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On 24 March, the Senate voted 52–48, with all Democrats and two Republicans — Susan Collins from Maine and Lisa Murkowski from Alaska — joining all members of the Senate Democratic Caucus to confirm her nomination. [36] Levine is the first openly transgender person to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation. [37]
First transgender member of a state Senate, elected in November 2020. [27] [28] Stephanie Byers: Democratic Kansas: Kansas House of Representatives, 86th district 2021–2023 The first openly trans woman of color [29] to serve in and to be elected to a state legislature and the first Native American trans person to hold elected office in the ...
Brinton was raised in Perry, Iowa, and is the child of two Southern Baptist missionaries. Brinton came out as bisexual to their parents in the early 2000s. [8] According to Brinton, their parents disapproved of Brinton's attraction to a male friend from school and sent the then-middle school student for conversion therapy, an experience Brinton later described as "barbaric" and "painful" in a ...
Jamie Wallis, Member of Parliament for Bridgend for the Conservative Party (UK) (2019–2024; openly transgender from 2022). [55] Nikki Sinclaire, Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands for We Demand a Referendum Now (2009–2014). [42] Sarah Brown, Member of Cambridge City Council for Petersfield for the Liberal Democrats ...
Sam Brinton may be the first openly gender-fluid person hired into federal government leadership. ... became a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977.
First transgender person to hold state office; outed against her will. [78] Deborah J. Glick (born 1950) Democratic New York: New York State Assembly (1991–present) First openly LGBT member of the New York State legislature [79] Lisa Grafstein (born 1966) Democratic North Carolina: North Carolina Senate (2023–present) [80] Andrew Gray (born ...
Democrat Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Edison Research projected on Tuesday, winning election to Delaware's at-large seat.
For the first time in 2022, more than 1,000 people identifying as a member of the entire LGBTQ+ community held public office across the country, according to the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, a political ...