The 118th U.S. Congrs set a historil mark wh a rerd 13 members who intify as gay, lbian or bisexual.
Contents:
- JIM KOLBE, OPENLY GAY REPUBLIN CONGRSMAN, IS DEAD AT 80
- FIRST OPENLY GAY REPUBLIN ELECTED TO HOE WON LI SEAT WH ‘MON SENSE’ MSAGE
- A GAY REPUBLIN WHO SAID TMP WAS 'AT HIS FULL AWOMENS' ON JANUARY 6 IS HEAD TO CONGRS
- 118TH CONGRS BREAKS RERD FOR LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL REPRENTATN
- RERD 13 CONGRS MEMBERS INTIFY AS GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
- MEET THE GAY REPUBLIN WHO HELPED FEAT EVERY ANTI-LGBTQ BILL WYOMG
- QUEENS NGRSMAN-ELECT TALKS JAN. 6, BEG A GAY REPUBLIN
- GAY REPUBLIN WS LONG ISLAND CONGRSNAL SEAT HISTORIC FIRST
JIM KOLBE, OPENLY GAY REPUBLIN CONGRSMAN, IS DEAD AT 80
His vote for the Defense of Marriage Act 1996 prompted a gay-tert magaze to prepare to out him. He later regretted his vote and celebrated g out. * openly gay republican congressman *
AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTHis vote for the Defense of Marriage Act 1996 prompted a gay-tert magaze to prepare to out him. For the last of his tenure, he was the body's only openly gay Republin, Miller/Associated PrsJim Kolbe, who for a was the only openly gay Republin Congrs, died on Saturday.
FIRST OPENLY GAY REPUBLIN ELECTED TO HOE WON LI SEAT WH ‘MON SENSE’ MSAGE
Gee Santos will be the only gay Republin Congrs. Most of his GOP lleagu voted agast difyg same-sex marriage jt months ago. * openly gay republican congressman *
Kolbe (pronounced KOHL-bee) ught wd of the fact that The Advote, a magaze for gay rears, planned to publish a story sayg that he was a closeted homosexual.
“That I am a gay person has never affected the way I legislate, ” he said a statement. “The fact that I am gay has never, nor will ever, change my mment to reprent all the people of Arizona’s Fifth District. ”At the time, there were three other openly gay members of the Hoe: Barney Frank and Gerry Studds, both Massachetts Democrats, and Steve Gunrson, a Republin om Wisns.
Moran, the print of the Log Cab Republins, a nservative group that supports gay rights, said an email. Kolbe the only openly gay person his ngrsnal the 2000 Republin Natnal Conventn, Mr. Kolbe received a prime-time speakg slot, which The Advote said was a first for an openly gay spoke about ee tra, a central prciple his polil reer, and avoid the subject of sexualy.
A GAY REPUBLIN WHO SAID TMP WAS 'AT HIS FULL AWOMENS' ON JANUARY 6 IS HEAD TO CONGRS
Thirteen votg members of the 118th Congrs intify as lbian, gay or bisexual – the hight number of openly LGB members history. * openly gay republican congressman *
Kolbe took on a more active role gay issu.
118TH CONGRS BREAKS RERD FOR LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL REPRENTATN
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“That I am a gay person has never affected the way I legislate, ” he said when he me out three years Mart/CQ Roll Call, via Associated PrsJam Thomas Kolbe was born on June 28, 1942, Evanston, Ill.
RERD 13 CONGRS MEMBERS INTIFY AS GAY, LBIAN OR BISEXUAL
Sce Dan Zwonzer first joed the Wyomg Hoe 2005, at least six bills targetg gay and transgenr people have been feated. * openly gay republican congressman *
”A versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 25 of the New York edn wh the headle: Jim Kolbe, 80, Is Dead; Gay Hoe Republin Phed Into Spotlight.
MEET THE GAY REPUBLIN WHO HELPED FEAT EVERY ANTI-LGBTQ BILL WYOMG
The first openly gay Republin elected to Congrs said he won a Long Island Hoe seat by nng a “mon sense” platform. Santos will bee the first openly gay Republin elected to the Hoe — a handful of other ndidat me out after they were elected. His Democratic opponent, Robert Zimmerman, also is gay.
QUEENS NGRSMAN-ELECT TALKS JAN. 6, BEG A GAY REPUBLIN
But one LGBT activist argued was a “disgrace” for an out gay person to align himself wh the Republin Party that has fought agast gay rights.
Gee Santos is set to bee the only openly gay stg Republin member of Congrs.
GAY REPUBLIN WS LONG ISLAND CONGRSNAL SEAT HISTORIC FIRST
He peted a historic electn agast another gay ndidate, Democrat Robert Zimmerman.