Tammy Baldw ma history Tuday night – twice. She beme the first openly gay polician, and first Wisns woman, elected to the U.S. Senate.
Contents:
- WISNS’S TAMMY BALDW IS FIRST OPENLY GAY PERSON ELECTED TO SENATE
- RERD 13 CONGRS MEMBERS INTIFY AS GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
- 118TH CONGRS BREAKS RERD FOR LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL REPRENTATN
- US ELECTS FIRST TRANS STATE SENATOR AND FIRST BLACK GAY NGRSMAN
- CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
WISNS’S TAMMY BALDW IS FIRST OPENLY GAY PERSON ELECTED TO SENATE
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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. 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. In 1998, she beme the first openly gay member of the Uned Stat Congrs. In 2012, she beme the first openly gay member elected to the Senate.
RERD 13 CONGRS MEMBERS INTIFY AS GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
The 118th U.S. Congrs set a historil mark wh a rerd 13 members who intify as gay, lbian or bisexual. * gay female senator *
0In 1998, Tammy Baldw beme the first openly gay member of the Uned Stat Congrs. LGBTQ rights and social jtice were at the heart of her 80Birthplace: Reykjavik, IcelandCivil rights activist and polician Angela Davis publicly nfirmed that she is a lbian the 79Birthplace: Birmgham, Alabama, USAHoton Mayor Annise Parker is the first openly gay mayor of a major U. "I was a gay and lbian activist my llege days, so that’s always been part of my acknowledgment of the world, ” said Parker an terview.
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. * gay female senator *
It was reported that Jordan was a lbian followg her 66Birthplace: Milwkee, WisnsPhoto: flickr / CC0Arizona State Senator Pla Aboud got volved polics to protect the civil rights of lbians, gays, bisexual, and transgenr 73Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona, Uned Stat of Ameri. 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.
US ELECTS FIRST TRANS STATE SENATOR AND FIRST BLACK GAY NGRSMAN
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. 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.
CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
Congrs set a historil mark wh a rerd 13 members who intify as gay, lbian or bisexual. Barney Frank, D-Mass., beme the first openly gay lawmaker Congrs when he me out on Memorial Day 1987.