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(#1) Tammy Baldwin
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Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin was the first openly lesbian member of the Wisconsin Assembly when she was elected in 1993. In 1999, she became the first openly gay person elected to the House of Representatives.
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(#2) Jared Polis
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Colorado Congressman Jared Polis is openly gay. He is the primary sponsor of the Student Non-Discrimination Act, which hopes to end sexual discrimination of children and teens in school.
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(#3) Gerry Studds
- Dec. at 69 (1937-2006)
Gerry Studds was the first openly gay member of Congress, though he was outed after a 1983 scandal wherein he had a relationship with a 17 year-old male congressional page. He married his long-time partner Dean T. Hara on May 24, 2004, in Boston.
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(#4) Barney Frank
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Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank is the most outspoken gay politician in the U.S. In 2012, Frank married his longtime partner James Ready in Boston.
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(#5) Kyrsten Sinema
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Arizona Congresswomen Kyrsten Sinema is openly bisexual, although she is reported to dislike labels of any kind. She is a strong supporter of the Dream Act, which would provide residency to qualifying immigrants.
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(#6) Mark Takano
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Sansei, the grandson of people born in Japan who immigrated to the United States, Takano is the first non-white openly gay member of Congress.
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(#7) Mark Pocan
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Wisconsin Congressman Mark Pocan is openly gay. He married his longtime partner on November 24, 2006 in Toronto.
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(#8) Kate Brown
- 58
Ascending to the office of governor in 2015 when the previous governor resigned, Brown is the first person to be openly LGBTQ+ at the time of taking office as governor and is the first openly bisexual governor.
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(#9) Sean Patrick Maloney
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New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney is openly gay. He has been with his partner Randy Florke since 1992. The couple have three adopted children together.
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(#10) Jim Kolbe
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Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe, came out as gay in 1996. He became the first gay person to ever speak at the Republican National Convention in 2000.
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(#11) Maura Healey
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The first openly gay attorney general, Healy defeated the Republican nominee John Millar in the general election by 62.5% to 37.5%.
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(#12) Mike Michaud
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Maine Congressman Mike Michaud came out as gay in 2013. He is the first openly gay Congressman from Maine.
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(#13) Tina Kotek
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A lesbian, Kotek had the support of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and, prior to office, held positions in public service groups and coalitions such as Children First Oregon, Human Services Coalition of Oregon, and Oregon Food Bank.
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(#14) Jon Hinson
- Dec. at 53 (1942-1995)
Mississippi Congressman Jon Hinson was outed as gay in 1981 after he was found, by police, engaging in a sexual act with another man in a bathroom in the House of Congress. He resigned from office after the incident.
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(#15) Steve Gunderson
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Wisconsin Congressman Steve Gunderson was outed during a congressional debate in 1994. Although he is a republican, Gunderson has been an outspoken supporter of same-sex marriage.
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(#16) David Cicilline
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Rhode Island Congressman David Cicilline is openly gay. He severed as Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island from 2003-2011. He was the first openly gay Mayor of a state capital.
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(#17) Jim McGreevey
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In 2004, then New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey came out as gay. After admitting to having extramarital affairs with men, McGreevey resigned as Governor in November of 2004.
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(#18) Robert Bauman
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Maryland Congressman Robert Bauman was outed as being gay in 1980, after he was charged with soliciting sex from an underage male prostitute. He lost his campaign for re-election.
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(#19) Mark Foley
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Florida Congressman Mark Foley was outed in 2006, after he was accused of sending sexual explicit messages to underage males.
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Today, the public’s view of same-sex marriage is rapidly changing in a positive direction. The American gay community has been fighting for decades on the way to fight for the legal rights of same-sex marriage. In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage rights are protected nationwide, which is an important milestone in the history of homosexuality and human civilization.
More LGBTQ+ people gradually get more fair treatment and the same opportunities as any other people, a number of outstanding and influential American gay politicians can be the best proof. Here you can find 19 openly gay US politicians displayed by the random tool.
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