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This is a list of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans people who have been the head of state or government of a country or a subnational division such as a state, a province, or a territory. Openly LGBT people have served as national heads of state or government in Andorra , Belgium , France , Iceland , Ireland , Latvia , Luxembourg , San ...
First openly LGBT Latino person elected to the Florida Legislature. [137] Allan Spear (1937–2008) Democratic (DFL) Minnesota: Minnesota Senate (1973-2001) President of the Minnesota Senate (1993-2001) First openly LGBT person to serve on a state legislature (came out in 1974) and first out presiding officer for a state legislature Pat ...
In 1978, in an effort to stop the anti-gay work happening in Florida, the Florida Task force was created. It was the lesbian and gay civil rights lobby in Tallahassee, and likely the first statewide LGBT organization with a paid lobbyist. Patrick Land was the first executive director/lobbyist. Dr. Ronni Sanlo was the second, serving from 1981 ...
A settlement has been reached after litigation over Florida's critic-called "Don't Say Gay" law – and both sides are claiming victory. LGBTQ advocacy groups that challenged the law said it was a ...
Florida: January 3, 1995: September 29, 2006: 11 years, 269 days Foley came out as gay after being implicated in a 2006 congressional page scandal. [30] Tammy Baldwin: Democratic: Wisconsin: January 3, 1999: January 3, 2013: 14 years, 0 days Baldwin is openly lesbian, and was the first openly LGBTQ non-incumbent elected to Congress. [5] [4 ...
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Rep. (later Sen.) Jennifer Veiga (D) – Elected to the state House in 1996; became Colorado's first openly LGBT state legislature when she came out in 2002; subsequently reelected and served as House minority leader in 2003 (first LGBT person to hold this post); later elected to the state Senate. [37]
List of LGBT politicians in Canada; List of LGBT politicians in France; List of LGBT politicians in Germany; List of LGBT holders of political offices in the Netherlands; List of LGBT holders of political offices in New Zealand; List of LGBT politicians in Poland; List of LGBT politicians in Portugal; List of LGBT politicians in Spain; List of ...