LGBT History Project:Current events: Difference between revisions
Ross Burgess (talk | contribs) |
Ross Burgess (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
==June 2013== | ==June 2013== | ||
22 June 2012: [[Dyke March]] held in London. | |||
11 June 2013: our [[LGBT Free Media Collective|1700th article]]; we have now also achieved a Wikifactor of 6 (see [[LGBT_History_UK:Community_portal#Statistics]] for explanation). | 11 June 2013: our [[LGBT Free Media Collective|1700th article]]; we have now also achieved a Wikifactor of 6 (see [[LGBT_History_UK:Community_portal#Statistics]] for explanation). | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 24 June 2013
June 2013
22 June 2012: 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#Statistics for explanation).
4 June 2013: the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill passes second reading in the House of Lords.
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 introducting 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#Statistics 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.