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This is a list of lesbian, gay, and bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans who have served in the United States Congress.

As of March 2021,^[update] 26 members of the LGBT community are known to have held office in the U.S. Congress. In the House, 25 LGBT people held office; in the Senate, 3 held office. Two people, Tammy Baldwin and Kyrsten Sinema, served in the House and were later elected into the Senate. The earliest known LGBT congressperson was Stewart McKinney, who began his term in the House in 1971. The earliest known LGBT senator is Harris Wofford, who began his term in 1991. Both men were not out during their tenure: McKinney's bisexuality was revealed after his death and Wofford announced his plans to marry a man over 20 years after serving in the Senate. Sabrina Sojourner served as the Shadow Representative for the District of Columbia for the 1997 to 1999 term, though she did not have floor privileges.^[1]^[2]

There are currently^[update] 11 openly LGBT members of the 117th Congress, all of whom are Democrats. Two are senators and the rest are House representatives. This constitutes the most LGBT congresspeople serving at the same time in U.S. history.^[3]^[4]

Senate

All senators listed served as open members of the LGBT community unless otherwise specified:

† Came out after serving

‡ Posthumously identified as LGBT

Senator		Party		State	Term		Notes
Senator		Party		State	Start	End	Notes
	Harris Wofford†		Democratic	Pennsylvania	May 8, 1991	January 3, 1995	Lost reelection. ^{[Note 1]}
	Tammy Baldwin		Democratic	Wisconsin	January 3, 2013	Incumbent	^{[Note 2]}
	Kyrsten Sinema		Democratic	Arizona	January 3, 2019	Incumbent	^{[Note 3]}

House of Representatives

All representatives listed served as open members of the LGBT community unless otherwise specified:

† Came out after serving

‡ Posthumously identified as LGBT

Representative		Party		State	Term		Notes
Representative		Party		State	Start	End	Notes
	Stewart McKinney‡		Republican	Connecticut	January 3, 1971	May 7, 1987	Died in office ^{[Note 4]}
	Barbara Jordan‡		Democratic	Texas	January 3, 1973	January 3, 1979	Retired ^{[Note 5]}
	Gerry Studds		Democratic	Massachusetts	January 3, 1973	January 3, 1997	Retired ^{[Note 6]}
	Robert Bauman		Republican	Maryland	August 21, 1973	January 3, 1981	Lost reelection ^{[Note 7]}
	Jon Hinson		Republican	Mississippi	January 3, 1979	April 13, 1981	Resigned ^{[Note 8]}
	Barney Frank		Democratic	Massachusetts	January 3, 1981	January 3, 2013	Retired ^{[Note 9]}
	Steve Gunderson		Republican	Wisconsin	January 3, 1981	January 3, 1997	Retired ^{[Note 10]}
	Jim Kolbe		Republican	Arizona	January 3, 1985	January 3, 2007	Retired ^{[Note 11]}
	Michael Huffington†		Republican	California	January 3, 1993	January 3, 1995	Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senator from California ^{[Note 12]}
	Mark Foley		Republican	Florida	January 3, 1995	September 29, 2006	Resigned ^{[Note 13]}
	Tammy Baldwin		Democratic	Wisconsin	January 3, 1999	January 3, 2013	Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin. ^{[Note 14]}
	Mike Michaud		Democratic	Maine	January 3, 2003	January 3, 2015	Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Maine ^{[Note 15]}
	Jared Polis		Democratic	Colorado	January 3, 2009	January 3, 2019	Retired to run successfully for Governor of Colorado, becoming the first openly gay elected governor of a U.S. state. ^{[Note 16]}
	Aaron Schock†		Republican	Illinois	January 3, 2009	March 31, 2015	Resigned ^{[Note 17]}
	David Cicilline		Democratic	Rhode Island	January 3, 2011	Incumbent	^{[Note 18]}
	Sean Patrick Maloney		Democratic	New York	January 3, 2013	Incumbent	^{[Note 19]}
	Mark Pocan		Democratic	Wisconsin	January 3, 2013	Incumbent	^{[Note 20]}
	Kyrsten Sinema		Democratic	Arizona	January 3, 2013	January 3, 2019	Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senator from Arizona ^{[Note 21]}
	Mark Takano		Democratic	California	January 3, 2013	Incumbent	^{[Note 22]}
	Angie Craig		Democratic	Minnesota	January 3, 2019	Incumbent	^{[Note 23]}
	Sharice Davids		Democratic	Kansas	January 3, 2019	Incumbent	^{[Note 24]}
	Katie Hill		Democratic	California	January 3, 2019	November 1, 2019	Resigned ^{[Note 25]}
	Chris Pappas		Democratic	New Hampshire	January 3, 2019	Incumbent	^{[Note 26]}
	Mondaire Jones		Democratic	New York	January 3, 2021	Incumbent	^{[Note 27]}
	Ritchie Torres		Democratic	New York	January 3, 2021	Incumbent	^{[Note 28]}

References

^ Hamilton, Martha. "Washingtonpost.com: Retirement". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ Yeager, Kenneth S. (2019). Trailblazers : profiles of America's gay and lesbian elected officials. Routledge. ISBN 9781317712305. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Flores, Andrew; Gossett, Charles; Magni, Gabriele; Reynolds, Andrew (November 30, 2020). "11 openly LGBTQ lawmakers will take their seats in the next Congress. That's a record in both numbers and diversity". Washington Post. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ LeBlanc, Paul. "Rep. Katie Hill announces resignation amid allegations of improper relationships with staffers". CNN. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
^ Wofford, Harris (April 23, 2016). "Finding love again, this time with a man". New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2016. Too often, our society seeks to label people by pinning them on the wall – straight, gay or in between. I don't categorize myself based on the gender of those I love. I had a half-century of marriage with a wonderful woman, and now am lucky for a second time to have found happiness.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Illsley, C. L. (May 31, 2019). "Openly LGBT Members Of Congress". WorldAtlas. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ ^a ^b O'Brien, Brendan (October 19, 2012). "Wisconsin's Baldwin becomes first openly gay senator". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Olugbemiga, Ayobami (February 4, 2014). "Capitol Hill: The 7 Openly Gay and Lesbian Members of Congress". DC Inno. Business Journals. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ Vagianos, Alanna (January 3, 2019). "Kyrsten Sinema Makes History As First Openly Bisexual Person Sworn In To Senate". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
^ "AIDS Makes Another Chilling Advance, Claiming the Life of a Congressman". People. May 25, 1987. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
^ Houston, Paul (May 8, 1987). "Connecticut's McKinney, GOP Liberal, Dies of AIDS". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
^ Kimmey, Samantha (December 20, 2012). "Rep. Barney Frank Comments on Scalia, Prostitution, Marijuana and More". The Raw Story. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
^ "Congressman Killed by AIDS Led Secret Life, Gay Man Claims". Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. August 23, 1989. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
^ May, Clifford D. (May 9, 1987). "Friends Say McKinney Had Homosexual Sex". New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
^ Bartgis, Rachel (June 10, 2021). Kratz, Jessie (ed.). "LGBTQ+ History Month: Barbara Jordan". Pieces of History. U.S. National Archives. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021.
^ Henderson, Kali. "Barbara Jordan | LGBT African Americans (2014) by Kali Henderson and Dionn McDonald". OutHistory.org. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
^ "Housecleaning". Time. July 25, 1983. Archived from the original on November 3, 2006.
^ Bauman, Robert (August 1986). The Gentleman from Maryland: The Conscience of a Gay Conservative. Arbor House. pp. 1–3. ISBN 978-0877956860.
^ Kelly, Jacques (April 5, 2008). "Whatever happened to . . . Robert E. Bauman?". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
^ "Jon Hinson, 53, Congressman and Then Gay-Rights Advocate". New York Times. p. 19. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ O'Keefe, Ed (December 3, 2012). "When Barney Frank announced he was 'coming out of the room' (er... the closet)". Washington Post.
^ "DC's Most Influential Gay Couple Calls It Quits". Tuscaloosa News. July 3, 1998. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
^ Bergling, Tim (May 11, 2004). "Closeted in the capital: they're powerful, Republican, and gay. Will the marriage battle finally get them to come out to their bosses?". The Advocate. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
^ Bierbauer, Charles (November 28, 1997). "Gunderson Leaves 'Increasingly Polarized' House". CNN. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
^ Dunlap, David W. (August 3, 1996). "A Republican Congressman Discloses He Is a Homosexual". New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
^ Campbell, Julia (August 1, 2000). "Openly Gay Congressman Addresses Convention". ABC News.
^ Eaklor, Vicki Lynn (2008). Queer America: a GLBT history of the 20th century. ABC-CLIO. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-313-33749-9.
^ King, Ryan James (May 22, 2006). "Michael Huffington: The long-awaited Advocate interview". The Advocate. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
^ "Foley lawyer makes statement". CNN. October 2, 2006. Retrieved October 4, 2006.
^ Cousins, Christopher (November 5, 2013). "Michaud: 'I haven't changed. I'm Mike.'". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ Michaud, Mike (November 4, 2013). "Rep. Michaud's op-ed column: Yes, I'm gay. Now let's get our state back on track". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ Parkinson, John (September 30, 2011). "House Democrat Jared Polis Becomes First Openly Gay Parent in Congress". ABC News. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
^ Anderson, James; Slevin, Colleen (January 9, 2019). "Colorado's Jared Polis Makes History as Gay Governor". Associated Press. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
^ Coleman, Justin (March 5, 2020). "Former GOP Rep. Aaron Schock comes out as gay". The Hill. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
^ Craver, Jack (May 11, 2013). "Mark Pocan's husband finally recognized as congressional 'spouse'". Capital Times. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
^ Fitzsimons, Tom (November 3, 2018). "Kyrsten Sinema makes history as first bisexual member of U.S. Senate". NBC News. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
^ "Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig, a former health care executive, is the first lesbian mother to be elected to Congress". WJCT. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ Sopelsa, Brooke; Fitzsimons, Tim (November 7, 2018). "Sharice Davids, a lesbian Native American, makes political history in Kansas". NBC News. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ North, Anna (October 28, 2019). "Revenge porn, biphobia, and alleged relationships with staffers: The complicated story around Rep. Katie Hill, explained". Vox. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ Verhovek, John (November 3, 2018). "New Hampshire could elect its first openly gay congressman". ABC News. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Avery, Dan (November 6, 2020). "Mondaire Jones joins Ritchie Torres as first gay Black men elected to Congress". NBC News. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

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[1] Hamilton, Martha. "Washingtonpost.com: Retirement". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[Yeager-2] Yeager, Kenneth S. (2019). Trailblazers : profiles of America's gay and lesbian elected officials. Routledge. ISBN 9781317712305. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[117th_Congress-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Flores, Andrew; Gossett, Charles; Magni, Gabriele; Reynolds, Andrew (November 30, 2020). "11 openly LGBTQ lawmakers will take their seats in the next Congress. That's a record in both numbers and diversity". Washington Post. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[4] LeBlanc, Paul. "Rep. Katie Hill announces resignation amid allegations of improper relationships with staffers". CNN. Retrieved October 27, 2019.

[5] Wofford, Harris (April 23, 2016). "Finding love again, this time with a man". New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2016. Too often, our society seeks to label people by pinning them on the wall – straight, gay or in between. I don't categorize myself based on the gender of those I love. I had a half-century of marriage with a wonderful woman, and now am lucky for a second time to have found happiness.

[WorldAtlas-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Illsley, C. L. (May 31, 2019). "Openly LGBT Members Of Congress". WorldAtlas. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[Gay1-8] O'Brien, Brendan (October 19, 2012). "Wisconsin's Baldwin becomes first openly gay senator". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[DCInno-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Olugbemiga, Ayobami (February 4, 2014). "Capitol Hill: The 7 Openly Gay and Lesbian Members of Congress". DC Inno. Business Journals. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

[11] Vagianos, Alanna (January 3, 2019). "Kyrsten Sinema Makes History As First Openly Bisexual Person Sworn In To Senate". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 3, 2019.

[13] "AIDS Makes Another Chilling Advance, Claiming the Life of a Congressman". People. May 25, 1987. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

[14] Houston, Paul (May 8, 1987). "Connecticut's McKinney, GOP Liberal, Dies of AIDS". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

[15] Kimmey, Samantha (December 20, 2012). "Rep. Barney Frank Comments on Scalia, Prostitution, Marijuana and More". The Raw Story. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

[16] "Congressman Killed by AIDS Led Secret Life, Gay Man Claims". Bangor Daily News. Associated Press. August 23, 1989. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

[17] May, Clifford D. (May 9, 1987). "Friends Say McKinney Had Homosexual Sex". New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2014.

[archives-19] Bartgis, Rachel (June 10, 2021). Kratz, Jessie (ed.). "LGBTQ+ History Month: Barbara Jordan". Pieces of History. U.S. National Archives. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021.

[20] Henderson, Kali. "Barbara Jordan | LGBT African Americans (2014) by Kali Henderson and Dionn McDonald". OutHistory.org. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

[time-22] "Housecleaning". Time. July 25, 1983. Archived from the original on November 3, 2006.

[24] Bauman, Robert (August 1986). The Gentleman from Maryland: The Conscience of a Gay Conservative. Arbor House. pp. 1–3. ISBN 978-0877956860.

[25] Kelly, Jacques (April 5, 2008). "Whatever happened to . . . Robert E. Bauman?". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 21, 2021.

[27] "Jon Hinson, 53, Congressman and Then Gay-Rights Advocate". New York Times. p. 19. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[29] O'Keefe, Ed (December 3, 2012). "When Barney Frank announced he was 'coming out of the room' (er... the closet)". Washington Post.

[30] "DC's Most Influential Gay Couple Calls It Quits". Tuscaloosa News. July 3, 1998. Retrieved January 19, 2010.

[32] Bergling, Tim (May 11, 2004). "Closeted in the capital: they're powerful, Republican, and gay. Will the marriage battle finally get them to come out to their bosses?". The Advocate. Retrieved August 27, 2009.

[33] Bierbauer, Charles (November 28, 1997). "Gunderson Leaves 'Increasingly Polarized' House". CNN. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

[dunlap-35] Dunlap, David W. (August 3, 1996). "A Republican Congressman Discloses He Is a Homosexual". New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2007.

[36] Campbell, Julia (August 1, 2000). "Openly Gay Congressman Addresses Convention". ABC News.

[37] Eaklor, Vicki Lynn (2008). Queer America: a GLBT history of the 20th century. ABC-CLIO. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-313-33749-9.

[39] King, Ryan James (May 22, 2006). "Michael Huffington: The long-awaited Advocate interview". The Advocate. Retrieved January 11, 2013.

[41] "Foley lawyer makes statement". CNN. October 2, 2006. Retrieved October 4, 2006.

[44] Cousins, Christopher (November 5, 2013). "Michaud: 'I haven't changed. I'm Mike.'". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[45] Michaud, Mike (November 4, 2013). "Rep. Michaud's op-ed column: Yes, I'm gay. Now let's get our state back on track". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[ABC_News-47] Parkinson, John (September 30, 2011). "House Democrat Jared Polis Becomes First Openly Gay Parent in Congress". ABC News. Retrieved September 30, 2011.

[48] Anderson, James; Slevin, Colleen (January 9, 2019). "Colorado's Jared Polis Makes History as Gay Governor". Associated Press. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

[50] Coleman, Justin (March 5, 2020). "Former GOP Rep. Aaron Schock comes out as gay". The Hill. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

[54] Craver, Jack (May 11, 2013). "Mark Pocan's husband finally recognized as congressional 'spouse'". Capital Times. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

[56] Fitzsimons, Tom (November 3, 2018). "Kyrsten Sinema makes history as first bisexual member of U.S. Senate". NBC News. Retrieved September 16, 2020.

[59] "Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig, a former health care executive, is the first lesbian mother to be elected to Congress". WJCT. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[61] Sopelsa, Brooke; Fitzsimons, Tim (November 7, 2018). "Sharice Davids, a lesbian Native American, makes political history in Kansas". NBC News. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[63] North, Anna (October 28, 2019). "Revenge porn, biphobia, and alleged relationships with staffers: The complicated story around Rep. Katie Hill, explained". Vox. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[65] Verhovek, John (November 3, 2018). "New Hampshire could elect its first openly gay congressman". ABC News. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[mondaire-67] Avery, Dan (November 6, 2020). "Mondaire Jones joins Ritchie Torres as first gay Black men elected to Congress". NBC News. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

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-| Wofford announced his marriage to a man in 2016, which makes him the earliest known LGBT senator.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wofford |first=Harris |title=Finding love again, this time with a man |date=2016-04-23 |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/opinion/sunday/findinglove-again-this-time-with-a-man.html |access-date=2016-05-07 |quote=Too often, our society seeks to label people by pinning them on the wall – straight, gay or in between. I don't categorize myself based on the gender of those I love. I had a half-century of marriage with a wonderful woman, and now am lucky for a second time to have found happiness.}}</ref><ref name=WorldAtlas>{{cite web |last=Illsley |first=C. L. |title=Openly LGBT Members Of Congress |date=2019-05-31 |website=WorldAtlas |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/openly-lgbt-members-of-u-s-congress-past-and-present.html |access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref>
+| Lost reelection. {{refn|group=Note|Wofford announced his marriage to a man in 2016, which makes him the earliest known LGBT senator.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wofford |first=Harris |title=Finding love again, this time with a man |date=2016-04-23 |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/opinion/sunday/findinglove-again-this-time-with-a-man.html |access-date=2016-05-07 |quote=Too often, our society seeks to label people by pinning them on the wall – straight, gay or in between. I don't categorize myself based on the gender of those I love. I had a half-century of marriage with a wonderful woman, and now am lucky for a second time to have found happiness.}}</ref><ref name=WorldAtlas>{{cite web |last=Illsley |first=C. L. |title=Openly LGBT Members Of Congress |date=2019-05-31 |website=WorldAtlas |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/openly-lgbt-members-of-u-s-congress-past-and-present.html |access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref>}}
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-| As an openly lesbian woman, Baldwin is the first openly LGBT senator.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref name="Gay1">{{cite news |last=O'Brien |first=Brendan |title=Wisconsin's Baldwin becomes first openly gay senator |date=2012-10-19 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2012-11-07-sns-rt-us-usa-campaign-wisconsin-senatebre8a60by-20121106-story.html |access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref><ref name="DCInno">{{cite news |last1=Olugbemiga |first1=Ayobami |title=Capitol Hill: The 7 Openly Gay and Lesbian Members of Congress |date=2014-02-04 |work=DC Inno |publisher=Business Journals |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/inno/stories/news/2014/02/04/capitol-hill-the-7-openly-gay-and-lesbian-members.html |access-date=2021-03-07}}</ref>
+| {{refn|group=Note|As an openly lesbian woman, Baldwin is the first openly LGBT senator.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref name="Gay1">{{cite news |last=O'Brien |first=Brendan |title=Wisconsin's Baldwin becomes first openly gay senator |date=2012-10-19 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2012-11-07-sns-rt-us-usa-campaign-wisconsin-senatebre8a60by-20121106-story.html |access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref><ref name="DCInno">{{cite news |last1=Olugbemiga |first1=Ayobami |title=Capitol Hill: The 7 Openly Gay and Lesbian Members of Congress |date=2014-02-04 |work=DC Inno |publisher=Business Journals |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/inno/stories/news/2014/02/04/capitol-hill-the-7-openly-gay-and-lesbian-members.html |access-date=2021-03-07}}</ref>}}
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+| {{refn|group=Note|Sinema is the first openly bisexual senator.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Vagianos |first=Alanna |title=Kyrsten Sinema Makes History As First Openly Bisexual Person Sworn In To Senate |date=2019-01-03 |work=[[Huffington Post]] |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kyrsten-sinema-first-openly-bisexual-person-senate_us_5c2e5094e4b08aaf7a97504f?ec_carp=7435755695085533299 |access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>}}
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-| After dying in office of [[AIDS]], McKinney was outed as bisexual in his obituary, making him the earliest known LGBT member of Congress.<ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref>{{cite news |title=AIDS Makes Another Chilling Advance, Claiming the Life of a Congressman |date=1987-05-25 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20096357,00.html |access-date=2014-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Houston |first=Paul |title=Connecticut's McKinney, GOP Liberal, Dies of AIDS |date=1987-05-08 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-05-08/news/mn-2826_1_aids-epidemic |access-date=2014-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kimmey |first=Samantha |title=Rep. Barney Frank Comments on Scalia, Prostitution, Marijuana and More |date=2012-12-20 |work=[[The Raw Story]] |url=http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/20/rep-barney-frank-comments-on-scalia-prostitution-marijuana-and-more/ |access-date=2014-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Congressman Killed by AIDS Led Secret Life, Gay Man Claims |date=1989-08-23 |work=[[Bangor Daily News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19890823&id=U69JAAAAIBAJ&pg=1266,2387375 |access-date=2014-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=May |first=Clifford D. |title=Friends Say McKinney Had Homosexual Sex |date=1987-05-09 |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/09/nyregion/friends-say-mckinney-had-homosexual-sex.html |access-date=2014-08-31}}</ref>
+| Died in office {{refn|group=Note|fter dying in office of [[AIDS]], McKinney was outed as bisexual in his obituary, making him the earliest known LGBT member of Congress.<ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref>{{cite news |title=AIDS Makes Another Chilling Advance, Claiming the Life of a Congressman |date=1987-05-25 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20096357,00.html |access-date=2014-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Houston |first=Paul |title=Connecticut's McKinney, GOP Liberal, Dies of AIDS |date=1987-05-08 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-05-08/news/mn-2826_1_aids-epidemic |access-date=2014-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kimmey |first=Samantha |title=Rep. Barney Frank Comments on Scalia, Prostitution, Marijuana and More |date=2012-12-20 |work=[[The Raw Story]] |url=http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/20/rep-barney-frank-comments-on-scalia-prostitution-marijuana-and-more/ |access-date=2014-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Congressman Killed by AIDS Led Secret Life, Gay Man Claims |date=1989-08-23 |work=[[Bangor Daily News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19890823&id=U69JAAAAIBAJ&pg=1266,2387375 |access-date=2014-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=May |first=Clifford D. |title=Friends Say McKinney Had Homosexual Sex |date=1987-05-09 |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/09/nyregion/friends-say-mckinney-had-homosexual-sex.html |access-date=2014-08-31}}</ref>}}
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 | {{dts|January 3, 1973}}
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-| Jordan's domestic partnership with Nancy Earl was revealed in her obituary in 1996, making her the first LGBT woman in Congress (per the [[U.S. National Archives]]).<ref name=archives>{{Cite web |url=https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/06/10/lgbtq-history-month-barbara-jordan/ |title=LGBTQ+ History Month: Barbara Jordan |last=Bartgis |first=Rachel |editor-last=Kratz |editor-first=Jessie |work=Pieces of History |publisher=[[U.S. National Archives]] |date=June 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701225145/https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/06/10/lgbtq-history-month-barbara-jordan/ |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Kali |title=Barbara Jordan {{!}} LGBT African Americans (2014) by Kali Henderson and Dionn McDonald |website=OutHistory.org |url=http://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/aa-history-month-bios/barbara-jordan |access-date=2019-04-27}}</ref>
+| Retired {{refn|group=Note|Jordan's domestic partnership with Nancy Earl was revealed in her obituary in 1996, making her the first LGBT woman in Congress (per the [[U.S. National Archives]]).<ref name=archives>{{Cite web |url=https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/06/10/lgbtq-history-month-barbara-jordan/ |title=LGBTQ+ History Month: Barbara Jordan |last=Bartgis |first=Rachel |editor-last=Kratz |editor-first=Jessie |work=Pieces of History |publisher=[[U.S. National Archives]] |date=June 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701225145/https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2021/06/10/lgbtq-history-month-barbara-jordan/ |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Henderson |first=Kali |title=Barbara Jordan {{!}} LGBT African Americans (2014) by Kali Henderson and Dionn McDonald |website=OutHistory.org |url=http://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/aa-history-month-bios/barbara-jordan |access-date=2019-04-27}}</ref>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Studds, Gerry" | [[File:S001040.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 1973}}
 | {{dts|January 3, 1997}}
-| Studds came out as gay as a result of his implication in the [[1983 congressional page sex scandal]].<ref name="time">{{cite news |title=Housecleaning |date=July 25, 1983 |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953990,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103153414/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953990,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2006}}</ref> He became the first openly LGBT person to win election to Congress with his [[1984 United States House of Representatives elections|reelection in 1984]].<ref name=WorldAtlas/>
+| Retired {{refn|group=Note|Studds came out as gay as a result of his implication in the [[1983 congressional page sex scandal]].<ref name="time">{{cite news |title=Housecleaning |date=July 25, 1983 |work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953990,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103153414/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953990,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2006}}</ref> He became the first openly LGBT person to win election to Congress with his [[1984 United States House of Representatives elections|reelection in 1984]].<ref name=WorldAtlas/>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Bauman, Robert" | [[File:Robert_Bauman_US_Congress_photo_portrait.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|August 21, 1973}}
 | {{dts|January 3, 1981}}
-| In October 1980, Bauman was outed as gay while in office, making him the first openly LGBT member of Congress.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bauman |first=Robert |title=The Gentleman from Maryland: The Conscience of a Gay Conservative |date=August 1986 |publisher=[[Arbor House]] |isbn=978-0877956860 |pages=1–3 |url=https://archive.org/details/gentlemanfrommar00baum |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Jacques |title=Whatever happened to . . . Robert E. Bauman? |date=2008-04-05 |work=[[Baltimore Sun]] |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2008-04-05-0804050215-story.html |access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref><ref name=WorldAtlas/>
+| Lost reelection {{refn|group=Note|In October 1980, Bauman was outed as gay while in office, making him the first openly LGBT member of Congress.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bauman |first=Robert |title=The Gentleman from Maryland: The Conscience of a Gay Conservative |date=August 1986 |publisher=[[Arbor House]] |isbn=978-0877956860 |pages=1–3 |url=https://archive.org/details/gentlemanfrommar00baum |url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Jacques |title=Whatever happened to . . . Robert E. Bauman? |date=2008-04-05 |work=[[Baltimore Sun]] |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2008-04-05-0804050215-story.html |access-date=2021-02-21}}</ref><ref name=WorldAtlas/>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Hinson, Jon" | [[File:Jon_Hinson.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 1979}}
 | {{dts|April 13, 1981}}
-| Hinson was outed as gay after being arrested on a charge of oral sodomy on February 4, 1981.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jon Hinson, 53, Congressman and Then Gay-Rights Advocate |work=[[New York Times]] |page=19 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/26/obituaries/jon-hinson-53-congressman-and-then-gay-rights-advocate.html |access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref><ref name=WorldAtlas/>
+| Resigned {{refn|group=Note|Hinson was outed as gay after being arrested on a charge of oral sodomy on February 4, 1981.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jon Hinson, 53, Congressman and Then Gay-Rights Advocate |work=[[New York Times]] |page=19 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/26/obituaries/jon-hinson-53-congressman-and-then-gay-rights-advocate.html |access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref><ref name=WorldAtlas/>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Frank, Barney" | [[File:Barneyfrank.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 1981}}
 | {{dts|January 3, 2013}}
-| Frank came out as gay in 1987 and in 2012 became the first member of Congress in a same-sex marriage.<ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref>{{cite news |last=O'Keefe |first=Ed |title=When Barney Frank announced he was 'coming out of the room' (er... the closet) |date=2012-12-03 |work=[[Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/wp/2012/12/03/when-barney-frank-announced-he-was-coming-out-of-the-room-er-the-closet/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=DC's Most Influential Gay Couple Calls It Quits |date=1998-07-03 |work=[[Tuscaloosa News]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WD0dAAAAIBAJ&pg=6736,534553&dq=washington's-most-prominent-and-influential-gay-couple-rep-barney-frank |access-date=2010-01-19}}</ref>
+| Retired {{refn|group=Note|Frank came out as gay in 1987 and in 2012 became the first member of Congress in a same-sex marriage.<ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref>{{cite news |last=O'Keefe |first=Ed |title=When Barney Frank announced he was 'coming out of the room' (er... the closet) |date=2012-12-03 |work=[[Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/wp/2012/12/03/when-barney-frank-announced-he-was-coming-out-of-the-room-er-the-closet/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=DC's Most Influential Gay Couple Calls It Quits |date=1998-07-03 |work=[[Tuscaloosa News]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WD0dAAAAIBAJ&pg=6736,534553&dq=washington's-most-prominent-and-influential-gay-couple-rep-barney-frank |access-date=2010-01-19}}</ref>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Gunderson, Steve" | [[File:SteveGunderson.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 1981}}
 | {{dts|January 3, 1997}}
-| Outed as gay on the floor of the House in 1994, Gunderson was the first openly gay Republican to be reelected after being outed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergling |first=Tim |title=Closeted in the capital: they're powerful, Republican, and gay. Will the marriage battle finally get them to come out to their bosses? |date=2004-05-11 |work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Closeted+in+the+capital%3a+they%27re+powerful%2c+Republican%2c+and+gay.+Will...-a0116288151 |access-date=2009-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bierbauer |first=Charles |title=Gunderson Leaves 'Increasingly Polarized' House |date=1997-11-28 |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/9611/28/ngunderson.bierbauer/index.shtml |access-date=2016-05-07 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610004509/http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/9611/28/ngunderson.bierbauer/index.shtml}}</ref><ref name=WorldAtlas/>
+| Retired {{refn|group=Note|Outed as gay on the floor of the House in 1994, Gunderson was the first openly gay Republican to be reelected after being outed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergling |first=Tim |title=Closeted in the capital: they're powerful, Republican, and gay. Will the marriage battle finally get them to come out to their bosses? |date=2004-05-11 |work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]] |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Closeted+in+the+capital%3a+they%27re+powerful%2c+Republican%2c+and+gay.+Will...-a0116288151 |access-date=2009-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bierbauer |first=Charles |title=Gunderson Leaves 'Increasingly Polarized' House |date=1997-11-28 |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/9611/28/ngunderson.bierbauer/index.shtml |access-date=2016-05-07 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610004509/http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/9611/28/ngunderson.bierbauer/index.shtml}}</ref><ref name=WorldAtlas/>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Kolbe, Jim" | [[File:Jim_Kolbe.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 1985}}
 | {{dts|January 3, 2007}}
-| In 1996, Kolbe came out as gay while in office after voting for the [[Defense of Marriage Act]]. He was the first openly gay person to address the [[Republican National Convention]].<ref name="dunlap">{{cite news |last=Dunlap |first=David W. |title=A Republican Congressman Discloses He Is a Homosexual |date=1996-08-03 |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E3DD103FF930A3575BC0A960958260 |access-date=2007-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Julia |title=Openly Gay Congressman Addresses Convention |date=2000-08-01 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=121719}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Eaklor |first=Vicki Lynn |title=Queer America: a GLBT history of the 20th century |year=2008 |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |isbn=978-0-313-33749-9 |page=213}}</ref><ref name=WorldAtlas/>
+| Retired {{refn|group=Note|In 1996, Kolbe came out as gay while in office after voting for the [[Defense of Marriage Act]]. He was the first openly gay person to address the [[Republican National Convention]].<ref name="dunlap">{{cite news |last=Dunlap |first=David W. |title=A Republican Congressman Discloses He Is a Homosexual |date=1996-08-03 |work=[[New York Times]] |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E3DD103FF930A3575BC0A960958260 |access-date=2007-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Julia |title=Openly Gay Congressman Addresses Convention |date=2000-08-01 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=121719}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Eaklor |first=Vicki Lynn |title=Queer America: a GLBT history of the 20th century |year=2008 |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |isbn=978-0-313-33749-9 |page=213}}</ref><ref name=WorldAtlas/>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Huffington, Michael" | [[File:Michael_Huffington_Dod.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 1993}}
 | {{dts|January 3, 1995}}
-| In 1998, Huffington came out as bisexual.<ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref>{{cite news|last=King|first=Ryan James|date=May 22, 2006|title=Michael Huffington: The long-awaited Advocate interview|work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]|url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/commentary/2006/05/22/michael-huffington-long-awaited-advocate-interview|access-date=January 11, 2013}}</ref><br>Retired [[1994 United States Senate election in California|to run unsuccessfully]] for [[List of United States Senators from California|U.S. Senator from California]]
+| Retired [[1994 United States Senate election in California|to run unsuccessfully]] for [[List of United States Senators from California|U.S. Senator from California]] {{refn|group=Note|In 1998, Huffington came out as bisexual.<ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref>{{cite news|last=King|first=Ryan James|date=May 22, 2006|title=Michael Huffington: The long-awaited Advocate interview|work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]|url=http://www.advocate.com/politics/commentary/2006/05/22/michael-huffington-long-awaited-advocate-interview|access-date=January 11, 2013}}</ref>}}
 |-
 | data-sort-value="Foley, Mark" | [[File:Mark_Foley,_official_109th_Congress_photo.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 1995}}
 | {{dts|September 29, 2006}}
-| Foley came out as gay after being implicated in a [[Mark Foley congressional page incident|2006 congressional page scandal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Foley lawyer makes statement |date=2006-10-02 |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/03/foley.scandal/index.html |access-date=2006-10-04}}</ref>
+| Resigned {{refn|group=Note|Foley came out as gay after being implicated in a [[Mark Foley congressional page incident|2006 congressional page scandal]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Foley lawyer makes statement |date=2006-10-02 |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/03/foley.scandal/index.html |access-date=2006-10-04}}</ref>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Baldwin, Tammy" | [[File:Tammy_Baldwin,_official_photo_portrait,_color.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 1999}}
 | {{dts|January 3, 2013}}
-| Baldwin is the first openly LGBT non-incumbent elected to Congress.<ref name="Gay1" /><ref name=WorldAtlas/> She retired in 2012 [[2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|to run successfully]] for [[List of United States Senators from Wisconsin|U.S. Senator from Wisconsin]].
+|Retired [[2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin|to run successfully]] for [[List of United States Senators from Wisconsin|U.S. Senator from Wisconsin]]. {{refn|group=Note|Baldwin is the first openly LGBT non-incumbent elected to Congress.<ref name="Gay1" /><ref name=WorldAtlas/>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Michaud, Mike" | [[File:Mike_Michaud_Official.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2003}}
 | {{dts|January 3, 2015}}
-| Michaud came out as gay in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cousins |first=Christopher |title=Michaud: 'I haven't changed. I'm Mike.' |date=2013-11-05 |work=[[Bangor Daily News]] |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/11/04/politics/michaud-i-havent-changed-im-mike/ |access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Michaud |first=Mike |title=Rep. Michaud's op-ed column: Yes, I'm gay. Now let's get our state back on track |date=2013-11-04 |work=[[Portland Press Herald]] |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2013/11/04/mike_michaud__yes__i_m_gay__now_let_s_get_our_state_back_on_track_/# |access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref><ref name=WorldAtlas/>
+| Retired to run unsuccessfully for [[2014 Maine gubernatorial election|Governor of Maine]] {{refn|group=Note|Michaud came out as gay in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cousins |first=Christopher |title=Michaud: 'I haven't changed. I'm Mike.' |date=2013-11-05 |work=[[Bangor Daily News]] |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/11/04/politics/michaud-i-havent-changed-im-mike/ |access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Michaud |first=Mike |title=Rep. Michaud's op-ed column: Yes, I'm gay. Now let's get our state back on track |date=2013-11-04 |work=[[Portland Press Herald]] |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2013/11/04/mike_michaud__yes__i_m_gay__now_let_s_get_our_state_back_on_track_/# |access-date=2021-03-06}}</ref><ref name=WorldAtlas/>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Polis, Jared" | [[File:Jared_Polis_Official_2012.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2009}}
 | {{dts|January 3, 2019}}
-| In 2011, Polis became the first same-sex parent in Congress.<ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref name="ABC News">{{cite news |last=Parkinson |first=John |title=House Democrat Jared Polis Becomes First Openly Gay Parent in Congress |date=2011-09-30 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/house-democrat-jared-polis-becomes-first-openly-gay-parent-in-congress/ |access-date=2011-09-30}}</ref><ref name="DCInno"/> He retired in 2018 [[2018 Colorado gubernatorial election|to run successfully]] for [[Governor of Colorado]], becoming the first openly gay elected governor of a U.S. state.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=James |last2=Slevin |first2=Colleen |title=Colorado's Jared Polis Makes History as Gay Governor |website=[[Associated Press]] |date=2019-01-09 |url=https://apnews.com/0ecc5e72becf41ddbf0a69bbbf2c0ecf |access-date=2020-09-16}}</ref>
+| Retired [[2018 Colorado gubernatorial election|to run successfully]] for [[Governor of Colorado]], becoming the first openly gay elected governor of a U.S. state. {{refn|group=Note|In 2011, Polis became the first same-sex parent in Congress.<ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref name="ABC News">{{cite news |last=Parkinson |first=John |title=House Democrat Jared Polis Becomes First Openly Gay Parent in Congress |date=2011-09-30 |publisher=[[ABC News]] |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/09/house-democrat-jared-polis-becomes-first-openly-gay-parent-in-congress/ |access-date=2011-09-30}}</ref><ref name="DCInno"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=James |last2=Slevin |first2=Colleen |title=Colorado's Jared Polis Makes History as Gay Governor |website=[[Associated Press]] |date=2019-01-09 |url=https://apnews.com/0ecc5e72becf41ddbf0a69bbbf2c0ecf |access-date=2020-09-16}}</ref>}}
 |- style="background:#CCF"
 | data-sort-value="Schock, Aaron" | [[File:Aaron_Schock_Official.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2009}}
 | {{dts|March 31, 2015}}
-| Schock came out as gay in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coleman |first1=Justin |title=Former GOP Rep. Aaron Schock comes out as gay |date=2020-03-05 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/486135-former-gop-rep-aaron-schock-comes-out-as-gay |access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>
+| Resigned {{refn|group=Note|Schock came out as gay in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coleman |first1=Justin |title=Former GOP Rep. Aaron Schock comes out as gay |date=2020-03-05 |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/486135-former-gop-rep-aaron-schock-comes-out-as-gay |access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>}}
 |- style="background:#e0e0e0"
 | data-sort-value="Cicilline, David" | [[File:David_Cicilline,_Official_Portrait,_112th_Congress_2.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2011}}
 | ''Incumbent''
-| Cicilline is openly gay.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref name="DCInno"/>
+| {{refn|group=Note|Cicilline is openly gay.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref name="DCInno"/>}}
 |- style="background:#e0e0e0"
 | data-sort-value="Maloney, Sean Patrick" | [[File:Congressman_Maloney_official.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2013}}
 | ''Incumbent''
-| Maloney is openly gay.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref name="DCInno"/>
+| {{refn|group=Note|Maloney is openly gay.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref name="DCInno"/>}}
 |- style="background:#e0e0e0"
 | data-sort-value="Pocan, Mark" | [[File:Mark_Pocan_official_photo_(cropped).jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2013}}
 | ''Incumbent''
-| As an openly gay man, Pocan is the first LGBT member of Congress to replace another LGBT member of Congress ([[Tammy Baldwin]]) and the first non-incumbent in a same-sex marriage elected to Congress.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref name="DCInno"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Craver |first=Jack |title=Mark Pocan's husband finally recognized as congressional 'spouse' |date=2013-05-11 |work=[[Capital Times]] |url=https://madison.com/news/local/writers/jack_craver/mark-pocans-husband-finally-recognized-as-congressional-spouse/article_5a974092-659e-519e-af9e-9127dea0395b.html |access-date=2020-09-16}}</ref>
+| {{refn|group=Note|As an openly gay man, Pocan is the first LGBT member of Congress to replace another LGBT member of Congress ([[Tammy Baldwin]]) and the first non-incumbent in a same-sex marriage elected to Congress.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref name="DCInno"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Craver |first=Jack |title=Mark Pocan's husband finally recognized as congressional 'spouse' |date=2013-05-11 |work=[[Capital Times]] |url=https://madison.com/news/local/writers/jack_craver/mark-pocans-husband-finally-recognized-as-congressional-spouse/article_5a974092-659e-519e-af9e-9127dea0395b.html |access-date=2020-09-16}}</ref>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Sinema, Kyrsten" | [[File:Rep_Kyrsten_Sinema,_Official_Portrait_(cropped).jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2013}}
 | {{dts|January 3, 2019}}
-| Sinema is the first openly bisexual member of Congress.<ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref name="DCInno"/> She retired in 2018 [[2018 United States Senate election in Arizona|to run successfully]] for [[List of United States Senators from Arizona|U.S. Senator from Arizona]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzsimons |first=Tom |title=Kyrsten Sinema makes history as first bisexual member of U.S. Senate |date=2018-11-03 |website=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/kyrsten-sinema-makes-history-first-bisexual-member-u-s-senate-n935816 |access-date=2020-09-16}}</ref>
+| Retired [[2018 United States Senate election in Arizona|to run successfully]] for [[List of United States Senators from Arizona|U.S. Senator from Arizona]] {{refn|group=Note|Sinema is the first openly bisexual member of Congress.<ref name=WorldAtlas/><ref name="DCInno"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitzsimons |first=Tom |title=Kyrsten Sinema makes history as first bisexual member of U.S. Senate |date=2018-11-03 |website=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/kyrsten-sinema-makes-history-first-bisexual-member-u-s-senate-n935816 |access-date=2020-09-16}}</ref>}}
 |- style="background:#e0e0e0"
 | data-sort-value="Takano, Mark" | [[File:Mark_Takano_113th_Congress_-_full.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2013}}
 | ''Incumbent''
-| Takano is the first openly gay [[person of color]] (specifically [[Asian Americans|Asian American]]) elected to Congress.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref name="DCInno"/>
+| {{refn|group=Note|Takano is the first openly gay [[person of color]] (specifically [[Asian Americans|Asian American]]) elected to Congress.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref name="DCInno"/>}}
 |- style="background:#e0e0e0"
 | data-sort-value="Craig, Angie" | [[File:Angie_Craig,_official_portrait,_116th_Congress.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2019}}
 | ''Incumbent''
-| As an openly lesbian woman, Craig is the first non-incumbent LGBT parent elected to Congress.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig, a former health care executive, is the first lesbian mother to be elected to Congress. |publisher=WJCT |url=https://www.wjct.org/2018/11/the-midterm-elections-have-made-history-with-these-notable-firsts/minnesota-democrat-angie-craig-a-former-health-care-executive-is-the-first-lesbian-mother-to-be-elected-to-congress-2/ |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref>
+| {{refn|group=Note|As an openly lesbian woman, Craig is the first non-incumbent LGBT parent elected to Congress.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig, a former health care executive, is the first lesbian mother to be elected to Congress. |publisher=WJCT |url=https://www.wjct.org/2018/11/the-midterm-elections-have-made-history-with-these-notable-firsts/minnesota-democrat-angie-craig-a-former-health-care-executive-is-the-first-lesbian-mother-to-be-elected-to-congress-2/ |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Davids, Sharice" | [[File:Sharice_Davids.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2019}}
 | ''Incumbent''
-| Davids is the first openly lesbian woman of color (specifically [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]) elected to Congress.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sopelsa |first1=Brooke |last2=Fitzsimons |first2=Tim |title=Sharice Davids, a lesbian Native American, makes political history in Kansas |date=2018-11-07 |publisher=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/sharice-davids-lesbian-native-american-makes-political-history-kansas-n933211 |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref>
+| {{refn|group=Note|Davids is the first openly lesbian woman of color (specifically [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]) elected to Congress.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sopelsa |first1=Brooke |last2=Fitzsimons |first2=Tim |title=Sharice Davids, a lesbian Native American, makes political history in Kansas |date=2018-11-07 |publisher=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/sharice-davids-lesbian-native-american-makes-political-history-kansas-n933211 |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Hill, Katie" | [[File:Katie_Hill,_official_portrait,_116th_Congress.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2019}}
 | {{dts|November 1, 2019}}
-| Hill is openly bisexual. She resigned in 2019 amid allegations of improper relationships with staffers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=North |first1=Anna |title=Revenge porn, biphobia, and alleged relationships with staffers: The complicated story around Rep. Katie Hill, explained |date=2019-10-28 |publisher=Vox |url=https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/10/23/20928700/katie-hill-congresswoman-resigns-leaked-red-state |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref>
+|Resigned {{refn|group=Note|Hill is openly bisexual. She resigned in 2019 amid allegations of improper relationships with staffers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=North |first1=Anna |title=Revenge porn, biphobia, and alleged relationships with staffers: The complicated story around Rep. Katie Hill, explained |date=2019-10-28 |publisher=Vox |url=https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/10/23/20928700/katie-hill-congresswoman-resigns-leaked-red-state |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Pappas, Chris" | [[File:Chris_Pappas,_official_portrait,_116th_Congress.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2019}}
 | ''Incumbent''
-| Pappas is openly gay.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Verhovek |first1=John |title=New Hampshire could elect its first openly gay congressman |date=2018-11-03 |publisher=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hampshire-elect-openly-gay-congressman/story?id=58937852 |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref>
+| {{refn|group=Note|Pappas is openly gay.<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Verhovek |first1=John |title=New Hampshire could elect its first openly gay congressman |date=2018-11-03 |publisher=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hampshire-elect-openly-gay-congressman/story?id=58937852 |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Jones, Mondaire" | [[File:Mondaire Jones 117th U.S Congress.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2021}}
 | ''Incumbent''
-| Jones is the first openly gay African-American elected to Congress (along with [[Ritchie Torres]]).<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref name=mondaire>{{cite news |last1=Avery |first1=Dan |title=Mondaire Jones joins Ritchie Torres as first gay Black men elected to Congress |date=2020-11-06 |publisher=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/mondaire-jones-joins-ritchie-torres-first-gay-black-men-elected-n1246693 |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref>
+| {{refn|group=Note|Jones is the first openly gay African-American elected to Congress (along with [[Ritchie Torres]]).<ref name="117th Congress"/><ref name=mondaire>{{cite news |last1=Avery |first1=Dan |title=Mondaire Jones joins Ritchie Torres as first gay Black men elected to Congress |date=2020-11-06 |publisher=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/mondaire-jones-joins-ritchie-torres-first-gay-black-men-elected-n1246693 |access-date=2021-01-19}}</ref>}}
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 | data-sort-value="Torres, Ritchie" | [[File:Ritchie Torres 117th U.S Congress.jpg|100px]]
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 | {{dts|January 3, 2021}}
 | ''Incumbent''
-| Torres is the first openly gay African-American elected to Congress (along with [[Mondaire Jones]])<ref name=mondaire/> and the first openly gay Latino member of Congress.<ref name="117th Congress"/>
+| {{refn|group=Note|Torres is the first openly gay African-American elected to Congress (along with [[Mondaire Jones]])<ref name=mondaire/> and the first openly gay Latino member of Congress.<ref name="117th Congress"/>}}
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