By: Teddy Grant It may be easy to remember the names of openly gay white politicians throughout this country’s history because of the elevated platforms they’ve received in entertainment. Take, for example, Harvey Milk, who was the first, openly gay elected official in California, where he served on San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors before his assassination in 1978 by a colleague. Sean Penn famously portrayed Milk in a 2008 biopic, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. RELATED: House poised to vote on legal safeguards for LGBTQ people Former Rep. Barney Frank is another prominent figure in LGBTQ history. He was the first openly gay person in […]

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