The 118th Congress began in January 2023. This Congress had the highest number of openly lesbian, gay, and bisexual members of any Congress in history. In this Congress, there were 13 openly LGB members in the House, and 2 members in the Senate.
Number of openly lesbian, gay, or bisexual members of the United States Congress from 1985 to 2023
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Pew Research Center. (January 10, 2023). Number of openly lesbian, gay, or bisexual members of the United States Congress from 1985 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364807/openly-lgb-members-congress-us/
Pew Research Center. "Number of openly lesbian, gay, or bisexual members of the United States Congress from 1985 to 2023." Chart. January 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364807/openly-lgb-members-congress-us/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Number of openly lesbian, gay, or bisexual members of the United States Congress from 1985 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364807/openly-lgb-members-congress-us/
Pew Research Center. "Number of Openly Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual Members of The United States Congress from 1985 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364807/openly-lgb-members-congress-us/
Pew Research Center, Number of openly lesbian, gay, or bisexual members of the United States Congress from 1985 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364807/openly-lgb-members-congress-us/ (last visited October 12, 2024)
Number of openly lesbian, gay, or bisexual members of the United States Congress from 1985 to 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1364807/openly-lgb-members-congress-us/