Gay congressman

New Hampshire elected its first out member of Congress, gay man Chris Pappas, a Democrat, in , over Republican Eddie Edwards for an open seat in the First Congressional District. The number of LGBTQ members. The number of openly LGBTQ Congress people has more than tripled. Serving in the th Congress will be the honor of a lifetime, and I continue to look forward to getting to know my future colleagues on both sides of the aisle.

Senator, Tammy Baldwin is the first openly gay person to serve in the Senate. This total includes Congress’ first openly trans member. This total includes Congress’ first openly trans member. ^ The immediately-preceding Congress had also seen two periods of time when 13 openly LGBTQ members served simultaneously: from the start of the th Congress until the resignation of Rep. David Cicilline (D–CT) on Jun. 1, (comprising two senators and eleven representatives), and again from the appointment of Sen.

Laphonza Butler (D–CA) on Oct. 4, , until the expulsion of Rep. The th U.S. Congress set a historical mark with a record 13 members who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual. The rumor was mentioned during the testimony of Senior Advisor for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Kari Lake, at. Hungary deepened its repression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people on March 18 as the parliament passed a draconian law that will outlaw Pride .

Angie Craig of Minnesota has made history as the first woman and out LGBTQ person to serve as the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, a role that positions her as the top Democrat on the influential panel. Thirteen members of the th Congress are openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ), according to a Pew Research Center analysis of official biographies, news reports and candidate databases.

As of January , 37 members of the LGBTQ community are known to have held office in the United States Congress. Within hours of returning to power Monday, United States issued a stunningly broad executive order that seeks to dismantle crucial protections for . Two people, Tammy Baldwin and Kyrsten Sinema, served in the House and were later elected into the Senate.

Each of us were sent here because voters saw in us something that they value. Sharice Davids won re-election to the U. House of Representatives, continuing her role as one of the few Native American women in Congress. The rumor was mentioned during the testimony of Senior Advisor for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Kari Lake, at. In the U.S.

House, Speaker Pelosi will have eight LGBTQ representatives to consult about how various healthcare or criminal justice reform policies uniquely affect our community. I hope all of my colleagues will seek to do the same with me. Thirteen members of the th Congress are openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ), according to a Pew Research Center analysis of official biographies, news reports and candidate databases.

A history maker on multiple occasions, Baldwin was the first woman elected to Congress from Wisconsin when she won her House seat in , and she became the first woman U. Senator from Wisconsin as well in Congress upon his first election in The incumbent U. Becca Balint won reelection in the general election. The history-makers include:. The new House of Representatives will be sworn in on January 3, , at noon.

What Texans want are people who are smart and thoughtful, who work hard, are compassionate, can clearly articulate the issues and be a good representative of the people. It details widespread bullying and . Democratic state Sen. I knew that it would be important to be on the front lines defending attacks on the people and the policies that my community relies on.

Municipal officials in the town of Łańcut, Poland, have abolished the country’s last remaining “LGBT Ideology Free” zone, righting more than five years of political assault on . This report documents the range of abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students in secondary school. Following the election but prior to her swearing-in, the House, led by Speaker Mike Johnson R-LA following a series of anti-transgender attacks by Rep.

Nancy Mace R-SC , banned trans people from using single-sex bathrooms on Capitol Hill that match their gender identity. This date marks the beginning of the th Congress. We all deserve an opportunity to succeed, we all deserve an opportunity to be happy, we all deserve an opportunity to be loved. Her victory continues her historic role as the first woman and first openly gay person to represent Vermont in Congress.

Groundbreaking wins marked the general election with historic firsts. Rumors about Arizona Congressman Greg Stanton being gay have swirled around political cloakrooms for years, but on Wednesday they spilled out of the closet during a hearing of the U.S. House Foreign Service Committee. Like all members, I will follow the rules as outlined by Speaker Johnson, even if I disagree with them.

In the House, 33 LGBTQ people held office; in the Senate, 4 held office. On February 15, Muhsin Hendricks, an openly gay imam, Islamic scholar and LGBT rights activist was shot and killed in Gqeberha, South Africa as he was leaving to . Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The th U.S. Congress set a historical mark with a record 13 members who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual. Rumors about Arizona Congressman Greg Stanton being gay have swirled around political cloakrooms for years, but on Wednesday they spilled out of the closet during a hearing of the U.S.

House Foreign Service Committee.