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One of directly elected openly gay mayors in the United States and one of first out LGBT republican officials. Todd Gloria. (born 1978) Democratic. California. Mayor of San Diego. (2020–present) First openly gay and first Person of Color to serve as Mayor of San Diego [148] Jim Gray.
This is a list of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans people who have been the head of state or government of a country or a subnational division such as a state, a province, or a territory. Openly LGBT people have served as national heads of state or government in Andorra , Belgium , France , Iceland , Ireland , Latvia , Luxembourg , San ...
In June 2009, Obama became the first president to declare the month of June to be LGBT pride month; President Clinton had declared June Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. [100] [101] Obama did so again in June 2010, [102] June 2011, [103] June 2012, [104] June 2013, [105] June 2014, [106] and June 2015.
California. Ron Galperin was the first openly gay citywide elected official in Los Angeles when he was elected City Controller in 2013. Galperin was re-elected to a second term in 2017. [86] Vivian Romero was the first openly gay citywide elected official in Montebello when she was elected City Councilmember in 2013.
Despite this ruling, some states have not repealed their sodomy laws and local law enforcement officers have used these statutes to harass or arrest gay people. After the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" in 2011, the U.S. Congress repealed sodomy laws in the U.S. military in 2014. Prior to the 2003 Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v.
Following a violent day of protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, former president Barack Obama offered a poignant message about racism on social media Saturday night.
Executive Order 13672, signed by U.S. President Barack Obama on July 21, 2014, amended two earlier executive orders to extend protection against discrimination in hiring and employment to additional classes. It prohibited discrimination in the civilian federal workforce on the basis of gender identity and in hiring by federal contractors on the ...