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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, the first openly gay man elected ernor the Uned Stat, on Sunday cried Saturday's “horrific” adly shootg at a Colorado Sprgs LGBTQ nightclub.

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AMERI’S FIRST GAY ELECTED ERNOR WAS SWORN & LGBTQ PEOPLE CELEBRATED WH HIM

Only 26% of Amerins said they would vote for a gay or lbian ndidate 40 years ago. But as Colorado’s Jared Polis has disvered, is now a non-issue for many voters<br> * first gay govenor *

Jared Polis is now officially the first gay elected ernor Amerin history.

“This is a moment history, ” said Joschua Ber, a gay teacher who attend the guratn. “This is Colorado gettg to set an example for the entire untry that someone who is gay and Jewish n be ernor of a state as great as ours.

Jared Polis is beg sworn as the first openly Gay Governor of Colorado. In 2004, New Jersey ernor Jim McGreevey beme Ameri’s first gay ernor.

WHAT 'S LIKE BEG AMERI'S FIRST OPENLY GAY ERNOR

California Governor Gav Newsom on Wednday announced that the state would be fg the Temecula Valley Unified School District an ongog battle over a social studi curriculum that volv gay rights activist Harvey Milk. * first gay govenor *

He was outed while office; one of his polil appote threatened to file a sexual harassment su agast McGreevey and the ernor me out as “a gay Amerin. The breakout star of the ntt to bee the Democratic party’s nomee the 2020 race for the Whe Hoe is Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and the first openly gay elected official to n for print.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen has e out as gay. * first gay govenor *

”In 1978, jt 26% of Amerins said they would vote for a gay or lbian ndidate, acrdg to pollster Gallup. There is livg proof of this warp speed transformatn Colorado, which ls than three s has gone om notoriety as a homophobic “hate state” to electg Ameri’s first openly gay ernor. “This is a much higher-profile posn, and of urse nng as an openly gay uple, that gave an even higher profile, ” says Reis.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Jaguars assistant Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's pro sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer. * first gay govenor *

‘This is a much higher-profile posn, and of urse nng as an openly gay uple, that gave an even higher profile. “When I was growg up there were people on televisn that reprented stereotyp of what people associated beg gay wh and was tertg, you viewed through a tunnel visn, ” he rells, addg that when he was high school, he felt “GSAs – gay straight allianc – didn’t exist; at least at my school they weren’t prent”.

GAY GOVERNORS: MRA HEALEY, TA KOTEK, JARED POLIS W

The number of openly gay ernors the Uned Stat went om one to three followg Tuday's midterm electns * first gay govenor *

She said: ‘When I signed up to have a gay bt iend I thought that you would be takg me out shoppg, ’ and I said: ‘I n’t stand shoppg. ”But would an openly gay ndidate have been nceivable when you were growg up here?

MRA HEALEY IS FIRST WOMAN AND FIRST OUT GAY PERSON ELECTED MASSACHETTS ERNOR

I went out and bought every book on homosexualy. All I knew was homosexuals were creepy moltg typ. It was set up by Tim Gill, a wealthy software veloper who, along wh Polis, Pat Stryker and Rutt Bridg – Colorado’s “gang of four” – spent many lns of dollars on gay rights and other liberal , helpg turn Colorado’s general assembly om Republin to Democratic 2004.

”Polis’s sexualy was important to gay rights activists but no one else, Caldara add. Nobody I know on the right is upset bee he’s gay; we’re upset bee he’s stroyg the state of Colorado and turng to California. ”Back at the vio rerdg, an terviewer asks him directly: “How do feel to be the first openly gay man elected ernor the Uned Stat?

Eric Marc, creator and host of the Makg Gay History podst, says: “It’s a non-story but I also feel very exced ’s a non-story. Is Ameri ready for a gay print?

COLORADO'S JARED POLIS, THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MAN ELECTED ERNOR, ADDRS 'HORRIFIC' SHOOTG AT AN LGBTQ CLUB

In Colorado, the natn’s first openly gay ernor, Jared Polis, was re-elected, trouncg Republin Heidi Ganahl 57. New York’s 3rd ngrsnal district saw history ma wh two gay men nng, Democrat Robert Zimmerman and Republin Gee Santos. Santos is an electn nier and supporter of Ron DeSantis’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.

Maloney, who is openly gay, is the Democratic Congrsnal Campaign Commtee Chair (DCCC). “This Rabow Wave is a clear rebe to the creased homophobia and transphobia sweepg our muni – and prov voters want to elect qualified LGBTQ lears, ” Fujii said. California Governor Gav Newsom on Wednday announced that the state would be fg the Temecula Valley Unified School District an ongog battle over a social studi curriculum that volv gay rights activist Harvey Milk.

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Colorado's Jared Polis, the first openly gay man elected ernor, addrs 'horrific' shootg at an LGBTQ club.

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