2016 AY! 1806 Celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex TOD START At an LGBTI hustings, Isabell Gunn of the Orkney lives and culture by recognising the significant contribution the First Minister pledges Islands assumes the name LGBTI people have made to Scotland and the world at large. to reform the Gender John Fubbister and joins the Recognition Act and consider Hudson's Bay Company to Share your milestones at #lgbtheritage equal recognition for non- 2016 work as a labourer before binary people. Playwright Jo Clifford is giving birth in 1807. www.lgbthistory.org.uk the first trans woman to perform 'Reply from the Lassies' at a Burn's Night 1812 celebration in Glasgow. Dr James Barry graduates February is 2014 from the University of Edinburgh Medical School. The first same-sex Following his death in 1865 weddings take it is discovered he was place at 00.01 assigned female LGBT on Hogmanay. at birth. 1933 2014 Artists Robert 2010 The Scottish Government Colquhoun and Robert The UK government passes adds intersex equality to HisTory their approach to sexual MacBryde meet at the Equality Act 2010, Glasgow School of Art providing protection from orientation and gender and become lifelong discrimination on the grounds equality. partners. of sexual orientation and MONTH gender identity. 1957 The Wolfenden Report 2009 recommends the Carol Ann Duffy decriminalisation of male becomes the first homosexuality. The woman, the first Scot and recommendations are the first openly LGBT rejected by the UK 1971 person to be the UK's government. Scotland's first gay Poet Laureate. 2007 night, Cobweb Disco, takes place in Equal rights are Edinburgh. granted to same-sex couples applying for adoption. 2005 1974 The first LGBT History 2005 The first same sex Scotland’s first Month takes place civil partnerships take Gay Centre opens at in Scotland and the place in Scotland on 60 Broughton Street, rest of the UK. 20 December. Edinburgh. 2004 1980 The Gender Recognition Homosexuality is Act is passed, providing decriminalised in legal recognition for Scotland for people transgender men and over the age of 21. women.

2003 1982 Margaret Smith and Lavender Menace – Patrick Harvie become Scotland's first LGBT Scotland's first out bookshop – opens on LGB MSPs. Forth Street, Edinburgh. 2001 The age of consent for gay and bisexual 1989 S STOP men is lowered CHER Originally known as TEA T END GAINS to 16. Stonewall Youth Project, A TION HA SEC TE LGBT Youth Scotland is 28 NO 2000 established in Edinburgh W The newly-formed with a mission to empower 1995 Scottish Parliament repeals LGBT young people. The Lesbian Archive Section 28 (Clause 2a in Scotland), relocates to the law which prohibited the Glasgow Women's 'promotion' of homosexuality Library. 1995 in schools in Britain. Scotland's first 1998 1990 1993 Pride march gathers Inspired by the real on Barony Street in The first ever Glasgay! life story of jazz musician Edwin Morgan – Edinburgh on Festival takes place with Billy Tipton, Jackie Kay’s Glasgow's Poet Laureate 17 June. and Scotland's first performances from Ian Trumpet wins the Makar – comes out, McKellen and Rhona Guardian Fiction aged 70. Cameron. Prize.

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