Are there any openly gay congress representatives

Thirteen members of the th Congress are openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer LGBTQaccording to a Pew Research Center analysis of official biographies, news reports and candidate databases. One senator and 12 members of the House of Representatives identify as lesbian, gay, transgender or queer as of Jan.

Our analysis reflects the voting members of Congress as of Jan. It does not include the Florida House seat vacated by former Rep. Jim Justice assumed on Jan. For data on the th Congress, we exclude Democratic Sen. Butler was the first Black openly lesbian U. This analysis of LGBTQ representation among senators and representatives is limited to the gender and sexual identities that have been openly represented in the U.

As of the th Congress, this includes lesbian, gay, transgender and queer members. No current members publicly identify as bisexual. The only bisexual member of the last Congress, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, did not seek reelection in Ten are returning members and three are new.

118th Congress breaks record for lesbian, gay and bisexual representation

Two other incoming House members also made history:. Across both chambers, six members are gay men. Seven are women who are gay, lesbian, transgender or queer. This is much lower than the 9. Note: This analysis was updated on Feb. David Kent is a senior copy editor at Pew Research Center.

Short Reads. January 30, By David Kent. Democratic Rep. Capitol before being sworn in to the th Congress on Jan. Two other incoming House members also made history: Julie Johnson became the first openly gay member of Congress to represent Texas — or any Southern state.

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