Roberta Cowell was the first person in Britain, and across the majority of the world, do undergo gender reassignment surgery. She passed away in October of 2011, and it was almost 2 years until news of her lonely death left the confines of her town. She survived a plane crash, a world war, and controversy. But, trough it all she lived, knowing "It's easier to change a body than a mind".

The stonewall riots began on June 28th, 1969, when local police raided the gay club known as Stonewall Inn in New York. This raid led to six days of violent clashes between authorities and gay rights activists. These riots landmark the struggle of the gay rights movement, across the United States and beyond.

On July 1st, 1972, the UK held it's first ever official "Pride March", the aim being to show openness, and spread relief not shame. Only 700 people showed up, most being afraid of getting fired or worse. Back then, homosexuality was still seen as a mental illness, and thus many remained closeted. Despite being a small event, it still helped the train of activism that followed.

In 1992, the World Health Organization officially declassified bring homosexual as a mental illness. This was a huge step, a s it meant that governments could move towards no longer taking children from homosexual couples, and other types of unfair enforcement.

The Admiral Duncan Bar was well known as a gay bar in the area, and in 1999 it was chosen by Neo-Nazi David Copeland to plant a nail bomb. This bombing killed 3 people and wounded 70.

This act granted civil partnership equality for homosexual couples in the United Kingdom. The act means that civil partners received the same rights a married couples.

On June 12th, 2016, a security guard by the name of Omar Mandeen opened fire on the gay club, killing 49 people and wounding 53 other innocent attendees.