Denmark becomes the first country in the world to give legal recognition to same-sex partnerships
The World Health Organisation declassified same-sex attraction as a mental illness
1990 1988
The Admiral Duncan pub in Soho is bombed by a former BNP member, killing 3 people and wounding 70
1996 1992
Justin Fashanu becomes the first professional footballer to come out as gay. He later dies by suicide
1999
P v S and Cornwall – landmark case law that found the employee was unlawfully dismissed for about to undergo gender reassignment