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The Church of England ordains Libby Lane as their first female bishop, at York Minster, United Kingdom.
2015-01-26

Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Scotland with the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 coming into effect.
2014-12-16

The first same-sex marriages take place in the United Kingdom after they were given the legal authority to proceed in England and Wales from midnight UTC.
2014-03-29

Members of the House of Lords vote in favour of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, paving the way for gay marriage in the United Kingdom.
2013-06-4

MPs in the House of Commons vote 366–161 in favour of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill taking an important step towards allowing gay marriage in England and Wales.
2013-05-21

The United Kingdom's House of Commons votes overwhelmingly in favour of government legislation to introduce same-sex marriages.
2013-02-5

The Church of England drops its prohibition on gay clergy in civil partnerships becoming bishops, so long as they promise to be celibate.
2013-01-4

Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, criticises the UK government's plans for gay marriage as a "shambles", saying they do not have a mandate to introduce the policy.
2012-12-25

The UK government sets out proposals to legalise gay marriages in England and Wales. The Church of England and Church in Wales will be banned from conducting wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples, but other religious organisations will be allowed to conduct gay weddings if they wish.
2012-12-11

An openly gay cleric is blocked from becoming a Church of England bishop amid fears his consecration might split the Church.
2010-07-7