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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.
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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.
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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, Poland, India, Australia, Spain, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, the United States, The Netherlands, Malta, Italy, and Great Britain.
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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.
  
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?  Read on to find out.   
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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 communityIn 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.
  
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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.
  
* [[Sam Adams]], Portland, Oregon, USA
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Out mayors often face the ire of an intolerant public.  There are several instances of violence against out politicians based on their sexual orientation. 
* [[Claudio Arriagada]], La Granja, Chile
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* [[Toni Atkins]], San Diego, California, USA
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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. 
* [[Carl Austin]], Manchester, Great Britain
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* [[Jenny Bailey]], Cambridge, Great Britain
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'''Australia'''
* [[Richard Barnes]], London Deputy Mayor, Great Britain
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* [[E. F. (Fred) Benson]], Rye, Great Britain
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* [[John William Fowler]], South Sydney
* [[Xavier Bettel]], Luxembourg
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* [[John Hyde]], Vincent, Perth
* [[Georgina Beyer]], Carterton, New Zealand
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* [[Ralph McLean]], Fitzroy
* [[Robert Biedron]], Slupsk, Poland
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* [[Bruce Notley-Smith]], Randwick
* [[Jerry Birdwell]], South Lake Tahoe, California, USA
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* [[Janet Rice]], Maribyrnong
* [[Jackie Biskupski]], Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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* [[Helen Westwood]], Bankstown
* [[Tony Briffa]], Hobsons Bay, New Zealand
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* [[Peter Buttigieg]], South Bend, Indiana, USA
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'''Brazil'''
* [[Christopher Cabaldon]], West Sacremento, California, USA
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* [[Luc Carvounas]], Alfortville, France
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* [[Eduardo Leite]], Pelotas City
* [[David Cicilline]], Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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* [[Edgar de Souza]], Lens
* [[Christopher Clark]], Mountain View, California, USA
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* [[Brian Coleman]], Barnet, Great Britain
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'''Canada'''
* [[Angelica Lozano Correa]], Chapinero, Colombia
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* [[Rosario Crocetta]], Gela, Sicily
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* [[Cecil Clarke]], Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
* [[Robert Crossman]], Islington, Great Britain
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* [[Eric Duncan]], North Dundas, Ontario
* [[Ien Dales]], Nijmegen, Netherlands
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* [[Julie Lemieux]], Tres-Saint Redempteur, Quebec
* [[John D'Amico]], West Hollywood, California, USA
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* [[Real Menard]], Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Quebec
* [[Asha Devi]], Gorakhupr, India
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* [[Glen Murray]], Winnipeg, Manitoba
* [[Bertrand Delanoe]], Paris, France
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* [[Ted Nebbeling]], Whistler, British Columbia
* [[Tim Eustace]], Haywood, New Jersey, USA
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* [[Maurice Richard]], Becancourt, Quebec
* [[Larry Forester]], Signal Hill, California, USA
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* [[Jim Watson]], Ottawa, Ontario
* [[John William Fowler]], South Sydney, Australia
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* [[Charlotte Whitton]], Ottawa, Ontario
* [[Robert Garcia]], Long Beach, California, USA
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* [[Karen Geraghty]], Portland, Maine, USA
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'''Chile'''
* [[Neil Giuliano]], Tempe, Arizona, USA
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* [[Claudio Arriagada]], La Granja
* [[Karl Gouder]], St. Julian's, Malta
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* [[Jim Gray]], Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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'''Colombia'''
* [[Don Guardian]], Atlantic City, New Jersey USA
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* [[Bruce Harris]], Borough of Chatham, New Jersey USA
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* [[Angelica Lozano Correa]], Chapinero
* [[Jeff Hook]], Southwark, Great Britain
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* [[Claudia Lopez]], Bogota
* [[John Hyde]], Vincent, Perth, Australia
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* [[Madhu Kinnar]], Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh Municipal Corporation, India
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'''France'''
* [[Andre Labarrere]], Pau, France
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* [[Evan Low]], Campbell, California, USA
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* [[Luc Carvounas]], Alfortville
* [[Craig Lowe]], Gainsville, Florida, USA
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* [[Marie Cau]], Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes
* [[Corine Mauch]], Zurich, Switzerland
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* [[Bertrand Delanoe]], Paris
* [[Ralph McLean]], Fitzroy, Australia
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* [[Andre Labarrere]], Pau
* [[Alex Morse]], Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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'''Germany'''
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* [[Ole von Beust]], Hamburg
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* [[Klaus Wowereit]], Berlin
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'''Great Britain'''
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* [[Carl Austin]], Manchester
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* [[Jenny Bailey]], Cambridge
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* [[Richard Barnes]], London Deputy Mayor
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* [[E. F. (Fred) Benson]], Rye
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* [[Brian Coleman]], Barnet
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* [[Robert Crossman]], Islington
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* [[Jeff Hook]], Southwark
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* [[Gary Millar]], Liverpool
 
* [[Andrew Muir]], North Down, Northern Ireland
 
* [[Andrew Muir]], North Down, Northern Ireland
* [[Edward Murray]], Seattle, Washington, USA
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* [[Philip Normal]], Lambeth, South London
* [[Glen Murray]], Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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* [[Andy Street]], West Midlands
* [[Ted Nebbeling]], Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
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* [[Bao Nguyen]], Garden Grove, California, United States
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'''India'''
* [[Bruce Notley-Smith]], Randwick, Australia
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* [[Peter O'Donnell]], Portland, Maine, USA
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* [[Aha Devi Aryanayakam]], Gorakhpur
* [[Guy Padgett]], Casper, Wyoming, USA
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* [[Asha Devi]], Gorakhupr
* [[Annise Parker]], Houston, Texas, USA
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* [[Kamla Jaan]], Katni
* [[Benjamin Medrano Quezada]], Fresnillo Mexico
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* [[Madhu Kinnar]], Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh Municipal Corporation
* [[Stu Rasmussen]], Silverton, Oregon, USA
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* [[Kenneth Reeves]], Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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'''Ireland'''
* [[Janet Rice]], Maribyrnong, Australia
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* [[Maurice Richard]], Becancourt, Quebec, Canada
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* [[Fintan Warfield]], South Dublin
* [[Jeronimo Saavedra]], Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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* [[Elizabeth Schmitz]], Haarlem, The Netherlands
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'''Italy'''
* [[Pedro Segarra]], Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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* [[E. Denise Simmons]], Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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* [[Rosario Crocetta]], Gela, Sicily
* [[Santi Vila]], Figueres, Spain
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* [[Gianmarco Negri]], Trello
* [[Ole von Beust]], Hamburg, Germany
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* [[Fintan Warfield]], South Dublin, Ireland
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'''Luxembourg'''
* [[Rich Waterman]], Campbell, California, USA
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* [[Helen Westwood]], Bankstown, Australia
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* [[Xavier Bettel]]
* [[Charlotte Whitton]], Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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* [[Klaus Wowereit]], Berlin, Germany
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'''Malta'''
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* [[Karl Gouder]], St. Julian's
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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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'''United States'''
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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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* [[Jane Castor]], Tampa, Florida
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* [[David Cicilline]], Providence, Rhode Island
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* [[Christopher Clark]], Mountain View, California
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* [[Daniel Corona]], West Wendover, Nevada
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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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* [[Andrew Gillum]], Tallahassee, Florida
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* [[Neil Giuliano]], Tempe, Arizona
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* [[Todd Gloria]], San Diego
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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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* [[Christy Holstege]], Palm Springs
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* [[Lori Lightfoot]], Chicago, Illinois
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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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* [[Satya Rhodes-Conway]], Madison, Wisconsin
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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
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Head of State]]
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* [[First Out Elected Politicians]]
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* [[First Out Elected State Politicians - United States of America]]
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* [[Transgender Politicians]]
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* [[Past and Present LGBTQ Members of the European Parliament]]
  
 
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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

United States

See Also


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