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==August 2015== | |||
Pages on this site have now been visited over five million times. | |||
==June 2015== | ==June 2015== | ||
12 June 2015: [[Sir Simon Hughes]] receives a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours. | 12 June 2015: [[Sir Simon Hughes]] receives a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours. | ||
==May 2015== | ==May 2015== | ||
23 May 2015: the results are declared in a referendum in the [[Irish Republic]]: over 60 per cent of voters supported a referendum to introduce [[same-sex marriage]]. | 23 May 2015: the results are declared in a referendum in the [[Irish Republic]]: over 60 per cent of voters supported a referendum to introduce [[same-sex marriage]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:16, 17 August 2015
August 2015
Pages on this site have now been visited over five million times.
June 2015
12 June 2015: Sir Simon Hughes receives a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
May 2015
23 May 2015: the results are declared in a referendum in the Irish Republic: over 60 per cent of voters supported a referendum to introduce same-sex marriage.
22 May 2015: this Wiki achieves a Wikifactor of 16 (see LGBT_History_UK:Community_portal#Statistics for an explanation).
7 May 2015: General election: Simon Hughes, David Laws, Steve Gilbert and Lynne Featherstone (all Liberal Democrat) and Eric Ollerenshaw (Conservative) lose their seats, but at least eight new LGBT MPs are elected: Peter Kyle, Cat Smith, Gerald Jones and Wes Streeting (all Labour), Ben Howlett (Conservative), and Mhairi Black, Stewart McDonald and John Nicolson (all SNP).
April 2015
12 April 2015: The Black Cap in Camden Town closes down suddenly, despite having been declared an Asset of Community Value.
March 2015
17 March 2015: This Wiki has now had over four million page views.
February 2015
13 February 2015: Professor Charles Upchurch delivers the first Allan Horsfall Lecture at the start of the First National Festival of LGBT History.
January 2015
27 January 2015: this Wiki achieves a Wikifactor of 15 (see LGBT_History_UK:Community_portal#Statistics for an explanation).
December 2014
31 December 2014: by the end of the year this Wiki had achieved a Wikifactor of 14 (see LGBT_History_UK:Community_portal#Statistics for an explanation).
14 December 2014: the Marriage and Civil Partnerships Act (Scotland) comes into force.
10 December 2014: the Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 come into force, allowing couples in England and Wales to convert their civil partnership to a marriage.
November 2014
18 November 2014: the LGBT History Month Pre-launch for 2015 was held at the Museum of St John, Clerkenwell.
October 2014
26 October 2014: this Wiki has passed three significant milestones: we've achieved 3 million page views, 30,000 edits, and a Wikifactor of 11 (see LGBT_History_UK:Community_portal#Statistics for an explanation).
7 October 2014: CHE's 50th anniversary is recognised by the Lord Mayor and the Bishop in Manchester with a plaque unveiling, and CHE wins the Alan Turing Memorial Award at the Homo Heroes Awards
August 2014
8 August 2014: Michael Cashman appointed a life peer.
2 August 2014: Tom Daley wins a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
July 2014
26 July 2014: Trans Pride 2014 in Brighton includes the country's first ever Trans March.
13 July 2014: Jersey's first Pride rally protests against the deferment of legislation that would have introduced same-sex marriage.
June 2014
26 June 2014: we've now passed 2.5 million page views.
6 June 2014: this Wiki achieves a WikiFactor of 10 (see LGBT_History_UK:Community_portal#Statistics for explanation).
May 2014
22 May 2014: Results declared for the European Parliament election, including two new LGBT MEPs (that we know of), one defeated, and one standing down.
17 May 2014: IDAHO (International Day Against Homophobia) is celebrated in various parts of the UK, including the One Love event in Croydon town centre.
10 May 2014: Tracey Byrne is announced as the new Chief Executive of the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement.
9 May 2014: this Wiki achieves a WikiFactor of 9 (see LGBT_History_UK:Community_portal#Statistics for explanation).
April 2014
18 April 2014: our 3000th article.
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#Statistics 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#Statistics 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#Statistics 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#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.