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RICHARD GRENELL NOW HIGHT-RANKG OPENLY GAY OFFICIAL US ERNMENT HISTORY

Most are Democrats, and anti-Tmp fervor spurred many to Kirkpatrick for The New York TimThe number of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr elected officials has ntued to surge, growg by about 17 percent the last year to nearly 1, 000 natnwi — more than double the number jt four years ago, acrdg to a new annual ranks now clu two ernors, two Uned Stat senators, ne members of Congrs, 189 state legislators and 56 mayors, acrdg to the report om the L. Parker was one of the first openly gay mayors of a major Amerin is the fifth year that the stute has surveyed the natn, and total L.

There were two gay men on the uncil the liberal llege town (home to the Universy of Michigan), but they didn't e out until after they were elected. Kozachenko served one two-year term, then moved away, but she remaed an activist, volunteerg polil mpaigns and helpg to anize the March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights 1979. Noble served two terms, and 1976 she was part of the first gay and lbian legatn to vis the Whe Hoe.

Milk is also remembered for helpg to feat a California ballot iative that would have barred gays and lbians om teachg public Ja Fri/Getty ImagBARNEY FRANK, then a member of the U. Gerry Studds, another gay man the Massachetts legatn, had been outed 1983.

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Richard Grenell now hight-rankg openly gay official US.

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