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lesbian A lesbian is a Homosexuality, homosexual woman.Zimmerman, p. 453. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate n ...
, gay,
bisexual Bisexuality is a romantic or sexual attraction or behavior toward both males and females, or to more than one gender. It may also be defined to include romantic or sexual attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender identity, whic ...
or
transgender A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through ...
person, with details of the first such holder of each office. It should only list people who
came out Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBT people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...
as LGBT before or during their terms in office; it should not list people who came out only after retiring from politics, or people who were outed by reference sources only after their death. The year in brackets refers to the year which the officeholder was elected as an openly LGBT person. If they came out during term of office it is referred to after the year in brackets. It is ordered by
country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, whi ...
, by dates of appointment.
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are also to be listed.


Heads of state


Heads of government


International bodies


European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are located primarily in Europe, Europe. The union has a total area of ...


European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...

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European Commissioner for Trade The European Commissioner for Trade (sometimes referred to as the ''EU Trade Commissioner'') is the member of the European Commission responsible for the European Union's common commercial policy. Responsibilities The Commissioner heads up the ...
Peter Mandelson – 2004 ( British)


European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the Legislature, legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven Institutions of the European Union, institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and in ...

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Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
Ulrike Lunacek – 2009 *
Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...
Torben Lund – 1999 *
Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
Petra De Sutter Petra De Sutter (Oudenaarde, 10 June 1963) is a Belgian gynaecologist and politician, currently serving as federal Deputy Prime Minister. A member of the Groen party, she was previously a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 until 2020, whe ...
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Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...
Silvia Modig – 2019 *
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
Roger Karoutchi Roger Karoutchi (born 26 August 1951) is a French teacher and politician who has been serving as the first Vice President of the Senate since 2020. He previously served as the French Ambassador to the OECD'Karoutchi ambassadeur auprès de l'OCD ...
– 1997 ame out as gay in 2009*
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
Lissy Gröner – 1989 *
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
Maria Walsh – 2019 *
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
Gianni Vattimo – 1999 *
Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
Herman Verbeek ( PPR) – 1984 *
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
Robert Biedroń Robert Biedroń (; born 13 April 1976) is a Polish politician, former mayor of Słupsk, and LGBT activist who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. Biedroń was a member of the Sejm during its 7th session (2011� ...
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Spring Spring(s) may refer to: Common uses * Spring (season), a season of the year * Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy * Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water * Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a h ...
) – 2019 *
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
José María Mendiluce Pereiro (
PSOE The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ( es, Partido Socialista Obrero Español ; PSOE ) is a social-democraticThe PSOE is described as a social-democratic party by numerous sources: * * * * political party in Spain. The PSOE has been in gov ...
; later joining the Greens) – 1999–2004 ame out: 2003*
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
Antoni Comín ( Junts) – 2019 *
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...
Fredrick Federley Fredrick Erik Federley (; born 6 May 1978) is a former Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Sweden. He was a member of the Centre Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He was a membe ...
and Malin Björk – 2014 *
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...
Tom Spencer – 1999 ame out: 1999*
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...
Nikki Sinclaire – 2009 ame out as lesbian in 2004; Came out as transgender in 2013


Americas


Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of P ...

* Parliament of Aruba (Senator) – Miguel Mansur – 2021 irst openly gay party leader


Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...

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Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
Osvaldo López – 2011
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Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...
Analuz Carol – 2015 irst openly lesbian woman*
Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...
Leonardo Grosso – 2011 irst openly gay man; Came out: 2018* Government Minister ( Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship) – Jorge Faurie – 2017
irst openly gay man An infrared search and track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. IR ...
* Government Minister (
Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity The Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity ( es, link=no, Ministerio de las Mujeres, Géneros y Diversidad; MMGyD) is a ministry of the Argentine Government tasked with overseeing the country's public policies on issues affecting women and gen ...
Ayelén Mazzina – 2022 irst openly lesbian woman* Government Secretary ( Undersecretary of Diversity Policies) – Alba Rueda – 2019 irst openly transgender person* Government Member (Office for the Coordination of Diversity and Non-Discrimination of the Ministry of Security) – Mara Pérez Reynoso – 2015 irst openly transgender person* Provincial governor (
Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego (, ; Spanish for "Land of the Fire", rarely also Fireland in English) is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan. The archipelago consists of the main island, Isla ...
) – Gustavo Melella – 2019
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Buenos Aires City Legislature The Buenos Aires City Legislature ( es, Legislatura de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, links=no, commonly known as the ) is a central part of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is housed in the Legislature Palace ( es ...
María Rachid – 2011 irst openly lesbian woman*
Buenos Aires City Legislature The Buenos Aires City Legislature ( es, Legislatura de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, links=no, commonly known as the ) is a central part of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is housed in the Legislature Palace ( es ...
Maximiliano Ferraro – 2011
irst openly gay man An infrared search and track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. IR ...


Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

* Congressperson (
Deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, ...
) – Manuel Canelas – 2015 irst openly gay male* Assemblyperson (
La Paz La Paz (), officially known as Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish pronunciation: ), is the seat of government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. With an estimated 816,044 residents as of 2020, La Paz is the third-most populous city in Bol ...
) – París Galán – 2015 irst openly transgender male


Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

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Alderperson An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members ...
( Colônia do Piauí) – Kátia Tapety – 1992
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Vice-mayor The deputy mayor (also known as vice mayor, assistant mayor, or mayor ''pro tem'') is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official that is present in many, but not all, local governments. Duties and functions Many elected depu ...
Kátia Tapety – 2004 irst transgender woman*Congressperson (
Federal Deputy The Chamber of Deputies ( pt, Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year t ...
) – Clodovil Hernandes – 2006 irst openly gay male*
Alderperson An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members ...
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Salvador Salvador, meaning " salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' ( ...
) – Leo Kret – 2008
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*First mayor elected (Lins,
São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaW ...
) – Edgar de Souza – 2012 *Mayor (Itapecerica,
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...
) – Wirley Rodrigues Reis – 2016 *Alderperson (
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
) – Marielle Franco (2017) and David Miranda (2019) irst openly bisexual female and first openly gay male respectively*Alderperson (
São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaW ...
) – Fernando Holiday – 2016 *Senator ( Espírito Santo) –
Fabiano Contarato Fabiano Contarato (born 20 June 1966) is a Brazilian law professor, police chief, and politician affiliated to the Workers' Party. He was the most voted candidate for the Brazilian Senate in the state of Espírito Santo during the 2018 Brazilian ...
– 2018 *Assemblyperson ( State Deputy of São Paulo) – Erica Malunguinho – 2018 irst transgender woman congressperson* Congressperson (
Federal Deputy The Chamber of Deputies ( pt, Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year t ...
) – David Miranda – 2019 * Governor (
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the fifth-most-populous state and the ninth largest by area. Located in the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is border ...
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Eduardo Leite Eduardo Figueiredo Cavalheiro Leite (born 10 March 1985) is a Brazilian politician and governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. During the state's 2018 election, he won with 53.62% of the vote. Leite was elected governor at 33 years old, b ...
– 2021 * Governor (Rio Grande do Norte) – Fátima Bezerra - 2021


Canada


Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

* Councilmember – Alejandra González Pino – 2004 irst elected transgender woman* Councilmember – Jaime Parada – 2012 irst openly gay male*
Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...
Claudio Arriagada – 2013 irst openly gay male*
Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...
Guillermo Ceroni – 2013 *
Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...
Emilia Schneider Emilia Schneider Videla (born 23 October 1996) is a Chilean feminist, activist, and politician. In the 2021 Chilean general election, she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile with the left-wing Commons party. She is the first openly ...
– 2021 irst openly transgender person*
Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...
Marcela Riquelme – 2021 irst openly lesbian female (2021)*
Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...
Francisca Bello, Camila Musante – 2021 irst openly bisexual female (2021)


Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...

* Minister of Transport –
Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen (born 30 August 1953) is an Industrial Engineer and Colombian politician who served as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia under President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. Álvarez-Correa is credite ...
−2012–2014 ame out: 2014* Minister of Education – Gina Parody – 2014–2018 *Minister of Trade and Industry –
Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen (born 30 August 1953) is an Industrial Engineer and Colombian politician who served as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia under President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. Álvarez-Correa is credite ...
– 2014–2018 * Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development – Ricardo Lozano Picón – 2018 * Senate –
Claudia López Claudia may refer to: People Ancient Romans *Any woman from the Roman Claudia gens * Claudia (vestal), a Vestal Virgin who protected her father Appius Claudius Pulcher in 143 BC * Claudia Augusta (63–63 AD), infant daughter of Nero by his secon ...
– 2015 * House of Representatives – Angélica Lozano Correa – 2014 * National Agency (Director of the
Alexander von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister ...
Institute for Biodiversity) – Brigitte Baptiste irst transgender woman* Mayor of Bogota –
Claudia López Claudia may refer to: People Ancient Romans *Any woman from the Roman Claudia gens * Claudia (vestal), a Vestal Virgin who protected her father Appius Claudius Pulcher in 143 BC * Claudia Augusta (63–63 AD), infant daughter of Nero by his secon ...
– 2019


Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

* Legislative AssemblyCarmen Muñoz – elected 2010 and minister appointed in 2014 irst openly lesbian person* Cabinet Minister – Wilhelm von Breymann Barquero – appointed in 2014.
irst openly gay man An infrared search and track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. IR ...
* Legislative Assembly – Enrique Sánchez – 2018 irst openly gay male


Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribb ...

*Municipal council – Adela Hernandez– 2012"Transgender Woman 1st to Win Office in Cuba"
ABC News ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast '' ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include morning news-talk show '' Good Morning America'', '' ...
, 16 November 2012.
irst transgender person elected to office


Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

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National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r ...
– Sandra Alvarez – 2009, first openly LGBT substitute lawmaker. * Minister of Health: Carina Vance Mafla – 2012 *
National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r ...
Diane Marie Rodríguez Zambrano – 2017
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El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south ...

* Mayor ( Intipucá) – Hugo Salinas – 2009


Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by Hon ...

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Member of Congress A Member of Congress (MOC) is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. The term member of parliament (MP) is an equivalen ...
Sandra Morán – 2016 irst lesbian female congressperson*
Member of Congress A Member of Congress (MOC) is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. The term member of parliament (MP) is an equivalen ...
Aldo Dávila – 2020
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* Member of Central American ParliamentJosé Carlos Hernández Ruano –2020
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Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...

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Federal Deputy The Chamber of Deputies ( pt, Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year t ...
Patria Jiménez – 1997 irst openly lesbian female*
Federal Deputy The Chamber of Deputies ( pt, Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year t ...
David Sánchez Camacho – 2006 irst openly gay male*
Federal Deputy The Chamber of Deputies ( pt, Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year t ...
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Federal Deputy The Chamber of Deputies ( pt, Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year t ...
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Federal District A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they ...
) – Enoé Uranga – 2000 irst openly lesbian female*Local Deputy (
Federal District A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they ...
) – David Sánchez Camacho – 1997 irst openly gay male*
Municipal president A ''presidente municipal'' (English: "municipal president") is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. This title was also used in the Philippines under the Spanish and American colonization; it is comparable to a mayor of the town or cit ...
( Fresnillo, Zacatecas) – Benjamín Medrano Quezada – 2013 irst openly gay male*
City Council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural coun ...
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Guanajuato Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city i ...
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Guanajuato Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato), is one of the 32 states that make up the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 46 municipalities and its capital city i ...
) – Rubí Suárez Araujo – 2016
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*City Council ( Durango City,
Durango Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...
) – Ezequiel García Torres – 2017 irst openly gay male


Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

* Councilmember – Luisa Revilla – 2014 irst transgender woman*
Member of Congress A Member of Congress (MOC) is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. The term member of parliament (MP) is an equivalen ...
Carlos Bruce – 2006; 2016–2021 irst openly gay male congressman; Came out: 2014*
Member of Congress A Member of Congress (MOC) is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. The term member of parliament (MP) is an equivalen ...
Alberto de Belaunde (Ungrouped) – 2016 * Minister of Transport and Communications – Carlos Bruce – September 2017


Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...

* Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto RicoMaite Oronoz Rodríguez – 15 July 2014


Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

* Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago (
Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
) – Jowelle de Souza – 2022 irst transgender person


United States


Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

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Michelle Suárez Bértora Michelle Suárez Bértora (21 February 1983 – 22 April 2022) was a Uruguayan activist, lawyer, lecturer, politician, and writer. She was Uruguay's first transgender university graduate, first trans lawyer, and first transgender person elected ...
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Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

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Rosmit Mantilla Rosmit Mantilla (born 13 December 1982) is a Venezuelan politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Venezuela in the 2015 Venezuelan parliamentary election.irst openly gay male


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Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

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Petra De Sutter Petra De Sutter (Oudenaarde, 10 June 1963) is a Belgian gynaecologist and politician, currently serving as federal Deputy Prime Minister. A member of the Groen party, she was previously a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 until 2020, whe ...
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Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
Domagoj Hajduković – 2011 irst openly gay male


Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

* Member of the SenateVáclav Fischer – 1999–2002 irst openly gay male*Minister of Transport – Gustáv Slamečka – 2009–2010 *Minister for Regional Development – Karla Šlechtová – 2014 irst openly lesbian female*Regional council member (
Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
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Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
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Yvonne Herløv Andersen Yvonne Herløv Andersen (born 1942) is a Danish former politician. She left parliament in 2001. A social worker and school principal by profession, Herløv Andersen was present at the founding of the Centre Democrats in 1973, though initially in ...
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Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
Torben Lund – 1998 irst openly gay male; Came out: February 1998*Minister of Culture – Uffe Elbæk – 2011–2012 *
Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
(Alternative in Sjællands Storkreds) – Rasmus Nordqvist – 2015 *Minister of Justice – Søren Pape Poulsen – 2016 *Minister for Science, Technology, Information and Higher Education – Tommy Ahlers – 2018 ame out (bisexual): July 2018


Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

* Member of Parliament - Sonja J. Jógvansdóttir – 2015


Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...

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Oras Tynkkynen Oras Tynkkynen (Topi Oras Kalevi Tynkkynen, born 1977) was a Member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Green League. Tynkkynen was the chair of the Green parliamentary group. He served as Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's Advisor on Clim ...
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Green League The Green League (VIHR, fi, Vihreä liitto , sv, Gröna förbundet), shortened to the Greens ( fi, Vihreät, sv, De Gröna), is a green political party in Finland. Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the pol ...
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Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, fi, Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue ; sv, Finlands socialdemokratiska parti), shortened to the Social Democrats ( fi, link=no, Sosiaalidemokraatit; sv, link=no, Socialdemokrater) and commonly kno ...
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Oras Tynkkynen Oras Tynkkynen (Topi Oras Kalevi Tynkkynen, born 1977) was a Member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Green League. Tynkkynen was the chair of the Green parliamentary group. He served as Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's Advisor on Clim ...
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Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, ...
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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

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Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
(Minister in charge of relations) – André Labarrère (fr) – 1981 ame out: 1998*
Mayor of Paris The Mayor of Paris (french: Maire de Paris) is the chief executive of Paris, the capital and largest city in France. The officeholder is responsible for the administration and management of the city, submits proposals and recommendations to the ...
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Bertrand Delanoë Bertrand Delanoë (; born 30 May 1950) is a French retired politician who served as Mayor of Paris from 2001 to 2014. A member of the Socialist Party (PS), he previously served in the National Assembly from 1981 to 1986 and Senate from 1995 unt ...
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Roger Karoutchi Roger Karoutchi (born 26 August 1951) is a French teacher and politician who has been serving as the first Vice President of the Senate since 2020. He previously served as the French Ambassador to the OECD'Karoutchi ambassadeur auprès de l'OCD ...
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Franck Riester Franck Riester (born 3 January 1974) is a French politician who has been serving as Minister Delegate for Parliamentary Relations in the Government of Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne since July 2022. He previously served as Minister Delegate for ...
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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

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Ernst Röhm Ernst Julius Günther Röhm (; 28 November 1887 – 1 July 1934) was a German military officer and an early member of the Nazi Party. As one of the members of its predecessor, the German Workers' Party, he was a close friend and early ally ...
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Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
Helga Schuchardt Helga Schuchardt (born August 2, 1939 in Hannover) is a German politician and engineer. Biography At the ''Private Berufsfachschule PTL Wedel'' Schuchardt became a technical engineer. From 1965 to 1972 she worked as an engineer for the German c ...
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Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
Herbert Rusche Herbert Ludwig Rusche (born 6 May 1952 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German politician and LGBT activist. Rusche was born in Bad Neuenahr. In his childhood, he lived in three cities. After his schooling, he lived in Kai ...
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Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
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North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inha ...
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Barbara Hendricks Barbara Hendricks (born November 20, 1948) is an American operatic soprano and concert singer. Hendricks has lived in Europe since 1977, and in Switzerland in Basel since 1985. She is a citizen of Sweden following her marriage to a Swedish c ...
( SPD) – 1994 * Member of Parliament (Bundestag)Tessa Ganserer ( Greens) & Nyke Slawik (Greens) – 2021
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Thomas Kufen Thomas Kufen (born 5 August 1973, in Essen) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Life Kufen was a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2000 to 2005 and again from 2012 until 21 October 2015. Betwee ...
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Jens Spahn Jens Georg Spahn (born 16 May 1980) is a German politician who served as Federal Minister of Health in the fourth cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021. A member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he has been ...
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Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...

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Nicholas Yatromanolakis Nicholas Yatromanolakis (Greek: Νικόλας Γιατρομανωλάκης, born: 1975) is a Greek politician and political scientist. He is the current Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports of Greece, responsible for contemporary appointed b ...
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Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...

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Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
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Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...

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Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...

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Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
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Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
Katherine Zappone Katherine Zappone (; born 25 November 1953) is an American-Irish independent politician who served as Minister for Children and Youth Affairs from May 2016 to June 2020. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency fro ...
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Oireachtas The Oireachtas (, ), sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the bicameral parliament of Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of: *The President of Ireland *The two houses of the Oireachtas ( ga, Tithe an Oireachtais): ** Dáil Éireann ...
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Dominic Hannigan Dominic Hannigan (born 10 July 1965) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath East constituency from 2011 to 2016. He was a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2007 to 2011. Early life Hannigan ...
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Oireachtas The Oireachtas (, ), sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the bicameral parliament of Ireland. The Oireachtas consists of: *The President of Ireland *The two houses of the Oireachtas ( ga, Tithe an Oireachtais): ** Dáil Éireann ...
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Jerry Buttimer Jerry Buttimer (born 18 March 1967) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann since December 2022. He has served as a Senator for the Labour Panel since 2016, and previously from 2007 to 2011. He served ...
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– 2012 * Leader of the Seanad Éireann
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– 2016 * Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
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*Seimas, Member of Parliament: Rokas Žilinskas – 2008 *Seimas, Member of Parliament: Tomas Vytautas Raskevičius – 2020


Luxembourg

*List of mayors of Luxembourg City, Mayor of Luxembourg City – Xavier Bettel – 2011 *List of Prime Ministers of Luxembourg, Prime Minister – Xavier Bettel – 2013 * List of Deputy Prime Ministers of Luxembourg, Deputy Prime Minister – Etienne Schneider – 2013


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*States-General of the Netherlands, Member of Parliament – Coos Huijsen (Christelijk Historische Unie, CHU) – 1972 (Came out: 1977; World's first openly gay MP) *States-General of the Netherlands, Member of Parliament – Evelien Eshuis (Communist Party of the Netherlands, CPN) – 1982 *King's Commissioner – Jan Franssen (VVD) – 2000–2013 *Mayor – Arno Brok (VVD) – 2003–2010 *Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (Netherlands), Minister of Economic Affairs – Joop Wijn (Christian Democratic Appeal, CDA) – 2006 * Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (Netherlands), Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food – Gerda Verburg (CDA) – 2007 * Ministry of Finance (Netherlands), Minister of Finance – Jan Kees de Jager (Christian Democratic Appeal, CDA) – 2010 * States-General of the Netherlands, Member of Parliament – Rob Jetten (D66) – 2017 * List of Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands, Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations – Kajsa Ollongren (D66) – 2017 * States-General of the Netherlands, Member of Parliament – Vera Bergkamp (D66) – 2017 * States-General of the Netherlands, Member of Parliament – Henk Krol (50PLUS) – 2017 * States-General of the Netherlands, Member of Parliament – Henk Nijboer (PvdA) – 2017 * States-General of the Netherlands, Member of Parliament – Sjoerd Potters (VVD) – 2017 * City councillor municipality Apeldoorn – Lilian Haak (VVD) – 2018 (one of the first four transgender councilors) * City councillor municipality Nijmegen – Michelle van Doorn (PvdD) – 2018 (one of the first four transgender councilors) * City councillor municipality Utrecht – Sophie Schers (Groen Links) – 2018 (one of the first four transgender councilors) * City councillor municipality Utrecht – Corine van Dun (D66) – 2018 (one of the first four transgender councilors) * Speaker of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), Speaker of the House of Representatives – Vera Bergkamp (D66) – 2021


Norway

* Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister (acting) – Per-Kristian Foss – 2002 *Parliament of Norway, Member of Parliament – Wenche Lowzow – 1977–1985, reelected 1981 [Came out 1979; First openly lesbian female] *Parliament of Norway, Member of Parliament – Anders Hornslien – 1993–2001 [Came out: 2001] *City council chairman of Oslo – Erling Lae – 2000–2009 *Member of Bergen city council and chairman of the Red Electoral Alliance and Red Party (Norway), Red Party – Torstein Dahle – 1987–2018, 2003–2007, and 2007–2010 respectively [Came out late 1960s] *Minister of Finance (Norway), Minister of Finance – Per-Kristian Foss – 2001–2005 *Minister of Health and Care Services – Bent Høie – 2013–2021


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*Member of Parliament – Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz – 1952–1980 *City councillor – Krystian Legierski – 2010 [First openly LGBT holder of any office in Poland] *Mayor (Słupsk) –
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– 2019–present


Portugal

*Parliament of Portugal, Member of Parliament – Miguel Vale de Almeida – 2009–2010 *Government of Portugal, Member of the government (Secretary of State Assistant and of Administrative Modernisation) – Graça Fonseca – 2015–2018 [Came out: 2017] *Government of Portugal, Member of the government (Minister of Culture) – Graça Fonseca – 2018 *Party deputy leader – Adolfo Mesquita Nunes (CDS – People's Party) – 2018 *Government of Portugal, Member of the government (Secretary of State of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers) – André Caldas – 2020


Serbia

*Prime Minister of Serbia, Prime Minister – Ana Brnabić – 2017 *Government minister (Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government) – Ana Brnabić – 2016–2017 *Assistant Minister for International Cooperation in the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue – Boris Milićević – 2020


Slovakia

*Member of Parliament – Edita Angyalová – 2002 irst openly lesbian female*Member of Parliament – Stanislav Fořt – 2011 [First openly gay male; Came out: 2011] *Member of Bratislava city council - Lucia Plaváková - 2022 [First openly member of Bratislava city council]


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*Parliament of Spain, Member of the Cortes (Senate) – Jerónimo Saavedra (
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) – 1977–2004 [Came out: 2000] *Regional President (President of the Canary Islands) Jerónimo Saavedra – 1983–1987, 1991–1993 [Came out: 2000] *Minister of Public Administrations and Minister of Education and Science- Jerónimo Saavedra (Public Administrations, 1993–1995 and of Education and Science 1995–1996) *Town councillor (Geldo, Castellon (province), Castellon) Manuela Trasobares (ARDE) – 2007 irst transgender woman*Mayor of a Provincial Capital (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) – Jerónimo Saavedra – 2007–2011 *Parliament of Spain, Member of the Cortes (Madrid) – Ángeles Álvarez (
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) – 2011 *Mayor of an Autonomic Capital (Vitoria-Gasteiz) – Javier Maroto (People's Party (Spain), PP) – 2011–2015 [Member of Basque Parliament since 2012, Sectorial Under-secretary of the Spanish People's Party since 2015. Member of the Parliament of Spain, Member of the Cortes since 2016.] *Minister of the Interior – Fernando Grande-Marlaska – 2018–present *Minister of Culture and Sport – Màxim Huerta – 2018 *Minister of Territorial Policy and Civil Service – Miquel Iceta – 2021–present


Autonomous regional parliament members

*List of Ministers of Health of Catalonia, Minister of Health of Catalonia – Antoni Comín i Oliveres (Together for Yes) – 2016 *List of Ministers of Culture of Catalonia, Minister of Culture of Catalonia – Santi Vila (Together for Yes, Together For Yes – Democratic Convergence of Catalonia, CDC) – c. 2017 *Minister of Culture and Education of Galicia (Spain), Galicia – Jesús Vázquez Abad (People's Party of Galicia) – 2007–2015 *Member of the Parliament of Catalonia – Miquel Iceta Socialists' Party of Catalonia, PSC – 1999 irst openly gay male*Member of the Basque Parliament – Iñaki Oyarzábal – 1996 [Secretary General of the Spanish People's Party of the Basque Country, 2008–2014. He is member of the Senate of Spain since 2016.] *Member of the Assembly of Extremadura – Víctor Casco – 2014 *Member of the Assembly of Madrid – Carla Antonelli – 2011 [First transgender woman and LGBT rights activist who was instrumental in the approval of the Spanish Gender Identity Law.] *Member of the Corts Valencianes – Fran Ferri (spokesman of Coalició Compromís) – 2011


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*Parliament of Sweden, Member of Parliament – Kent Carlsson (politician), Kent Carlsson (Swedish Social Democratic Party, s) – 1991 [Came out: 1991] *Parliament of Sweden, Member of Parliament – Elisebeht Markström (Swedish Social Democratic Party, s) – 1995 [Came out publicly: 2006] *Minister of the Environment – Andreas Carlgren – 2006 *Minister of Migration Affairs – Tobias Billström – 2006 [First bisexual male]


Switzerland

*Federal Assembly of Switzerland, Member of Parliament – Claude Janiak – 1999 irst openly gay male*Federal Assembly of Switzerland, Member of Parliament – Marianne Huguenin – 2003 [Came out: 2004] *List of Presidents of the National Council of Switzerland, President of the National Council – Claude Janiak – 2005–2006 *Speaker of House of Representatives – Claude Janiak – 2006 *Conseil d'Etat (Switzerland), Cantonal Governments (Member of the Executive Council of Bern) – Bernhard Pulver – 2006 *Mayor (Zurich) – Corine Mauch – 2009 [First openly gay mayor of a large Swiss city] *Conseil d'Etat (Switzerland), Cantonal Governments (Member of the Executive Council of Canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen) – Martin Klöti – 2012


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Africa


Mauritius

*Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius – Gaëtan Duval – 1976 & 1983


South Africa

*High Court of South Africa, High Court Judge – Edwin Cameron – 1995 *Parliament of South Africa, Member of Parliament – Mike Waters (politician), Mike Waters – 1999 *Constitutional Court of South Africa, Constitutional Court Justice – Edwin Cameron – 2008 *Premier (South Africa), Provincial Premier – Lynne Brown – 2009 *Parliament of South Africa, Member of Parliament – Zakhele Mbhele – 2014 *Cabinet of South Africa, Cabinet minister – Lynne Brown – 2014 *Municipal Councillor – Dimakatso Moloisane – 2015 *Mayor – Christopher Pappas (South African politician), Christopher Pappas – 2021


Tunisia

*Leader of a political party (Tunisian Liberal Party) – Mounir Baatour – 2011


Asia


Hong Kong

*Legislative Council Member – Raymond Chan Chi-chuen – 2012
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*District Council Member — Jimmy Sham, Kenneth Cheung, and Alice Wei — 2019 [First openly gay and lesbian councillors]


India

*Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Member of the Legislative Assembly (Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Madhya Pradesh) – Shabnam Mausi – 1998–2003 [First transgender person to be elected to public office] *Princely states, Hereditary Prince (Rajpipla State, Rajpipla, Gujarat) – Manvendra Singh Gohil – [First openly gay prince in the world] *Mayor (India), Mayor (Raigarh, Chhattisgarh) – Madhu Bai Kinnar – 4 January 2015 [First transgender mayor of a city]


Israel

* Knesset, Member of Knesset (Parliament) – Uzi Even – 2003 irst openly gay male*Knesset, Member of Knesset (Parliament) – Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) – 2008 *Knesset, Member of Knesset (Parliament) – Itzik Shmuli (Israeli Labor Party) – 2013 *Knesset, Member of Knesset (Parliament) – Amir Ohana (Likud) – 2015 *City council (Israel), City councillor (Tel-Aviv) – Michal Eden – 1998 [First openly elected lesbian female] *City council (Israel), City councillor (Tel-Aviv) – Itai Pinkas (2003) and Yaniv Weizman (2008) [First openly elected gay males respectively] *City council (Israel), City councillor (Jerusalem) – Saar Netanel – 2003 *Cabinet of Israel, Minister – Amir Ohana – 2019. *Leader of a political party (Meretz) – Nitzan Horowitz – 2019 irst openly gay male* Deputy mayor of Tel Aviv – Chen Arieli – 2019


Japan

* Ward councillor (Setagaya, Tokyo) – Aya Kamikawa – 2003 irst transgender woman* Prefectural assembly member (Osaka) – Kanako Otsuji – 2005 irst openly lesbian woman* Ward councillor (Tokyo) – Taiga Ishikawa (Toshima) and Wataru Ishizaka (Nakano) – 2011 [First elected gay men] *Member of the House of Councillors (Japan), House of Councillors (Upper House) – Kanako Otsuji – 2013 irst openly lesbian woman*City councillor (Iruma, Saitama) – Tomoya Hosoda – 2017 [First transgender man] *Member of the Diet of Japan, Diet (Lower House) – Kanako Otsuji – 2017 irst openly lesbian woman*City councillor (Kameoka, Kyoto) – Maria Akasaka – 2019 [First transgender female] *Prefectural assembly member (Hokkaido) – Ayako Fuchigami – 2019 irst transgender woman*Member of the House of Councillors (Japan), House of Councillors (Upper House) – Taiga Ishikawa – 2019
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Macau

* Chairperson of a political party (New Macau Association) – Jason Chao – 2010 irst openly gay male


Nepal

*Nepalese Constituent Assembly, Constituent Assembly Member – Sunil Babu Pant – 2008 irst openly gay male


Philippines

*Province Mayor (Municipality of Leyte, Leyte) – Arnold James Ysidoro – 1998–2004; 2010 *Province Mayor (Municipality of Palapag, Northern Samar) – Florencio "Fawa" Abobo Batula – 2013 irst transgender woman*Province Vice Mayor Geefre "Kalay" Alonsabe 2022presen

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*Board Member of 2nd District of Northern Samar Province – Florencio "Fawa" Abobo Batula – 2013–2016 *City Councilor (Mandaue City) – Wenceslao Gakit – 1998–2007 *Board Member of Sixth District of Cebu Province – Wenceslao Gakit – 2007–2010 *City Councilor (Pasay) – Justo Justo (Panfilo C Justo) – c. 1980s *Barangay Capitan of Angeles IV (Tayabas, Quezon Province) – Ruvic Rea – 2001 irst transgender woman*House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives – Geraldine Roman – 2016 [First transgender woman elected to Congress]


Sri Lanka

*Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament – Mangala Samaraweera – 1989 irst openly gay male*List of ministries of Sri Lanka, Minister – Mangala Samaraweera – 2005 irst openly gay male*Provincial Governors of Sri Lanka, Governor – Niluka Ekanayake – 2016 [World's first transgender female Governor]


Taiwan

*Executive Yuan, Minister without Portfolio – Audrey Tang – 2016 [World's first transgender minister without portfolio]


Thailand

* Member of Parliament, MP of House of Representatives (Thailand), House of Representatives of Mueang Nan District on the Administrative divisions of Thailand, Provincial Administration Organization for Nan Province – Yollada Suanyot – 2012. * MP of House Representatives – Tanwarin Sukkhapisit – 2019. [first openly transgender]


Oceania


Australia


Guam

*Lieutenant Governor of Guam, Lieutenant Governor – Josh Tenorio 2019 *Supreme Court of Guam, Supreme Court Justice – Benjamin Cruz – 1997 [Came out: 1995] *Chief Justice – Benjamin Cruz −1999–2001 *Legislature of Guam, Member of Legislature – Benjamin Cruz – 2004


New Zealand

*New Zealand House of Representatives, Member of Parliament (New Zealand Parliament, Parliament for Raglan (New Zealand electorate), Raglan / New Zealand Parliament, Parliament for Waipa (New Zealand electorate), Waipa) – Marilyn Waring (New Zealand National Party, National) – 1975–1984 [Outed: 1975; Officially came out: after 1984] *New Zealand House of Representatives, Member of Parliament (New Zealand Parliament, Parliament for Te Atatū (New Zealand electorate), Te Atatū) – Chris Carter (politician), Chris Carter (New Zealand Labour Party, Labour) – 1993–2011 irst openly gay male*Mayor – Georgina Beyer (Labour) – 1995–1999 [World's first openly transgender mayor] *New Zealand House of Representatives, Member of Parliament – Georgina Beyer (Labour) – 1999–2007 [World's first openly transgender member of parliament] *New Zealand House of Representatives, Member of Parliament – Maryan Street (Labour) – 2005–2014 [First openly lesbian female elected to parliament] *Department of Conservation (New Zealand), Minister of Conservation – Chris Carter (politician), Chris Carter (Labour) – 2002–2007 *Minister of Ethnic Affairs – Chris Carter (politician), Chris Carter (Labour) – 2002–2008 *Minister of Local Government – Chris Carter (politician), Chris Carter (Labour) – 2002–2005 *Minister for Building Issues – Chris Carter (politician), Chris Carter (Labour) – 2004–2005 *Minister of Education (New Zealand), Minister of Education - Chris Carter (politician), Chris Carter (Labour) – 2007–2008 *New Zealand Education Review Office, Minister Responsible for the Education Review Office – Chris Carter (politician), Chris Carter (Labour) – 2007–2008 *Minister of Housing and Minister of Accident Compensation Corporation, ACC – Maryan Street (Labour) – 2007–2008 *Attorney-General (New Zealand) and Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations – Chris Finlayson (National) – 2008–2017 (Male) *High Court of New Zealand – Michael Muir (High Court Judge) 2014 (Male) *Minister of Finance (New Zealand), Minister of Finance – Grant Robertson (Labour) – 2017 (Male) *Party leader – Damian Light (United Future) – 2017 * Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, Deputy Prime Minister – Grant Robertson (Labour) – 2020 (Male)


See also

*List of LGBT firsts by year


References

{{reflist Lists of the first LGBT holders of political offices,