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LGBTI Intersex people are born with sex characteristics (such as genitals, gonads, and chromosome patterns) that "do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies". They are substantially more likely to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, ...
( lesbian,
gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
, bisexual,
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 ...
and
intersex Intersex people are individuals born with any of several sex characteristics including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical bin ...
) holders of political offices in Australia. Currently and historically there are no intersex parliamentarians, although Tony Briffa is known as the world's first openly
intersex Intersex people are individuals born with any of several sex characteristics including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "do not fit typical bin ...
mayor and "first known intersex public office-bearer in the Western world", having served as Deputy Mayor of the City of Hobsons Bay between 2009–2011 and Mayor between 2011–2012.


Federal parliament


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*Former: **
Bob Brown Robert James Brown (born 27 December 1944) is a former Australian politician, medical doctor and environmentalist. He was a senator and the parliamentary leader of the Australian Greens. Brown was elected to the Australian Senate on the Tasma ...
(Independent Green) – 1983–1993 ** Alison Standen (Labor) – 2018–2021 *Historic firsts: **Party leader:
Bob Brown Robert James Brown (born 27 December 1944) is a former Australian politician, medical doctor and environmentalist. He was a senator and the parliamentary leader of the Australian Greens. Brown was elected to the Australian Senate on the Tasma ...
(Greens) – 1989–1993


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Legislative Council

*Current: **
Penny Sharpe Penelope Gail Sharpe (born 22 October 1970) is an Australian politician. She has served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2005, representing the Labor Party. Since June 2021, Sharpe is the leader of the opposition in ...
(Labor) – 2005 ** Shayne Mallard (Liberals) – 2015 ** Mark Pearson (Animal Justice Party) – 2015 ** Chris Rath (Liberals) – 2022 *Former: **
Michael Yabsley Michael Robert Yabsley (born 30 June 1956) is an Australian former politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the electorates of Bligh from 1984 to 1988 and Vaucluse from 1988 to 1994. Early ...
(Liberals) – 1984–1994 ame out: 2020**
Paul O'Grady Paul James O'Grady MBE DL (born 14 June 1955) is an English comedian, broadcaster, actor, writer and former drag queen. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, very popular in ...
(Labor) – 1988–1996 ame out: 1990** Michael Egan (Labor) – 1986–2005 ame out: 1995**
Helen Westwood Helen Mary Westwood AM is a former Australian politician and Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Westwood was a member of the Council from 2007 to 2015. Personal and early life Westwood was born to Harry and Cecily ...
(Labor) – 2007–2015 **
Don Harwin Donald Thomas Harwin (born 5 July 1964) is an Australian politician. He was the New South Wales Special Minister of State and the Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts in the second Berejiklia ...
(Liberals) – 2011–2022 ame out: 2014


Legislative Assembly

*Current: **
Alex Greenwich Alexander Hart Greenwich (born 28 November 1980) is the member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the seat of Sydney since the 2012 Sydney by-election. He ran as an independent and was backed by his predecessor, indepen ...
(Independent) – 2012 *Former: ** Michael Egan (Labor) – 1978–1984 ** Tony Doyle (Labor) – 1985–1994 ame out: 1994** Bruce Notley-Smith (Liberal) – 2011–2019


Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...


Legislative Council

*Current: **
Stephen Dawson Stephen John Dawson (born 4 December 1985) is an Irish professional footballer. He primarily plays as a central midfielder, although he has also been deployed in defensive midfield. He is noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of ...
(Labor) – 2013 **
Peter Foster Peter Clarence Foster (born 1962) is an Australian career criminal who has been imprisoned in Australia, Britain, the United States, and Vanuatu for a variety of offences related to weight loss and other scams as well as absconding from justic ...
(Labor) – 2021 *Former: **
Giz Watson Elizabeth Mary "Giz" Watson (born 18 January 1957) is an English-born former Australian politician, and a former leader of The Greens, Western Australia. Biography Watson was born in 1957 in Eastleigh, a town in Hampshire, England, and emig ...
(Greens) – 1997–2013 ** Lynn MacLaren (Greens) – 2005, 2009–2017 **
Louise Pratt Louise Clare Pratt (born 18 April 1972) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2016, and previously from 2008 to 2014. She is a member of the Labor Party, and served as a member of the Western Australian ...
(Labor) – 2001–2007


Legislative Assembly

*Current **
Stuart Aubrey Stuart Neil Aubrey (born 28 December 1990) is an Australian politician and former electrician, who was elected as a Labor member for Scarborough in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly at the 2021 state election. Early life and educat ...
(Labor) – 2021 ** Lisa Baker (Labor) – 2008 ** John Carey (Labor) – 2017 *Former: **
John Hyde John Hyde may refer to: Politicians *John Hyde (Australian federal politician) (born 1936), federal politician from Western Australia for the Division of Moore *John Hyde (Australian state politician) (born 1957), state politician from Western Aust ...
(Labor) – 2001–2013


Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...


Legislative Council

*Current: ** Harriet Shing (Labor) – 2014 ** Aiv Puglielli (Greens) – 2022 *Former: ** Andrew Olexander (Liberal) – 1999–2006


Legislative Assembly

*Current: ** Steve Dimopoulos (Labor) – 2014 ** Gabrielle De Vietri (Greens) – 2022


South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...


Legislative Council

*Current: ** Ian Hunter (Labor) – 2006 * Former: **
Don Dunstan Donald Allan Dunstan (21 September 1926 – 6 February 1999) was an Australian politician who served as the 35th premier of South Australia from 1967 to 1968, and again from 1970 to 1979. He was a member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for th ...
(Labor) – 1953–1979 ** Kelly Vincent (Dignity) – 2010–2018 *Historic Firsts: ** Premier:
Don Dunstan Donald Allan Dunstan (21 September 1926 – 6 February 1999) was an Australian politician who served as the 35th premier of South Australia from 1967 to 1968, and again from 1970 to 1979. He was a member of the House of Assembly (MHA) for th ...
(Labor) – 1967


Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. I ...

*Current: **
Andrew Barr Andrew James Barr (born 29 April 1973) is an Australian politician who has been serving as the 7th Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory since 2014. He has been an Australian Labor Party member in the ACT Legislative Assembly sinc ...
(Labor) – 2006 ** Chris Steel (Labor) – 2016 **
Suzanne Orr Suzanne Patricia Orr (born 6 February 1982) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly since October 2016, representing the electorate of Yerrabi. She worked as an urban pla ...
(Labor) – 2016 **
Jonathan Davis Jonathan Howsmon Davis (born January 18, 1971), also known as JD or JDevil, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of nu metal band Korn, who are considered a pioneering act of the nu ...
(Greens) – 2020 *Historic firsts: ** Government minister:
Andrew Barr Andrew James Barr (born 29 April 1973) is an Australian politician who has been serving as the 7th Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory since 2014. He has been an Australian Labor Party member in the ACT Legislative Assembly sinc ...
(Labor) – 2006 ** Chief Minister:
Andrew Barr Andrew James Barr (born 29 April 1973) is an Australian politician who has been serving as the 7th Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory since 2014. He has been an Australian Labor Party member in the ACT Legislative Assembly sinc ...
(Labor) – 2014


Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...

Current: *
Chansey Paech Chanston James "Chansey" Paech (pronounced "CHAN-see PAKE"; born 1987) is an Australian politician. He is a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Namatjira until 2020 and E ...
(Labor) – 2016 Officeholders: * Leader of the Opposition:
Jodeen Carney Jodeen Terese Carney (born 9 December 1965) is an Australian politician. She was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from September 2001 to September 2010, representing the Alice Springs-based elector ...
(Liberal) – (2005) * Speaker of the Assembly:
Chansey Paech Chanston James "Chansey" Paech (pronounced "CHAN-see PAKE"; born 1987) is an Australian politician. He is a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Namatjira until 2020 and E ...
(Labor) – (2020)


See also

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List of the first LGBT holders of political offices This is a list of political offices which have been held by a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person, with details of the first such holder of each office. It should only list people who came out as LGBT before or during their terms in off ...


References

{{LGBT in Australia Lists of Australian people Australia Lists of Australian politicians Lists of the first LGBT holders of political offices