This constitutes the most LGBT congresspeople serving at the same time in U.S. Two are senators and the rest are House representatives. There are currently 11 openly LGBT members of the 117th Congress, all of whom are Democrats.

Sabrina Sojourner served as the Shadow Representative for the District of Columbia for the 1997 to 1999 term, though she did not have floor privileges. Both men were not out during their tenure: McKinney's bisexuality was revealed after his death and Wofford announced his plans to marry a man over 20 years after serving in the Senate. The earliest known LGBT senator is Harris Wofford, who began his term in 1991. The earliest known LGBT congressperson was Stewart McKinney, who began his term in the House in 1971. Two people, Tammy Baldwin and Kyrsten Sinema, served in the House and were later elected into the Senate. In the House, 25 LGBT people held office in the Senate, 3 held office. This is a list of lesbian, gay, and bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) Americans who have served in the United States Congress.Īs of March 2021, 26 members of the LGBT community are known to have held office in the U.S. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.