First gay cabinet member

Queerty, therefore, did indeed report in February that Grenell was the "first openly gay Cabinet secretary in history," before later describing Buttigieg as the "first out Cabinet member.". The policy of targeting gay and lesbian civil servants continued for decades. It was not until that the Civil Service Commission ended the ban on gays and lesbians in the federal civil service and that the Department of State ended its ban within the Foreign Service. It took another two decades until discrimination based on sexual orientation was banned in granting access to classified information, when President Bill Clinton issued Executive Order in

Richard Grenell is the first openly gay person to hold a Cabinet-level position. Before becoming acting director of national intelligence, he led an effort to decriminalize homosexuality in. Sign up to have blog posts delivered straight to your inbox! Also surely the first Martinique-born press secretary and quite possibly the first native French speaker. For roughly the first two centuries of American independence, no black or gay person and no woman could aspire to such a senior position.

In addition to the politicians listed below, Jenny Durkan, who served as United States attorney for the Western District of Washington from to , is believed to be the first openly gay United States attorney. [1] Furthermore, in , Demetrios Marantis became the first openly LGBT person to serve in a cabinet-level position in the Cabinet of the United States, serving in the Cabinet. Lord Chris Smith, who was a member of Tony Blair's first cabinet in , said it was a "matter of great regret" that there were currently no out cabinet ministers. He urged the PM to diversify his top team in "the next year or two". A government spokesman said Mr Johnson was committed to improving diversity.

Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has made history as the first openly gay Cabinet member in U.S. history to be confirmed by the Senate. This post originally appeared in the Washington Post. Last month, President Trump named Richard Grenell, the U. ambassador to Germany, acting director of national intelligence.

Queerty, therefore, did indeed report in February that Grenell was the "first openly gay Cabinet secretary in history," before later describing Buttigieg as the "first out Cabinet member.". The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor will lead the transportation department. Former presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has made history as the first openly gay Cabinet member in U. history to be confirmed by the Senate.

Richard Grenell is the first openly gay person to hold a Cabinet-level position. Before becoming acting director of national intelligence, he led an effort to decriminalize homosexuality in. .

In addition to the politicians listed below, Jenny Durkan, who served as United States attorney for the Western District of Washington from to , is believed to be the first openly gay United States attorney. [1] Furthermore, in , Demetrios Marantis became the first openly LGBT person to serve in a cabinet-level position in the Cabinet of the United States, serving in the Cabinet. .

Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has made history as the first openly gay Cabinet member in U.S. history to be confirmed by the Senate. .