Wis. Elects First Openly Gay Person To U.S. Senate : NPR

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Wisns voters chose the Obama ticket over their own native son Pl Ryan. And the state is sendg the first openly gay senator to Washgton: Tammy Baldw feated former Governor Tommy Thompson for the seat of retirg Senator Herb Kohl.

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WISNS’S TAMMY BALDW IS FIRST OPENLY GAY PERSON ELECTED TO SENATE

Tammy Baldw ma history Tuday night – twice. She beme the first openly gay polician, and first Wisns woman, elected to the U.S. Senate. * wisconsin gay senator *

Her advocy me durg a perd when even her own party was divid over gay 2008, she found the Congrsnal LGBTQ+ Equaly Cc along wh Rep.

Baldw is currently phg legislatn to dify the right to gay marriage.

NEW: Tammy Baldw one of at least 118 succsful gay and lbian ndidat this electn. She beme the first openly gay polician, and first Wisns woman, elected to the U.

TAMMY BALDW, WHO IS GAY, NONTED MAR RUB ABOUT LLG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE VOTE A ‘STUPID WASTE OF TIME’

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Baldw was one of many succsful gay and lbian ndidat lol and state rac this electn cycle, which also clud her succsor her legislative district Madison, state Rep. At least 118 gay and lbian ndidat won their rac as of Wednday, acrdg to polil actn mtee Victory Fund, which supports gay and lbian ndidat. “This is a big day for gay women Ameri, and really, for all muni who aren’t the typil straight, whe, wealthy men elected to Congrs, ” she said.

There has never been an openly gay or lbian member of the U.

Baldw is one of four openly gay Hoe members of the 112 U. “For the LGBT person growg up Wisns or anywhere across the untry, seeg an openly gay woman who is able to rise up to bee a senator the U. “We’re eager to have her move om one si of the Capol to another and take a seat the chamber as the first openly gay person.

WIS. ELECTS FIRST OPENLY GAY PERSON TO U.S. SENATE

Wisns Democratic Reprentative Tammy Baldw ma history on Tuday wh her electn to bee the first openly gay U.S. Senator, featg former Governor Tommy Thompson the most expensive Senate race state history. * wisconsin gay senator *

To those watchg the race, was no surprise that Wisns, a state that approved a gay marriage ban six years ago, would send the first openly gay polician to the Senate. Before Harvey Milk, Jam Yeadon was elected to public officeJam Yeadon beme the first openly gay man to be elected to public office  1976, he beat 13 other ndidat a special electn for Madison's 8th Alrmanic District. Yeadon me out publicly as gay the next day, and  April 1977, he won months later, famed gay-rights activist Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francis Board of Supervisors.

While Milk was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office California, Yeadon and several others ma history across the natn before Milk me to office.

WISNS'S BALDW BE FIRST OPENLY GAY SENATOR

Congrswoman Tammy Baldw is the first openly gay ndidate to be elected to the U.S. Senate. But advot say the fact her sexual orientatn wasn't part of the mpaign is the real signal of change. * wisconsin gay senator *

Milwkee had s own versn of Stonewall, eight years earlierIn 1961, four ebriated servicemen cid to check out Milwkee's most popular gay bar, on a dare.

It also tablished a Pflag chapter, a support group for parents, fai and alli of lbians and gays. This Is It, one of Milwkee's beloved gay bars, is one of the olst the untryThis Is It, ntled the heart of Milwkee's downtown on East Wells Street, is one of the top 10 olst gay bars the natn and the olst LGBTQ bar Wisns.

Wisns was the first state to have three openly LGBTQ elected officialsWisns was the first state the natn to elect three openly gay members of the U. Gunrson was the first openly gay member of the Republin Party to be reelected to Congrs after beg unwillgly outed.

TAMMY BALDW WS WISNS, BEG THE FIRST OPENLY GAY U.S. SENATOR

Baldw ma history 2012 when she beme the first out gay senator the natn and the first woman senator om Wisns. * wisconsin gay senator *

Dpe this, and the GOP's tradnal opposn to gay rights, Gunrson was re-elected that same year. Milwkee has been dubbed an 'unrappreciated gay Mec'LGBTQ magaze "The Advote" shone a spotlight on Milwkee 2016.

When reviewed the book "LGBT Milwkee" by historian // Michail Takach, Milwkee got a major shoutout as "the most unrappreciated gay Mec the U. Natnally acclaimed GPU started right here WisnsIn 1971, stunts at the Universy of Wisns-Milwkee found the Gay Peopl Unn (GPU).

SENATE W IN WIS. A 'TURNG POT' FOR GAY RIGHTS

Tammy Baldw, Amerin polician who was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate 2012 and began reprentg Wisns that body the followg year; she was the first openly gay senator. Baldw prevly served the U.S. Hoe of Reprentativ (1999–2013). * wisconsin gay senator *

It soon rose to bee the most proment gay rights anizatn Milwkee and later published a news outlet lled GPU News, which gaed natnal regnn.

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