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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. Katherine Schaeffer is a former research analyst at Pew Research Center. 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 . Historical figures are included only if there is documented evidence of an open queer identity.

It details widespread bullying and . There have not been any openly transgender members of Congress to date. Data on the share of Americans who are gay, lesbian or bisexual comes from Gallup. One is a senator and the rest are House representatives. 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.

There are 13 openly LGBTQ members of the current (th) Congress, all of whom are Democrats. Historical figures are included only if there is documented evidence of an open queer identity. In the current Senate, Democrat Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin became the first openly lesbian, gay or bisexual person to serve in the chamber when she was elected in , and Kyrsten Sinema, an independent from Arizona , is the first openly bisexual person to serve in either chamber.

Freshman lawmakers include all members of Congress who were elected for the first time in a regular election in the midterm cycle. This report documents the range of abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students in secondary school. 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.

In , Sarah McBride was elected as the nation's first openly transgender member of Congress. Seven of the 11 openly gay or lesbian representatives in the House are returning members of Congress. 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 .

And several state legislatures now include transgender or nonbinary lawmakers for the first time , including New Hampshire, which became the first state in the country to elect a transgender man to its state legislature. 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 . In the th Congress of , just four members — all representatives — identified as gay or lesbian and none as bisexual , according to data from the Victory Fund , a political action committee that works to elect LGBTQ politicians.

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. While small, the number of lesbian, gay and bisexual lawmakers in Congress has steadily increased over the last decade. The previous Congress included a total of 11 lesbian, gay and bisexual lawmakers.

Several states elected firsts from the LGBTQ community to represent them, including California's Rep. Robert Garcia, the first openly gay immigrant; Rep. Eric Sorenson, Illinois' first openly. One is a senator and the rest are House representatives. There are 13 openly LGBTQ members of the current (th) Congress, all of whom are Democrats. Thirteen voting members of the th Congress openly identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual — the highest number in history.

In , Sarah McBride was elected as the nation's first openly transgender member of Congress. The record congressional diversity in sexual orientation comes alongside several other milestones in LGBTQ political leadership in the United States. Several states elected firsts from the LGBTQ community to represent them, including California's Rep. Robert Garcia, the first openly gay immigrant; Rep.

Eric Sorenson, Illinois' first openly. In the House, all but one of the 11 openly gay or lesbian representatives are Democrats. This is an alphabetical list of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender politicians who have held office in the United States. The number of lesbian, gay and bisexual members of Congress has more than tripled in recent years.

Despite the steady increase in lesbian, gay and bisexual representation on Capitol Hill, this group remains underrepresented compared with the U. Lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans make up 6. As of the th Congress, this includes lesbian, gay and bisexual members. Our analysis reflects the voting members of Congress as of Jan. McEachin. The exception is Republican George Santos of New York, who in the midterm cycle became the first openly gay, non-incumbent Republican to win a congressional election.

Eight of the 11 House members who identify as gay or lesbian are gay men and three are lesbians. This is an alphabetical list of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender politicians who have held office in the United States. Within hours of returning to power Monday, United States issued a stunningly broad executive order that seeks to dismantle crucial protections for .