There have been 44 Presidents to date — and according to official doctrine, all of them have supposedly been heterosexual. But given at least 43 of them were serving at a time when homosexuals were still oppressed, there has long been speculation of a few gay trysts flying under the radar.
This is a list of political offices which have been held by a lesbian , gay , bisexual or transgender person, with details of the first holder of each office. It should only list people who came out 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.
If the old adage that you "haven't made it until the gay rumors start" is true, then Jessie J. The British pop star, who is already openly bisexual, defended herself against allegations that she'd been ordered by her record company to withhold the fact that she is actually a lesbian.
So perhaps it's not surprising that there are a number of notable male and female politicians who identify as bisexual. Some politicians who are bisexual are open about their relationships with men and women while other bisexual politicians never spoke about their same-sex affairs.
Openly LGBT people remain a demographic minority in most places. In areas that historically are not known for having or being friendly to LGBT people who do not remain closeted , a "first" can make it easier for other openly LGBT persons to enter the field or for those who are closeted to come out.
This is the first in a series that will run throughout October in conjunction with our friends at the Philadelphia Gay News and partners around the nation. More than years before America elected its first black president, Barack Obama, it most likely had its first gay president, James Buchanan