Thirteen votg members of the 118th Congrs intify as lbian, gay or bisexual – the hight number of openly LGB members history.
Contents:
- 118TH CONGRS BREAKS RERD FOR LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL REPRENTATN
- CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
118TH CONGRS BREAKS RERD FOR LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL REPRENTATN
The openly gay, lbian, bisexual, or transgenr Congrspeople have served both parti om multiple stat. * gay asian senator *
I., and the first openly gay mayor of a state pal -- has reprented Rho Island's First Congrsnal District sce 2011. She mak history as Kansas's first LGBTQ member of Congrs and the first gay Native Amerin woman elected to Congrs.
Gay ngrsman Sean Patrick Maloney won reelectn 2018 to ntue reprentg New York's 18th District. Mark Pon is a gay polician and former small-bs owner who first took office the U.
Ted's legislative acplishments clud thorg landmark legislatn regulatg the subprime mortgage dtry; a first--the-natn ban on gay nversn therapy for children; and a first--the-natn ban on the e of tanng beds for mors.
CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
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“Our cultural mastream unrstandg and acceptance of lbian and gay people has progrsed much more than our unrstandg of bi and trans people, and this electn cycle has been really important. Slowly, however, tim (and laws) have changed, and many brave Congrs members proudly stand support of gay rights. Prr to beg elected to Congrs Cicille was known for beg the first openly gay mayor of a US state pal (Province, Rho Island).
Beg Asian Amerin and LGBTQ+ n feel lonely, wh stutns such as ethnic church often disavowg non-heterosexual relatnships while tradnal LGBTQ+ spac such as gay bars n be unwelg. * gay asian senator *
Acrdg to The Huffgton Post, this Colorado reprentative has the distctn of beg the first openly gay parent Congrs.