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Elaine Noble (born January 22, 1944) is an American politician and LGBT activist who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for two terms starting in January 1975. She was the first openly lesbian or gay candidate elected to a state legislature.
Elaine Noble was the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to a state legislature in the U.S. in 1974, despite facing harassment and threats. She served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1975 to 1979 and inspired many others to come out.
Mar 8, 2017 · Who she is: The first out gay or lesbian person elected to a state legislature. What she accomplished: Before Maura Healey, before Tammy Baldwin, even before Harvey Milk, Elaine Noble was making...
Before Harvey Milk, Barney Frank, Tammy Baldwin, and Danica Roem, there was Elaine Noble. In November of 1974, Noble, an out lesbian, was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives...
By Tim Fitzsimons. Elaine Noble is one of the earliest — and least well-known — LGBTQ trailblazers in American history. Noble became the first openly gay person to be elected to statewide office...
A survey, through black and white portraits and texts, of many pioneering openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals elected to public office in the United States beginning in the 1970s. Published originally on OutHistory in 2008.
Nov 5, 2014 · Who she is: The first out gay or lesbian person elected to a state legislature. What she accomplished: Before Maura Healey, before Tammy Baldwin, even before Harvey Milk,...
