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It should only list people who came out as LGBT before or during their terms in office; it should not list people who came out only after retiring from politics, or people who were outed by reference sources only after their death. It should also exclude openly gay holders of inherited offices (including non-ceremonial monarchs who exercise ...
Pete Buttigieg, first major political party candidate for president; before that mayor of South Bend – publicly announced that he was gay in 2015, [119] while in his first term in office; first openly LGBT executive official in Indiana. [120] Veronica Pejril – Indiana's first transgender elected official, Greencastle city council, elected ...
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 LGBT politicians in the United ...
First openly bisexual person to be elected secretary of state in American history and Oregon's first out LGBT constitutional officer. Succeeded to the governor's office upon the resignation of John Kitzhaber (D); subsequently elected in her own right in 2016 .
Pocan is openly gay and the first LGBTQ member of Congress to replace another LGBTQ member of Congress (Tammy Baldwin) and the first non-incumbent in a same-sex marriage elected to Congress. [1] [4] [6] [37] Kyrsten Sinema: Democratic: Arizona: January 3, 2013: January 3, 2019: 6 years, 0 days Sinema was the first openly bisexual member of ...
List of LGBT politicians in France; List of LGBT politicians in Germany; List of LGBT politicians in Spain; List of LGBT politicians in the United Kingdom; List of LGBTI holders of political offices in Australia; List of the first LGBT holders of political offices; List of the first LGBT holders of political offices in Canada; List of the first ...
Transgender activist Pauline Park became the first openly transgender person chosen to be grand marshal of the New York City Pride March, the oldest and largest LGBT pride event in the United States. The Simpsons became the first cartoon series to dedicate an entire episode to the topic of same-sex marriage.
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 ...