In the U.S., more than a thousand queer people have become elected officials and government leaders, and there have been at least seven out LGBTQ heads of state globally.
in 1974 when Kathy Kozachenko, then a student at the University of Michigan, won a seat on the Ann Arbor City Council.lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people have become elected officials and government leaders, and there have been at least
The importance of LGBTQ representation in government can be summed up in this adage: “If you don't have a seat at the table, you're probably on the menu.”While she served only a single term, Kozachenko opened a door to LGBTQ representation in politics when the community was rapidly gaining visibility in American society.While she served only a single term, Kozachenko opened a door to LGBTQ representation in politics when the community was rapidly gaining visibility in American society.
“When I ran for political office, it was really important to me to be open about my gayness even though I felt a lot of pressure from people telling me to either downplay it or not say anything about it at all, and it was important to me because it was part of who I am personally, and it’s part of my politics, and I really didn't think I needed to play that game in order to win,”Former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.
. She is also thought to be the world’s first openly LGBTQ head of state, aside from Per-Kristian Foss, who served briefly as Norway’s acting prime minister in 2002. After Iceland legalized same-sex marriage in 2010, Sigurðardóttir and her spouse were one of the first couples to get married.and one of only two women to ever lead Texas' largest city.
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