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RE: Do we know how many gays (open and closeted) are members of congress?

Here are those who have been OUTED:

U.S. Representative (first out congressperson and Democrat): Gerry Studds (MA-12, MA-10) - served 1973–1997, outed 1983

U.S. Representative (first to voluntarily come out): Barney Frank (MA-4) – served 1980–2013, came out in 1987

U.S. Representative (first outed Republican): Steve Gunderson (WI-3) – served 1981–1997, outed 1994

U.S. Representative (first Republican to voluntarily come
out): Jim Kolbe (AZ-5) – served 1985–2007, came out 1996

U.S. Representative (out when first elected, female): Tammy Baldwin (WI-2) – served 1999–2013

U.S. Representative (out when first elected, male): Jared Polis (CO-2) – served 2009–present

U.S. Representative (out when first elected), first openly bisexual member of Congress: Kyrsten Sinema – elected 2012

U.S. Representative (out when first elected), first to succeed another openly-gay officeholder in office: Mark Pocan (WI-2) – elected 2012, succeeded Tammy Baldwin

U.S. Representative (out when first elected), first non-white openly gay member of Congress: Mark Takano (CA-41) – elected 2012