopposed third reading in the House of Lords.

5 July 2013: Our 1800th article.

June 2013
27 June 2013: same-sex marriage bill published by the Scottish Government.

22 June 2013: Dyke March held in London.

11 June 2013: our 1700th article; we have now also achieved a WikiFactor of 6 (see LGBT_History_UK:Community_portal for explanation).

4 June 2013: the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill passes second reading in the House of Lords; London 2018 announces that London has been shortlisted for the 2018 Gay Games.

May 2013
28 May 2013: the Scottish Government announces plans for equal marriage legislation.

25 May 2013: our new article List of Prides lists all known Pride festivals (past and present) in the UK.

21 May 2013: the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill passes all its stages in the House of Commons.

April 2013
29 April 2013: the Northern Ireland Assembly rejects a bill introducing equal marriage.

27 April 2013: our 1600th article

3 April 2013: our 1500th article.

2 April 2013: this Wiki has achieved a Wikifactor of 5 (see LGBT_History_UK:Community_portal for explanation).

March 2013
26 March 2013: our 1400th article.

23 March 2013: Exeter Pride.

19 March 2013: apparent suicide of trans woman Lucy Meadows following press intrusion.

February 2013
25 Feb 2013: Cardinal Keith O'Brien, leader of the Roman Catholics in Scotland, resigns following accusataions of "inappropriate acts".

16 Feb 2013: this project ‎had a stall (jointly with CHE) at a London conference organised by the London Metropolitan Archives.

6 Feb 2013: Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill receives its second reading in the House of Commons.

November 2012
29 Nov 2012: Steve Reed is elected MP for Croydon North in a by-election.

24 Nov 2012: our 1200th article.

15 Nov 2012: The pre-launch for LGBT History Month 2013 was held at Bletchley Park in honour of Alan Turing. CHE had a stall there, one panel of which was devoted to the LGBT History Project.

11 Nov 2012: the entry for this Wiki was published on the UK Web Archive.

9 Nov 2012: It was announced that Justin Welby will succeed Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury. He is said to be opposed to equal marriage.

4 Nov 2012: The Independent on Sunday published its Pink List 2012.

3 Nov 2012: Leaflets about this Wiki were handed out at the LGBT Consortium's annual conference in Birmingham.

October 2012
29 Oct 2012: This Wiki was added to WikiIndex.

22 Oct 2012: a snapshot of this Wiki was archived at the UK Web Archive.

20 Oct 2012: Leaflets promoting this Wiki were on display at the event in Manchester to commemorate the late Allan Horsfall, founder of CHE.

September 2012
25 Sep 2012: The thousandth article was added to this Wiki.