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

British singer-songwriter Elton John converts his domestic partnership with filmmaker David Furnish to marriage.
2014-12-21

The General Synod of the Church of England meeting in York votes to allow women to become bishops.
2014-07-14

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

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

In Westminster Cathedral, three Anglican bishops are ordained as Catholic priests.
2011-01-15