User:Greggydude/List of LGBT politicians in the United Kingdom

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The list of openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans (LGBT) who have been elected as Members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, European Union, and other British devolved assemblies and also Members of the non-elected House of Lords.

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Note that this list only includes politicians who were out as LGBT during part or all of their term in office. Politicians who were closeted while in office, and either came out as gay after their retirement or were outed only after their deaths, are not included.

List of LGBT Members of Parliament[edit]

Party Portrait Name LGBT Constituency Year elected Came out Year left Reason
Labour Maureen Colquhoun[1] Lesbian Northampton North 1974 1976, First Outed (female) MP. Deselected,[2] subsequently overruled.[3] 1979 Defeated
Labour Chris Smith[4] Gay Islington South and Finsbury 1983 1984, First MP to come out in office 2005 Defeated
Labour Stephen Twigg[5] Gay Enfield Southgate 1997 May 1997, First MP to be out before being elected 2005 Defeated
Liverpool West Derby 2010 Serving
Labour Angela Eagle[6] Lesbian Wallasey 1992 Sep 1997, First Female MP to come out in office Serving
Plaid Cymru Adam Price[7] Gay Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 2001 June 2001, First out Plaid Cymru MP 2010 Retired
Conservative Alan Duncan[8] Gay Rutland and Melton 1992 2002, First Conservative MP to come out Serving

List of LGBT Members of the House of Lords[edit]

List of LGBT Members of the European Parliament[edit]

List of LGBT London Assembly Members[edit]

List of LGBT Scottish Parliament Members[edit]

List of LGBT Welsh Assembly Members[edit]

List of LGBT Northern Irish Assembly Members[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maureen Colquhoun". everything2.com. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ^ Strafford, Peter; Symons, Penny (28 September 1977). "Conservative MP seeks to appease Critics: Nicholas Scott readopted; Mrs Colquhoun Narrowly Defeated". The Times. London. p. 1. Retrieved 11 August 2017. (subscription required)
  3. ^ "'Dismissed' MP Wins NEC Appeal". The Times. London. 28 January 1978. p. 2. Retrieved 11 August 2017. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Campbell, Denis (30 January 2005). "The pioneer who changed gay lives". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. ^ Polly Curtis (16 December 2004). "Twigg puts down new roots". London: The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved August 11 2017. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ Moore, Suzanne (11 September 1997). "'I need to get things sorted'". The Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  7. ^ Criddle, Byron; Waller, Robert (2002). Almanac of British Politics. Routledge. p. 222. ISBN 0-415-26833-8.
  8. ^ "Gay Tory frontbencher comes out". The Guardian. London. 29 July 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

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