Andrew Reynolds University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Updated: February 20, 2016 LGBT MEMBERS OF NATIONAL LEGISLATURES (1976-2016) (Lower House) Name Out/Not Out First elected (out) Years in office Party Affiliation Australia (1) Trent Zimmerman Out 2015- Liberal Party Austria (1) Ulrike Lunacek (L) Out 1999-2009 Green Party Belgium (3) Jean-Jacques Flahaux (G) Xavier Baeselen (G) Elio Di Rupo (G) Out Out Not Out (1996) 2007-2010 2008- 1987-1989, 2003-2005,2010-14 Reform Movement Reform Movement Socialist Party Bolivia (1) Manuel Canelas (G) Out 2015- MAS Brazil (2) Clodovil Hernandez (G) Jean Wyllys (G) Out Out 2007-2009 2011- Christian Labor Party Socialism and Freedom - when
Markku Rossi (G) Not Out (2015) 1991-1995, 2003- Center Party France (3) André Labarrère (G) Franck Riester (G) Sergio Coronado (G) Not Out (1998) Not Out (2011) Not Out (2012) 1967-68, 1973-2001 2007- 2012- Socialist UMP Green Germany (23) Jutta Oesterle-Schwerin (L) Herbert Rusche (G) Christina Schenk (L) Volker Beck (G) Birgitt Bender (L) Jorg van Essen (G) (G) Kai Gehring (G) Gerhard Schick (G) Patrick Meinhardt (G) Lutz Heilmann (G) Anja Hajduk (L) Bettina Herlitzius (L) Sabine Jünger (L) Johannes Kahrs (G) Jens Spahn (G) Michael Kauch (G) Jan Mücke (G) Sebastian Körber (G) Stefan Kaufmann (G) Ulle Schauws (L) Barbara Hendricks (L) Harald Petzold (G) Out Out Out Out Out Out Not Out (2004) Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Not Out (2012) Out Out Out Out Out Not Out (2013) Out 1987-1990 1985-1987 1990-2002 1994- 2002-2013 1990-2013 1996-2013 2005- 2005- 2005-2013 2005-2009 2002-2008, 2013- 2007-2013 1998-2002 1998- 2002- 2003-2013 2005-2013 2009-2013 2009- 2013- 1994- 2013- Green Party Green Party Green Party/PDS Green Party Green Party Free Democrats Free Democrats Green Party Green Party Free Democrats PDS Green Party Green Party PDS Social Democrats Christian Democrats Free Democrats Free Democrats Free Democrats Christian Democrats Green Party Social Democrats Left Party Guatemala (1) Sandra Moran (L) Out 2015- Convergence Iceland (1) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (L) Not Out (1987) 1978-2013 Social Democrats Isle of Man (1) Allan Bell (G) Not Out (2015) 1984- Independent Hungary (1) Klára Ungár (L) Out 1990-1998 Liberal Party
Ireland (4) Dominic Hannigan (G) John Lyons (G) (G) Leo Varadkar (G) Out Out Not Out (2012) Not Out (2014) 2011- 2011- 2011- 2007- Labour Party Labour Party Fine Gael Fine Gael Israel (4) Uzi Even (G) Nitzan Horowitz (G) Itzak Shmuli (G) Amir Ohana (G) Out Out Not Out (2015) Out 2002-2003 2009-2014 2013- 2015- Meretz Meretz Labour Likud Italy (9) Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio (B) Paola Concia (L) Vladimir Luxuria (T) Nichi Vendola (G) Daniele Capezzone (B) Franco Gillini (G) Titti de Simone (L) (G) Ivan Scalfarotto (G) Not Out (2000) Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out 1992-2013 2008-2013 2006-2008 1992-2006 2006-2008 2001-2007 2001-2013 1979 2013 Green Party Democrats Communists Left Party Italian Radicals Left Democrats Social Democrats Italian Radicals Democratic Party Lithuania (1) Rokas Žilinskas (G) Not Out (2009) 2008- NRP/Homeland Luxembourg (1) Xavier Bettel (G) Out 1999-2011, 2013- Democratic Party Mexico (3) Patria Jimenez (L) David Sanchez Camacho (G) Enoé Uranga (L) Out Out Out 1997-2000 2006-2009 2009- PRD PRD PRD Nepal (1) (G) Out 2008-2012 Communist Party Nepal-U Netherlands (24) Coos Huijsen (G) Peter Lankhorst (G) Jan Franssen (G) Evelien Eshuis (L) Clemens Cornielje (G) Boris Dittrich (G) Not Out (1976) Out Out Out Out Out 1972, 1976-1977 1981-1994 1982-1994 1982-1986 1994-2005 1994-2006 CHU PPR VVD CPN VVD D66
Anders Hornslien (G) Bent Hoie (G) Andre Kvakkestad (G) Siri Hall Arnoy (L) Per Kristian Foss (G) (L) Andre Dahl (G) Ole Henrik Grønn (G) Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Not Out (2008) 1993-2001 2001- 2001-2005 2001-2005 1981- 2005- 2005-2013 2005-2009 Labor Party Conservative Party Conservative Party Socialist Left Conservative Party Labor Party Conservative Party Christian Democratic Peru (1) Carlos Bruce (G) Not Out (2014) 2006- Possible Peru Alliance Poland (2) Robert Biedron (G) Anna Grodzka (T) Out Out 2011-15 2011-15 Palikot Palikot/Greens (2014) Portugal (2) Miguel Vale de Almeida (G) Alexandre Quintanilha (G) Out Out 2009-2010 2015- Socialist Socialist Slovakia (1) (G) Not Out (2011) Freedom and Solidarity South Africa (8) Ian Ollis (G) Mike Waters (G) Zakhele Mbhele (G) Ian Davidson (G) Manny de Fritas (G) Dion George (G) Lynne Brown (L) Marius Redelinghuys (G) Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out 2009- 1999- 2014- 1999-2014 2009- 2008- 2014- 2014- Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance ANC Democratic Alliance Spain (4) Ángeles Álvarez (L) Antonio Hurtado (G) Maria Such (L) Jose Manuel Girela de la Fuente (G) Not Out (2013) Not Out (2014) Out Out 2011-2015 2008- 2015- 2015- PSOE PSOE PSOE PSOE Sweden (21) Kent Carlsson (G) Andreas Carlgren (G) Elisabeht Markstrom (L) Tasso Stafilidis (G) Not Out (1991) Not Out (1998) Not Out (2006) Out 1991-1993 1994-1998 1995-2010 1998-2006 Social Democrat Center Party Social Democrat Left Party
Tobias Billström (B) Martin Andreasson (G) Ulf Holm (G) Borje Vestlund (G) Fredrick Federley (G) Olof Lavesson (G) Tomas Tobe (G) Marianne Berg (L) Josefin Brink (L) Hans Linde (G) Hans Ekström (G) Hannah Bergstedt (L) Jonas Gunnarsson (G) Robert Hannah (G) Christian Holm (G) Cassandra Sundin (B) Maria Ferm (B) Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Not Out (2014) Out Out 2002- 2002-2006, 2012 2002-2014 2002- 2006-2014 2006- 2006- 2006-2014 2006-2014 2006- 2010- 2010- 2011- 2014- 2006- 2014- 2010- Moderate Liberal Party Green Party Social Democrat Center Party Moderate Moderate Left Party Left Party Left Party Social Democrat Social Democrat Social Democrat Liberal Moderate Swedish Democrats Green Party Switzerland (8) Doris Stump (L) Marianne Huguenin (L) Claude Janiak (G) Martin Naef (G) (G) (G) Angelo Barrile (G) Hans Ueli Vogt (G) Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out 2003-2011 2003-2007 1999-2007 2011- 2014- 2012-2015 2015- 2015- Social Democrats Labor Party Social Democrats Social Democrats FDP FDP Social Democrats SVP UK (51) Matthew Parris (G) Michael Brown (G) Chris Smith (G) Clive Betts (G) David Borrow (G) Ben Bradshaw (G) Not Out (1984) Not Out (1994) Not Out (1984) Not Out (2003) Not Out (1998) Out 1979-1986 1983-1997 1983-2005 1992- 1997-2010 1997- Conservative Party Conservative Party Labour Party Labour Party Labour Party Labour Party
Nick Brown (G) Chris Bryant (G) Angela Eagle (L) Nick Herbert (G) Simon Hughes (B) Gordon Marsden (G) Ron Davies (B) Mark Oaten (G) Adam Price (G) Alan Duncan (G) Stephen Williams (G) Gregory Barker (G) Nigel Evans (G) Crispin Blunt (G) Margot James (L) Iain Stewart (G) Nick Boles (G) Mike Freer (G) Stuart Andrew (G) Conor Burns (G) Eric Ollerenshaw (G) Stephen Twigg (G) Stephen Gilbert (G) David Laws (G) Peter Mandelson (G) David Cairns (G) Steve Reed (G) Daniel Kawczynski (B) Stephen Doughty (G) Ben Howlett (G) Stuart McDonald (G) Not Out (1998) Out Not Out (1997) Out Not Out (2006) Not Out (1998) Not Out (1999) Not Out (2006) Out Not Out (2002) Out Not Out (2007) Not Out (2010) Not Out (2010) Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Not Out (2010) Not Out (2000) Out Out Not Out (2013) Not Out (2015) Out Out 1983- 2001- 1992- 2005- 1983-2015 1997- 1983-2001 1997-2010 2001-2010 1992- 2005-2015 2001-2015 1992- 1997- 2010- 2010- 2010- 2010- 2010- 2010- 2010-2015 1997-2005, 2010- 2010-2015 2001-2015 1992-2004 2001-2011 2012- 2005- 2012- 2015- 2015- Labour Party Labour Party Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrat Labour Party Labour Party Liberal Democrat Plaid Cymru Conservative Party Liberal Democrat Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservative Party Conservative Party Labour Party Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrat Labour Party Labour Party Labour Party Conservative Party Labour Party Conservative Party SNP
Stewart McDonald (G) Martin Doherty (G) John Nicolson (G) Joanna Cherry (L) Peter Kyle (G) Wes Streeting (G) Angela Crawley (L) Catherine Smith (B) Gerald Jones (G) Mhairi Smith (?) Nick Gibb (G) David Mundell (G) Hannah Bardell (?) Nia Griffith (?) Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Not Out (2015) Not Out (2016) Not Out (2016) Not Out (2016) 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 1997- 2005- 2015- 2005- SNP SNP SNP SNP Labour Party Labour Party SNP Labour Party Labour Party SNP Conservative Party Conservative Party SNP Labour Party USA (12) Gerry Studds (G) Steve Gunderson (G) Barney Frank (G) Jim Kolbe (G) Michael Michaud (G) Tammy Baldwin (L) Jared Polis (G) David Cicilline (G) Sean Patrick Maloney (G) Kyrsten Sinema (B) Mark Pocan (G) Mark Takano (G) Not Out (1983) Not Out (1994) Not Out (1987) Not Out (1996) Not Out (2013) Out Out Out Out Out Out Out 1972-1987 1980-1997 1982-2012 1984-2007 2003-2014 1998-2012 2008- 2010- 2012- 2012- 2012- 2012- Democratic Party Republican Party Democratic Party Republican Party Democratic Party Democratic Party Democratic Party Democratic Party Democratic Party Democratic Party Democratic Party Democratic Party Venezuela Tamara Adrian (T) Out 2015- Popular Will NB: UK: Maureen Colquhoun (L) Not Out (semi-out 1977) Labour Party
Steve Gunderson Jim Kolbe Sean Patrick Maloney Kyrsten Sinema Mark Pocan Mark Takano Mike Machaud Not Out (1994) Not Out (1996) Out Out Out Out Not Out (2013) Republican Republican Democrat Democrat Democrat Democrat Democrat Wisconsin 3 Arizona 8 New York 18 Arizona 9 Wisconsin 2 California 41 Maine 2 1980 1984 2012 2012 2012 2012 2003 2% 3% 4% 1% 36% 12% 4% United Kingdom Maureen Colquhoun Michael Brown Chris Smith Clive Betts David Borrow Ben Bradshaw Nick Brown Chris Bryant Angela Eagle Nick Herbert Simon Hughes Gordon Marsden Mark Oaten Adam Price Alan Duncan Stephen Williams Gregory Barker Nigel Evans Crispin Blunt Margot James Iain Stewart Nick Boles Mike Freer Stuart Andrew Conor Burns Eric Ollerenshaw Stephen Twigg Stephen Twigg Stephen Gilbert David Laws Not Out (1977) Not Out (1994) Not Out (1984) Not Out (2003) Not Out (1998) Out Not Out (1998) Out Not Out (1997) Out Not Out (2006) Not Out (1998) Not Out (2006) Out Not Out (2002) Out Not Out (2007) Not Out (2010) Not Out (2010) Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Not Out (2010) Labour Conservative Labour Labour Labour Labour Labour Labour Labour Conservative LibDem Labour LibDem Plaid Cymru Conservative LibDem Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour LibDem LibDem Northampton North Brigg and Scunthorpe Islington South and Finsbury Sheffield Attercliffe South Ribble Exeter Newcastle East Rhondda Wallasey Arundel & S. Down Southwark & Bermondsey Blackpool South Winchester Carmarthen East Rutland and Melton Bristol West Bexhill and Battle Ribble Valley Reigate Stourbridge Milton Keynes South Grantham and Stanford Finchley and Golders Green Pudsey Bournemouth West Lancaster and Fleetwood Enfield Southgate Liverpool and West Derby St. Austell and Newquay Yeovil 1974 1979 1983 1992 1997 1997 1983 2001 1992 2005 1983 1997 1997 2001 1992 2005 2001 1992 1997 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 1997 2010 2010 2001 3% 1% 1% 31% 9% 19% 18% 47% 7% 23% 32% 23% 0% 7% 40% 9% 23% 12% 16% 11% 9% 28% 12% 3% 13% 1% 3% 50% 3% 8%
Peter Mandelson David Cairns Matthew Parris Steve Reed David Kawczynski Ron Davies Stephen Doughty Ben Howlett Stuart McDonald Stewart McDonald Martin Doherty John Nicolson Joanna Cherry Peter Kyle Wes Streeting Angela Crawley Catherine Smith Gerald Jones Mhairi Black Nick Gibb David Mundell Hannah Bardell Nia Griffith Not Out (2000) Out Not Out (1984) Out Not Out (2013) Not Out (1999) Not Out (2015) Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Not Out (2015) Not Out (2015) Not Out (2016) Not Out (2016) Labour Labour Conservative Labour Conservative Labour Labour Conservative SNP SNP SNP SNP SNP Labour Labour SNP Labour Labour SNP Conservative Conservative SNP Labour Hartlepool Greenock and Inverclyde West Derbyshire Croydon North Shrewsbury and Atcham Caerphilly Cardiff South and Penarth Bath Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, Kirkintilloch Glasgow South West Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire Edinburgh South West Hove Ilford North Lanark and Hamilton East Lancaster and Fleetwood Merthyr Tydfil Paisley and Renfrewshire South Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Livingston Llanelli 1992 2001 1979 2012 2005 1992 2012 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 1997 2005 2015 2005 38% 35% 25% 48% 4% 45% 27% 8% 30% 25% 28% 4% 16% 2% 1% 18% 3% 35% 12% 16% 4% 29% 20% * UK there have been: 20 Labour, 19 Tories, 5 Liberal Democrats, 8 SNP, 1 Plaid Cymru. LGBT Upper House Members 1977-2015 Name Years in office Party Affiliation Elected/ Appointed Australia Bob Brown 1996-2012 Green Elected Brian Greig 1999-2005 Democrats Elected
Wim van der Camp (G) Out 2009- CDA Germany (3) Lissy Gröner (L) Cornelia Ernst (L) Holger Krahmer (G) Out Not Out (??) Out 1989- 2009- 2004- Social Democrats Left Party Free Democrats Spain (1) José María Mendiluce Pereiro (G) Not Out (2003) 1999-2004 PSOE Sweden (2) Malin Björk (L) Fredrick Federley (G) Out Out 2014- 2014- Left Party Center Party UK (5) Michael Cashman (G) Seb Dance (G) Alyn Smith (G) Nikki Sinclair (T) David Coburn (G) Out Out Out Out Out 1999-2014 2014- 2004- 2009-2014 2014- Labour Party Labour Party SNP UKIP UKIP LGBT STATE LEADERS: PREMIERS/GOVERNORS Name Out/Not Out -when First elected (out) State/Province Years in office Party Affiliation Canada (2) Wade MacLauchlan (G) Kathleen Wynne (L) Out Out Prince Edward Is. Ontario 2015- 2014- Liberal Liberal South Africa (1) Lynne Brown (L) Out Western Cape 2008-9 ANC LGBT SUB-NATIONAL COUNTRY/REGIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT
Name Out/Not Out First elected (out) Years in office Party Affiliation Iain Smith Margaret Smith Patrick Harvey Joe FitzPatrick Derek Mackay Marco Biagi Kevin Stewart Jim Eadie Ruth Davidson Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out Out 1999-2011 1999-2011 2003- 2007- 2011- 2011-2016 2011- 2011- 2011- LibDem LibDem Green Party SNP SNP SNP SNP SNP Conservative Party WELSH ASSEMBLY Name Out/Not Out First elected (out) Years in office Party Affiliation Ron Davies (B) Out 1999-2003 Labour Party HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Name Out/Not Out Years in office Party Affiliation
WESTERN AUSTRALIA LEGISLATURE Name Out/Not Out First elected (out) Years in office Party Affiliation VICTORIA LEGISLATURE Name Out/Not Out First elected (out) Years in office Party Affiliation SOUTH AUSTRALIA LEGISLATURE Name Out/Not Out First elected (out) Years in office Party Affiliation ACT LEGISLATURE Name Out/Not Out First elected (out) Years in office Party Affiliation