Reply #124: I've said it before in another thread and I'll say it again here... [View All]

[Veruca Salt]

I'm a lesbian who wants the best of the best fixing what * has done to our country. But, I know what you're saying and I would love to see an openly gay individual in a position of power in the government.

And now for something completely different: this thread made me question who has been openly gay and in politics (or the sciences, academia, etc) and possibilities for high level positions in the new administration. And it was quite a learning experience to say the least and thank you for that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gay,_lesbian_or_bisexual_people:_A I only went through the A's so far but already found the following:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberta_Achtenberg

She was elected as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1990 and resigned in 1993 when she was appointed Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development by President Bill Clinton. Her confirmation was famously held up by Senator Jesse Helms who refused to vote for her "because she's a damn lesbian."