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Do you know who the world’s first transsexual mayor was and of what city? And which LGBTQ mayor of one of the world’s most famous cities survived an assassination attempt? These are important historical facts for the LGBTQ community to know about itself.  Read on to find out.   
 
Do you know who the world’s first transsexual mayor was and of what city? And which LGBTQ mayor of one of the world’s most famous cities survived an assassination attempt? These are important historical facts for the LGBTQ community to know about itself.  Read on to find out.   
  
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'''Australia'''
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* [[John William Fowler]], South Sydney
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* [[John Hyde]], Vincent, Perth
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* [[Ralph McLean]], Fitzroy
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* [[Bruce Notley-Smith]], Randwick
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* [[Janet Rice]], Maribyrnong
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* [[Helen Westwood]], Bankstown
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'''Brazil'''
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* [[Edgar de Souza]], Lens
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'''Canada'''
  
* [[Sam Adams]], Portland, Oregon, USA
 
* [[Claudio Arriagada]], La Granja, Chile
 
* [[Aha Devi Aryanayakam]], Gorakhpur, India
 
* [[Toni Atkins]], San Diego, California, USA
 
* [[Carl Austin]], Manchester, Great Britain
 
* [[Jenny Bailey]], Cambridge, Great Britain
 
* [[Ada Colau Ballano]], Barcelona, Spain
 
* [[Richard Barnes]], London Deputy Mayor, Great Britain
 
* [[E. F. (Fred) Benson]], Rye, Great Britain
 
* [[Xavier Bettel]], Luxembourg
 
* [[Georgina Beyer]], Carterton, New Zealand
 
* [[Robert Biedron]], Slupsk, Poland
 
* [[Jerry Birdwell]], South Lake Tahoe, California, USA
 
* [[Jackie Biskupski]], Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
 
* [[Tony Briffa]], Hobsons Bay, New Zealand
 
* [[Peter Buttigieg]], South Bend, Indiana, USA
 
* [[Christopher Cabaldon]], West Sacremento, California, USA
 
* [[Luc Carvounas]], Alfortville, France
 
* [[David Cicilline]], Providence, Rhode Island, USA
 
* [[Christopher Clark]], Mountain View, California, USA
 
 
* [[Cecil Clarke]], Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
 
* [[Cecil Clarke]], Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
* [[Brian Coleman]], Barnet, Great Britain
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* [[Julie Lemieux]], Tres-Saint Redempteur, Quebec
* [[Angelica Lozano Correa]], Chapinero, Colombia
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* [[Real Menard]], Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Quebec
* [[Rosario Crocetta]], Gela, Sicily
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* [[Glen Murray]], Winnipeg, Manitoba
* [[Robert Crossman]], Islington, Great Britain
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* [[Ted Nebbeling]], Whistler, British Columbia
* [[Ien Dales]], Nijmegen, Netherlands
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* [[Maurice Richard]], Becancourt, Quebec
* [[John D'Amico]], West Hollywood, California, USA
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* [[Charlotte Whitton]], Ottawa, Ontario
* [[Edgar de Souza]], Lens, Brazil
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* [[Asha Devi]], Gorakhupr, India
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'''Chile'''
* [[Bertrand Delanoe]], Paris, France
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* [[Claudio Arriagada]], La Granja
* [[Jenny Durkan]], Seattle, Washington, USA
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* [[Tim Eustace]], Haywood, New Jersey, USA
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'''Colombia'''
* [[Larry Forester]], Signal Hill, California, USA
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* [[John William Fowler]], South Sydney, Australia
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* [[Angelica Lozano Correa]], Chapinero
* [[Robert Garcia]], Long Beach, California, USA
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* [[Karen Geraghty]], Portland, Maine, USA
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'''France'''
* [[Neil Giuliano]], Tempe, Arizona, USA
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* [[Karl Gouder]], St. Julian's, Malta
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* [[Luc Carvounas]], Alfortville
* [[Jim Gray]], Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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* [[Bertrand Delanoe]], Paris
* [[Don Guardian]], Atlantic City, New Jersey USA
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* [[Andre Labarrere]], Pau
* [[Reed Gusciora]], Trenton, New Jersey USA
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* [[Bruce Harris]], Borough of Chatham, New Jersey USA
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'''Germany'''
* [[Jess Herbst]], New Hope, Texas USA
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* [[Jeff Hook]], Southwark, Great Britain
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* [[Ole von Beust]], Hamburg
* [[John Hyde]], Vincent, Perth, Australia
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* [[Klaus Wowereit]], Berlin
* [[Kamla Jaan]], Katni, India
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* [[Madhu Kinnar]], Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh Municipal Corporation, India
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'''Great Britain'''
* [[Andre Labarrere]], Pau, France
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* [[Julie Lemieux]], Tres-Saint Redempteur, Quebec, Canada
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* [[Carl Austin]], Manchester
* [[Evan Low]], Campbell, California, USA
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* [[Jenny Bailey]], Cambridge
* [[Craig Lowe]], Gainsville, Florida, USA
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* [[Richard Barnes]], London Deputy Mayor
* [[Bruno Lozano]], Del Rio, Texas, USA
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* [[E. F. (Fred) Benson]], Rye
* [[Corine Mauch]], Zurich, Switzerland
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* [[Brian Coleman]], Barnet
* [[Ralph McLean]], Fitzroy, Australia
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* [[Robert Crossman]], Islington
* [[Real Menard]], Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Quebec, Canada
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* [[Jeff Hook]], Southwark
* [[Gary Millar]], Liverpool, Great Britain
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* [[Gary Millar]], Liverpool
* [[Robert Moon]], Palm Springs, California, USA
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* [[Alex Morse]], Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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* [[Andrew Muir]], North Down, Northern Ireland
 
* [[Andrew Muir]], North Down, Northern Ireland
* [[Edward Murray]], Seattle, Washington, USA
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* [[Andy Street]], West Midlands
* [[Glen Murray]], Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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* [[Ted Nebbeling]], Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
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'''India'''
* [[Bao Nguyen]], Garden Grove, California, United States
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* [[Bruce Notley-Smith]], Randwick, Australia
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* [[Aha Devi Aryanayakam]], Gorakhpur
* [[Peter O'Donnell]], Portland, Maine, USA
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* [[Asha Devi]], Gorakhupr
* [[Guy Padgett]], Casper, Wyoming, USA
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* [[Kamla Jaan]], Katni
* [[Annise Parker]], Houston, Texas, USA
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* [[Madhu Kinnar]], Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh Municipal Corporation
* [[Benjamin Medrano Quezada]], Fresnillo Mexico
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* [[Stu Rasmussen]], Silverton, Oregon, USA
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'''Ireland'''
* [[Kenneth Reeves]], Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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* [[Janet Rice]], Maribyrnong, Australia
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* [[Fintan Warfield]], South Dublin
* [[Maurice Richard]], Becancourt, Quebec, Canada
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* [[Jeronimo Saavedra]], Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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'''Italy'''
* [[Elizabeth Schmitz]], Haarlem, The Netherlands
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* [[Pedro Segarra]], Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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* [[Rosario Crocetta]], Gela, Sicily
* [[E. Denise Simmons]], Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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* [[Andy Street]], West Midlands, Great Britain
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'''Luxembourg'''
* [[Sean Strub]], Milford, Pennsylvania, USA
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* [[Santi Vila]], Figueres, Spain
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* [[Xavier Bettel]]
* [[Ole von Beust]], Hamburg, Germany
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* [[Fintan Warfield]], South Dublin, Ireland
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'''Malta'''
* [[Rich Waterman]], Campbell, California, USA
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* [[Helen Westwood]], Bankstown, Australia
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* [[Karl Gouder]], St. Julian's
* [[Charlotte Whitton]], Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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* [[Klaus Wowereit]], Berlin, Germany
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'''Mexico'''
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* [[Benjamin Medrano Quezada]], Fresnillo
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'''New Zealand'''
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* [[Georgina Beyer]], Carterton
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* [[Tony Briffa]], Hobsons Bay
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'''Poland'''
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* [[Robert Biedron]], Slupsk
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'''Spain'''
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* [[Ada Colau Ballano]], Barcelona
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* [[Jeronimo Saavedra]], Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
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* [[Santi Vila]], Figueres
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'''Switzerland'''
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* [[Corine Mauch]], Zurich
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'''The Netherlands'''
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* [[Ien Dales]], Nijmegen
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* [[Elizabeth Schmitz]], Haarlem
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* [[Sam Adams]], Portland, Oregon
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* [[Toni Atkins]], San Diego, California
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* [[Jerry Birdwell]], South Lake Tahoe, California
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* [[Jackie Biskupski]], Salt Lake City, Utah
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* [[Peter Buttigieg]], South Bend, Indiana
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* [[Christopher Cabaldon]], West Sacremento, California
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* [[David Cicilline]], Providence, Rhode Island
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* [[Christopher Clark]], Mountain View, California
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* [[John D'Amico]], West Hollywood, California
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* [[Jenny Durkan]], Seattle, Washington
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* [[Tim Eustace]], Haywood, New Jersey
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* [[Larry Forester]], Signal Hill, California
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* [[Robert Garcia]], Long Beach, California
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* [[Karen Geraghty]], Portland, Maine
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* [[Neil Giuliano]], Tempe, Arizona
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* [[Jim Gray]], Lexington, Kentucky
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* [[Don Guardian]], Atlantic City, New Jersey
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* [[Reed Gusciora]], Trenton, New Jersey
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* [[Bruce Harris]], Borough of Chatham, New Jersey
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* [[Jess Herbst]], New Hope, Texas
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* [[Evan Low]], Campbell, California
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* [[Craig Lowe]], Gainsville, Florida
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* [[Bruno Lozano]], Del Rio, Texas
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* [[Robert Moon]], Palm Springs, California
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* [[Alex Morse]], Holyoke, Massachusetts
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* [[Edward Murray]], Seattle, Washington
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* [[Bao Nguyen]], Garden Grove, California
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* [[Peter O'Donnell]], Portland, Maine
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* [[Guy Padgett]], Casper, Wyoming
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* [[Annise Parker]], Houston, Texas
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* [[Stu Rasmussen]], Silverton, Oregon
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* [[Kenneth Reeves]], Cambridge, Massachusetts
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* [[Pedro Segarra]], Hartford, Connecticut
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* [[E. Denise Simmons]], Cambridge, Massachusetts
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* [[Sean Strub]], Milford, Pennsylvania
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* [[Rich Waterman]], Campbell, California
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 16:08, 11 January 2019

Mayoral Mace

Many LGBTQ people aspire to politics and often their first step is at the local level. Perhaps not the most glamorous of jobs – dealing with matters such as transportation, garbage pickup, local bylaws, and many social issues – being mayor deals with issues which directly affect our everyday lives.

Cities around the world with an LGBTQ mayor vary from small municipalities with only a few hundred residents to large metropolitan areas including Paris, Houston, and Berlin. While dealing with a wide variety of issues is par for the course for these individuals, no doubt issues particular to the gay community receive their due attention.

Cities with LGBTQ mayors are located in countries such as France, Germany, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Luxembourg, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Poland, India, Australia, Spain, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, the United States, The Netherlands, Malta, Italy, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain.

The number of LGBTQ mayors in the world is growing so quickly and has reached such an aggregate number that they are now forming working interest groups to consider policies and programs for the community. In addition, many out mayors have been the impetus behind the creation of LGBTQ commissions, coalitions, and advisory committees for the community in their towns and cities.

Many important legislative changes for the LGBTQ community occur first at the municipal level. These include anti-discrimination policies for health and housing, employment equity, equal job access, and more. Some of these legislative changes occur at the instigation of an out mayor.

Out mayors often face the ire of an intolerant public. There are several instances of violence against out politicians based on their sexual orientation.

Do you know who the world’s first transsexual mayor was and of what city? And which LGBTQ mayor of one of the world’s most famous cities survived an assassination attempt? These are important historical facts for the LGBTQ community to know about itself. Read on to find out.

Australia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

France

Germany

Great Britain

India

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Malta

Mexico

New Zealand

Poland

Spain

Switzerland

The Netherlands


See Also


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