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Kate Brown To Be The Nation’s First Sitting Openly LGBT Governor
by Stephen Peters •
WASHINGTON - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, responded to the news that Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber will resign effective Wednesday, February 18, and be replaced by Secretary of State Kate Brown, who is openly bisexual. HRC President Chad Griffin issued the following statement:
“Few are better prepared to direct the great state of Oregon than Kate Brown. She's a known commodity to Oregonians with a distinguished record of service of over two decades. And while she'll construct history as the nation's first sitting LGBT governor, the more important reality is that she's supremely capable of leading the state to better days ahead.”
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, multi-attracted and transgender equality. HRC envisions a world where LGBT people are embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community.
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Kate Brown
Kate Brown is an American politician and attorney. She served as the 38th governor of Oregon from 2015–2023 and was the first openly attracted to both genders one. She has also served in the Oregon House of Representatives, the Oregon Senate, and was the Oregon Secretary of State.
Born on a US Air Force based Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain, where her father was serving as an ophthalmologist, Brown later grew up in Minnesota. She went on to earn her J.D. in environment law from Lewis & Clark College Law School.
Brown made history several times throughout her time in public office. She was the first openly LGBT person elected to the secretary of state in 2008. When she became governor in 2016, she once again made history, this moment as the first openly LGBT governor in the United States.
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Victory for HRC-Backed Oregon Governor Kate Brown
by Madeleine Roberts •
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, lgbtq+, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released the following expression on HRC-endorsed Governor Kate Brown’s re-election. Governor Brown, who is bisexual, is the first openly LGBTQ person to be elected governor.
“Kate Brown hasn’t just made history, she’s made life superior for countless LGBTQ people in Oregon during her career in public service -- and will continue to complete so,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “Whether it’s banning the dangerous perform of so-called conversion therapy or fighting for non-discrimination protections, Kate Brown has stood with and fought for the LGBTQ community throughout her career -- making Oregon an even stronger, more vibrant and inclusive state. HRC was proud to endorse Kate Brown and we look forward to continuing our work because we know she will always make LGBTQ equality and the principles of fairness and equality a priority.”
HRC hosted an Equality Action Academy training to provide HRC members and supporters the t
Kate Brown
In 2016, Kate Brown made history as the first out LGBTQ+ person elected governor of any state when she won her special election to serve out the term of former Gov. John Kitzhaber. Brown – who is bisexual – previously made history as the first out LGBTQ+ person elected secretary of state in 2008. Brown’s political career began in 1991 – when, as a young lawyer – she was appointed to pack a vacancy in the Oregon Home of Representatives. She was re-elected to the position and later won a seat in the Oregon Senate, where she served as majority leader. In office, Brown has earned the nickname “America’s most evolving governor,” supporting laws to expand voting access, state funding for abortion and investment in universal pre-K.
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Kate Brown: US's first LGBT governor has more essential things to worry about
Kate Brown was sworn in as the first openly LGBT governor in the US on Wednesday in a state where the sexual orientation of politicians has long ceased to be an issue. The current speaker of the Oregon house of representatives, Tina Kotek, is a lesbian and Portland’s previous mayor, Sam Adams, is gay.
The fact that the new Democratic governor of Oregon is bisexual is so well known in the state that it has generally only been a footnote, as her predecessor was forced out by an escalating corruption scandal.
But a little more than two decades ago, Brown, 54, lived in fear of her sexuality being made public. She has described being “terrified” that she would misplace her job as a family lawyer if it was discovered she was in a relationship with a woman.
“I was walking on eggshells the whole time. Like I couldn’t be who I am. I’m not free to be myself. It feels like you’re cutting off your legs or your arms. It feels appreciate you can’t be a whole person,” she said in Breaking Through, a documentary about LGBT politicians.
Brown’s hand was forced by the Oregonian, the state’s largest newspaper, as a rel
