Our Gay Vegas Year in Review takes a look back at the top stories, searches, images, people, moments and places that mattered most in 2014.

Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy in an acting category: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Sophia Burset in Orange Is the New Black.

Meghan Stabler became the first openly transgender woman to be named Working Mother magazine’s Working Mother of the Year.

The Las Vegas Grease Monkeyswon the C Division Tournament of the Gay Softball World Series in Dallas, TX this past September.

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Michael Sam was drafted by the St. Louis Rams and thus became the first openly gay player to be drafted into the National Football League.

Cosmopolitan Magazine, a women’s magazine, offered sex advice to lesbians for the first time in its history.

Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple Inc., came out as gay, thus becoming the first openly gay CEO on the Fortune 500 list.

Nevada received Marriage Equality on October 9th 2014 making it truly, “the marriage capital of the world.” In tribute to the historic event, the SLS Las Vegas Hotel sported a rainbow flag being held by their front entrance sculpture and Vegas’ latest attraction, the High Roller Ferris wheel, performed a rainbow-themed light show.

2015 NYE Celebrations

Celebrate the end of a groundbreaking year and ring in 2015 with the numerous LGBT New Year’s Eve events going on in Las Vegas. Champagne toast your way into the new year at the Garage, FreeZone,Phoenix, Quadz, The Eagle, or watch the strip fireworks from Hawks Gym. Charlies is having a New Year’s Black and Platinum party hosted by Fantasia Saxton and Michelle Holliday, while Piranha has a $5000 balloon drop, Goodtimes is having a NYE raffle and the all new LGBT Evolve Vegas NYE party will feature Jujubee & Raven of RuPaul’s drag race.