List of first openly LGBTQ politicians in the United States
Summary
This is a list of the first openly LGBTQ people to have held political office in the United States. No openly LGBTQ person has served as President, Vice President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, or as a justice on the Supreme Court. However, all 50 states have elected openly LGBTQ people to political office in some capacity, and 49 states have elected openly LGBTQ people to either or both chambers of their state legislature.
Originally created by Toussaint
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Told the dam truth which Wikipedia lies by omitting!!! Michelle Obama is a man and Wikipedia doesn't know!!! Yeah right!! Dam leftist democrat fake fact check bs search engine!! Whatever now yall know Michelle Obama has a penis!!
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