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The Entertainment Industry's LGBT Moments Of The Year: From 'Bake Off' Star Tamal To 'EastEnders' Making Soap History

The Entertainment Industry's LGBT Moments Of 2015
Rachel McGrath
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LGBT Moments Of The Year
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It’s been an outstanding year for LGBT culture within the entertainment industry, and while there’s undoubtedly a lot of work to do before we see more and more LGBT stories and stars at the centre of more films, TV shows, magazine spreads and award ceremonies, we reckon there’s plenty to celebrate from 2015.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock since June, you’ll recognise the iconic ‘Call Me Caitlyn’ Vanity Fair cover, but it wasn’t just the ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ star who helped move LGBT issues to the forefront of discussions.

Here in the UK, we’ve seen two soaps cast their first transgender characters, played by transgender actors, and the BBC also brought us ‘Boy Meets Girl’, with Rebecca Root at its heart.

Check out our highlights from the last 12 months below…

Celebrity LGBT Moments Of The Year
Caitlyn's Introduction To The World (01 of11)
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Caitlyn Jenner introduced herself to the world in style, with a show-stopping Vanity Fair cover and candid interview.
'EastEnders' Casts Soapland's First Permanent Transgender Character(02 of11)
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Riley Carter Millington made his first appearance in the soap's Halloween episode.
And 'Hollyoaks' Follows Suit(03 of11)
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Just days after the BBC announced Riley's casting, 'Hollyoaks' welcomed Annie Wallace as a permanent castmember.
The 'EastEnders' Cross-Dressing Storyline(04 of11)
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The soap challenged viewers' perceptions with this emotional storyline, that looks set to continue into 2016.
Kieron Richardson Tackles HIV Storyline(05 of11)
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The actor's 'Hollyoaks' character became soapland's first ever HIV positive gay character in 2015.
Ruby Rose(06 of11)
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Ruby Rose took the chance to fly the flag for gender fluidity when 'Orange Is The New Black' rocketed her to the A-list, and topped things off nicely by welcoming "men, women and everything in between" while hosting the MTV EMAs.
Miley Cyrus's Continued Pro-LGBT Efforts(07 of11)
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Miley has been a longtime advocate for LGBT rights, and 2015 was no different. The singer took the chance to speak out on a number of important issues during the last 12 months, and also eloquently explained gender fluidity. (credit:Greg Allen/AP)
Stephen Fry Got Hitched(08 of11)
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The national treasure wed Elliot Spencer back in January. Aww! (credit:Paul Archuleta via Getty Images)
'Bake Off' Tamal Came Out(09 of11)
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Tamal Ray stole all of our hearts this Autumn, and when he was eventually asked whether he was on the hunt for a girlfriend, the star explained that a boyfriend was more up his street - and we fell in love with him a little bit more.
'Cucumber' (10 of11)
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'Cucumber' and its sister - or should that be brother? - drama 'Banana' told the story of gay men, going through life and dealing with its trials and tribulations.
Harry Styles' Aside (That Meant Everything)(11 of11)
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In one swift moved, Harry left the whole word cheering as he declared that it was "not that important" if a partner was a male or female.His blase attitude struck a chord with many, and we couldn't help applauding the young singer. (credit:KGC-161/STAR MAX/IPx)

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