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* [[Eric Fanning]] became the '''first openly gay Secretary of the United States Army.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eric-fanning-openly-gay-army-secretary_us_573b83a7e4b0646cbeeb47a0?section=politics |title=Senate Confirms First Openly Gay Army Secretary |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=2015-12-08 |accessdate=2016-05-18}}</ref>
* Carl Austin-Behan was sworn in as Manchester’s '''first openly gay Lord Mayor.'''<ref>{{cite web|author=Andy Towle|date=2016-05-18|url=http://www.towleroad.com/2016/05/carl-austin-behan/ |title=Meet Carl Austin-Behan, the Former Mr. Gay UK Just Sworn in as Manchester's Lord Mayor |publisher=Towleroad|accessdate=2016-05-19}}</ref>
* '''[[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge|Prince William]]''' became the first member of Britain's royal family to appear on the cover of a gay magazine when he appeared on the cover of the July issue of ''[[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude]]''; in the cover story, he also became the first British royal to openly condemn the bullying of the gay community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2016/06/15/prince-william-makes-history-with-gay-magazine-cover/85918338/ |title=Prince William makes history with gay magazine cover |publisher=Usatoday.com |date= |accessdate=2016-06-18}}</ref>
 
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