The 118th U.S. Congrs set a historil mark wh a rerd 13 members who intify as gay, lbian or bisexual.
Contents:
- 118TH CONGRS BREAKS RERD FOR LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL REPRENTATN
- IRS 'WHISTLEBLOWER X,' A GAY DEMOCRAT, REVEALS INTY AND TELLS CONGRS HE WAS BLOCKED OM INVTIGATG HUNTER BIN
- RERD 13 CONGRS MEMBERS INTIFY AS GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
- WHO ARE THE 10 CLOSETED GAY REPUBLINS CONGRS?
118TH CONGRS BREAKS RERD FOR LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL REPRENTATN
Thirteen votg members of the 118th Congrs intify as lbian, gay or bisexual – the hight number of openly LGB members history. * current gay congressmen *
In his closed-door posn last month, Ziegler told lawmakers that he is gay, and phed back agast the notn om some right-wg figur that his sexual orientatn fluenc his polics or his job. “People have said, bee I’m gay and that I am workg as the se agent on this vtigatn, that I mt be a far-left liberal, perfectly placed to f some agenda.
IRS 'WHISTLEBLOWER X,' A GAY DEMOCRAT, REVEALS INTY AND TELLS CONGRS HE WAS BLOCKED OM INVTIGATG HUNTER BIN
* current gay congressmen *
He had been anonymo until Wednday's his openg statement, Ziegler emphasized that he is a gay man and a registered Democrat who has been acced of betrayg his party. – who 2013 beme the first openly gay U.
Thirteen votg members of the 118th Congrs intify as lbian, gay or bisexual – the hight number of openly LGB members history. Two senators and 11 members of the Hoe of Reprentativ intify as lbian, gay or bisexual, acrdg to a Pew Rearch Center analysis of lawmakers’ official bgraphi, mpaign webs and news reports.
RERD 13 CONGRS MEMBERS INTIFY AS GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
In the 112th Congrs of 2011-13, jt four members – all reprentativ – intified as gay or lbian (and none as bisexual), acrdg to data om the Victory Fund, a polil actn mtee that works to elect LGBTQ policians.
WHO ARE THE 10 CLOSETED GAY REPUBLINS CONGRS?
Data on the share of Amerins who are gay, lbian or bisexual om Gallup. As of the 118th Congrs, this clus lbian, gay and bisexual members.
In the Hoe, all but one of the 11 openly gay or lbian reprentativ are Democrats.
The exceptn is Republin Gee Santos of New York, who the 2022 midterm cycle beme the first openly gay, non-cumbent Republin to w a ngrsnal electn. Seven of the 11 openly gay or lbian reprentativ the Hoe are returng members of Congrs. The four newly elected members clu Santos; Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the first openly gay immigrant elected to Congrs; Democrat Eric Sorensen, the first out gay ngrsperson to reprent Illois; and Democrat Bec Balt, the first woman and first openly LGB person to reprent Vermont.