Tammy Baldwin, Country's First Out Senator, Announces Run for Re-Election
The Wisconsin lawmaker, the first LGBTQ+ senator, will be seeking a third term.
April 12, 2023
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Laphonza Butler, first Black lesbian senator, honors young people in first Senate speech
"Young people are demonstrating their willingness to be the force, the energy, and the face of change," she said.
January 18, 2024
Lesbian Named Vermont's First Woman Senate President Pro Tempore
Becca Balint will also be the first member of the LGBTQ+ community in the post.
November 24, 2020
WATCH: Tammy Baldwin vs. Tommy Thompson on Marriage Equality
The out lesbian candidate for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin squared off with her Republican challenger in the first debate of the closely watched contest.
October 2, 2012
This Is How a Supposedly Radical Lesbian Wins in Congress
Tammy Baldwin was called a "radical lesbian" in her quest for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Turns out Wisconsin voters didn't take the bait.
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November 6, 2012
California Sen. Laphonza Butler reads Audre Lorde in protest of GOP book banning
Butler, the first Black lesbian in the U.S. Senate, read an excerpt from Sister Outsider to her colleagues Thursday to make a point about the power of breaking silence.
February 29, 2024
Tammy Baldwin wins reelection to U.S. Senate and will be the only LGBTQ+ member
Baldwin prevailed in a tight race against Republican Eric Hovde.
November 6, 2024
Senate Confirms Lesbian as Judge of U.S. Court of Federal Claims
The Senate confirmed Elaine Kaplan, the acting director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, as a judge by a vote of 64-35.
September 17, 2013
Oklahoma Elects Lesbian State Senator, Flipping GOP Seat to Dems
Allison Ikley-Freeman, victorious in a special election this week, is the second lesbian and third LGBT person elected to the state legislature.
November 16, 2017
Pete Buttigieg and Dana Nessel, out gay and lesbian politicians, lead in early Senate poll
Out gay former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and out lesbian Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel are Michigan's leading candidates in an early U.S. Senate primary poll.
February 10, 2025
Laphonza Butler Won't Run for California U.S. Senate Seat
Butler, the first Black lesbian in the Senate, is serving the remainder of Dianne Feinstein's term, but she won't run for a full term in 2024.
October 19, 2023
Clinton criticized on same-sex marriage
Although many gays and lesbians consider New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton an ally, the executive director of that state's leading gay rights group says she isn't supportive enough when it comes to same-sex marriage.
February 22, 2006
Senate Committee Vote on Lesbian Judicial Nominee Delayed
A coalition of groups criticized Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa for delaying a vote on Pamela Kai Chen and four other nominees.
November 29, 2012
Laphonza Butler Sworn in as First Black Lesbian U.S. Senator
Vice President Kamala Harris swore Butler in on Tuesday.
October 3, 2023
Toni Atkins Is First Woman, First Lesbian to Lead Calif. Senate
Atkins will become president pro tem in 2018, making her the first woman — and first out woman — to run the largest state Senate in the nation.
December 8, 2017
Laphonza Butler, first Black lesbian U.S. senator, steps down from office for Adam Schiff
She called on her colleagues to plant seeds of love and inclusivity.
December 14, 2024
GOP Picks Anti-LGBTQ Leah Vukmir to Face Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin
Vukmir, an evangelical Christian with a record of working against LGBTQ safety and equality, will run against the state's lesbian incumbent senator.
August 15, 2018
18 Must-Read LGBT Books We Missed Last Year
Whether it's a closeted lesbian senator, bisexual professors, transgender steelworkers, or a sweet gay couple making ice cream in the Midwest, there's something for everyone on this list.
April 6, 2015