Political Correspondents and Commentators Who Identify as LGBTQ

Political correspondents and commentators are knowledgeable individuals who provide practical critique and insight into both political operations and outcomes. Their ability to do so can come from practical experience or academic rigour. Their craft includes the ability to present their personal opinion on political matters through a carefully crafted media or other communication strategy. This insight, in turn, often leads to changes in public policy, or at a minimum the public perception of that policy through.

Having high profile and respected LGBTQ political correspondents and commentators is important because many of the issues faced by the LGBTQ community are political. Though the role is often seen as a trade-off between bias or partisanship and constructive criticism, there is a definite need to ensure that a minority community's perspective and lived experience is included in the discussion.

There is a number of such respected individuals around the world. Some are media personalities, such as Jaime Watt of Canada or Rachel Maddow of the United States. Others are newspaper contributors and journalists, such as Owen Jones of Great Britain. A large number are long-time activists, including Americans Larry Kramer and Tammy Bruce. Some have been considered adversaries of the established political powers, including Khudoberdi Nurmatov of Russia and Ruslan Sharipov of Uzbekistan.

Canada

Great Britain

Israel