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This is a list of the first openly LGBTQ people to have held political office in the United States. No openly LGBT person has served as president or vice president of the United States or as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. However, all 50 states have elected openly LGBT people to political office in some capacity and 48 ...
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 ...
In April 2023, Florida LGBT advocacy group Equality Florida issued a travel advisory for LGBTQ people to avoid visiting or moving to the state. [5] [6] The following May, the Human Rights Campaign signed on to the travel advisory, citing legislation recently signed by Governor DeSantis, while stopping short of calling for a boycott of the state ...
First LGBT Latino elected to Chicago City Council along with Carlos Ramirez-Rosa [198] John Loza (1963-2018) Democratic: Texas: Dallas City Council (1998-2016) First openly LGBT city council member for a major city in Texas, alongside Annise Parker (Houston) [199] Rebecca Maurer (born 1989) Democratic [c] Ohio: Cleveland City Council (2022 ...
Florida cities banning discrimination on account of sexual orientation and gender identity in private employment which are located in counties with similar protections are not listed below. Such cities include Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Tallahassee, etc. Sexual orientation and gender identity
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 ...
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