This list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) firsts by year denotes pioneering LGBTQ endeavors of the 2010s organized chronologically.
List
2010 Sharon Lubinski became the first openly gay United States Marshal. Guinness World Records recognized transgender man Thomas Beatie as the world's "First Married Man to Give Birth.""First Married Man to Give Birth", Guinness World Records 2010 edition, page 110" Amanda Simpson became the first openly transgender presidential appointee in America. Kye Allums became the first openly transgender athlete to play in NCAA basketball. He came out as a transgender man while playing on George Washington University's women's team. Phyllis Frye became the first openly transgender judge appointed in the United States. Bill Hastings (judge) became the first openly gay judge appointed in New Zealand on July 9, 2010. Mary Glasspool became the first openly lesbian bishop ordained by the Episcopal Church of the United States.Episcopal Church consecrates first openly lesbian bishop – CNN . Articles.cnn.com (2010-05-15). Retrieved 2010-11-30. Mary Albing became the first openly lesbian minister ordained by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.VIDEO: Minneapolis Lutheran church welcomes denomination's first lesbian pastor | San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. Retrieved 2010-11-30. Same-sex marriage was legalized in the District of Columbia, and Sinjoyla Townsend and Angelisa Young became the first same-sex couple to marry in the District of Columbia. In May 2010, Anna Maranta became the first lesbian rabbi to be privately ordained in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Same-sex marriage was legalized in Argentina, the first Latin American country to do so. Hollyoaks, produced and filmed at the Liverpool-based Lime Pictures studios, became the first ever British soap opera to introduce a storyline featuring a transgender character played by a transgender actor. The Liberal Democrats became Britain's first major political party to formally endorse same-sex marriage at their Liverpool party conference. Chai Feldblum became the first openly gay person to serve on the EEOC. Tyler McCormick became the first openly transgender man, the first wheelchair user, and the first person from New Mexico to win International Mr. Leather.
2011 Steven Davies became the first openly gay international cricketer. Gregory Gandrud was elected as the first openly gay member of the California Republican Party Board of Directors. Tony Briffa was the first openly intersex person to be elected to public office as mayor.Briffa to march in mayoral robes, Star Observer, 8 December 2011"Intersex Mayor Elected in Australia", Advocate.com, 9 December 2011"World's first intersex mayor, Cr Tony Briffa does not want to be called he or she", Herald Sun, 15 April 2013 The Suquamish tribe of Washington legalized same-sex marriage on August 1, 2011, following a unanimous vote by the Suquamish Tribal Council. Dominic Hannigan and John Lyons became the first openly gay members of Dáil Éireann. In the 2011 Polish parliamentary election, Anna Grodzka was elected as the first transgender member of the Polish Sejm, and the first in European history. Robert Biedroń was elected as Poland's first openly gay male member of the Sejm. Ruth Davidson became the first openly gay leader of both a major British and Scottish political party. Elio Di Rupo became the first openly gay Prime Minister of Belgium, second openly homosexual head of government in Europe. Chaz Bono appeared on the 13th season of the US version of Dancing with the Stars in 2011. This was the first time an openly transgender man starred on a major network television show for reasons unrelated to gender. Harmony Santana became the first openly transgender actress to receive a major acting award nomination. Courtney Mitchell and Sarah Welton, both from Colorado, were married in Nepal's first public lesbian wedding ceremony, although the marriage was not legally recognized in Nepal. Same-sex marriage was legalized in New York state, and Kitty Lambert and Cheryle Rudd became the first same-sex couple to be married in New York state. Liverpool born Anton Hysén came out as Sweden's first openly gay male footballer and the second ever openly gay high-level footballer in the world. Liverpool, England recognised the Liverpool gay quarter with rainbow street signs. Rachel Isaacs was the first openly lesbian rabbi ordained by the Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Seminary. Brenda Sue Fulton was named to the West Point Board of Visitors, making her the first openly gay member of the board that advises the Academy. Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta of California and Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell of Los Angeles became the first same-sex couple chosen to share the first kiss upon a U.S. Navy ship's return. Brooke (last name withheld) was hired as the New York City Fire Department's first openly transgender employee. Greg Meyer became the first openly queer person to win one of America's National Debate Championships, the American Parliamentary Debate Association's National Championship. Miss New York, Claire Buffie, became the first Miss America contestant to campaign for the Miss America title on a gay rights platform. Xavier Bettel became the first openly gay Mayor of Luxembourg City. Jaiyah "Johnny" Saelua became the first openly transgender international footballer to play in the World Cup. A resolution submitted by South Africa requesting a study on discrimination and sexual orientation (A/HRC/17/L.9/Rev.1) passed, 23 to 19 with 3 abstentions, in the United Nations Human Rights Council on June 17, 2011. This was the first time that any United Nations body approved a resolution affirming the rights of LGBT people. Fred Karger beggan running for the 2012 Republican nomination for President, which made him America's first openly gay major-party presidential candidate in history San Francisco's Human Rights Commission released a report on bisexual visibility, titled "Bisexual Invisibility: Impacts and Regulations"; this was the first time any governmental body released such a report.
2012
Richard Grenell was a foreign policy spokesperson for Republican Mitt Romney during Romney's 2012 campaign for president of the United States; this made him the first openly gay individual to work as a spokesperson for a Republican presidential candidate. Katie Ricks became the first open lesbian ordained by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Air Force Col. Ginger Wallace became the first known out member of the U.S. military to have their same-sex partner participate in the pinning ceremony tradition that had been reserved for spouses and family members. Her partner of 10 years, Kathy Knopf, pinned colonel wings on Wallace days after the two attended President Obama's State of The Union address as a guest of the First Lady. Navy Chief Elny McKinney and Anacelly McKinney became the first known same-sex couple to marry on a U.S. military base. They were wed at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego. President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president officially in favor of same-sex marriage. Barney Frank became the first sitting member of Congress to be married to a same-sex spouse. Sally Rides obituary revealed that she had been in a 27-year relationship with Tam O'Shaughnessy, making her the first known member of the LGBT community to have served as an astronaut. Liverpool was the first city in the world to officially mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia with a number of free events. Ullet Road Unitarian Church, Liverpool, hosted the first UK civil partnership on religious premises. Liverpool Football Club became the first Premier League club to take a stand against homophobia and be officially represented at a UK 'Pride' event at Liverpool Pride. In 2012, at a ceremony in Arlington, Army Reserve officer Tammy Smith became the first openly gay active duty general in American history. Kylar Broadus, founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition of Columbia, Missouri, spoke to the U.S. Senate in favor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. His speech was the first-ever U.S. Senate testimony from an openly transgender witness. The D.C. Office of Human Rights created America's first government-funded campaign to combat anti-transgender discrimination. Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding was held for Fish Huang and her partner You Ya-ting, with Buddhist master Shih Chao-hui presiding over the ritual. The first lesbian Super PAC, LPAC, was created to represent the interests of lesbians in the United States, and to campaign on LGBT and women's rights issues. Tammy Baldwin was elected as the first openly gay U.S. Senator. Kyrsten Sinema was elected to the House of Representatives, becoming the first openly bisexual member of Congress. She represented Arizona's 9th Congressional district. Stacie Laughton became the first openly transgender person elected as a state legislator in United States history. She was elected to the New Hampshire state legislature. In 1992 Althea Garrison had been elected as a state legislator, serving one term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, but it was not publicly known she was transgender when she was elected. San Francisco voted to become the first U.S. city to provide and cover the cost of gender-identity-related surgeries for uninsured transgender residents. Mark Pocan was elected in Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District, becoming the first openly gay candidate to follow an openly gay member of the U.S. Congress (Tammy Baldwin). Sean Patrick Maloney became the first openly gay candidate elected to represent New York in Congress. Mark Takano became the first openly gay person of color to win election to the U.S. House. He was elected to represent California's 41st Congressional District. Josh Boschee was elected as North Dakota's first openly gay legislator. Stephen Skinner was elected as West Virginia's first openly gay state legislator. Jacob Candelaria was elected as New Mexico's first openly gay male state legislator. Brian Sims became Pennsylvania's first openly gay state legislator who was out when he was elected. After Brian Sims was elected but before he took office, Rep. Mike Fleck came out as gay, making him Pennsylvania's first openly gay state legislator. David Richardson was elected as Florida's first openly gay state legislator. Colorado Democrats elected Mark Ferrandino as the first openly gay House speaker in state history. Maine, Maryland, and Washington became the first states to pass same-sex marriage by popular vote. Maine was the very first state to do so, followed by Maryland. The first same-sex marriage at the U.S. Military Academy was held for lieutenant Ellen Schick and her partner Shannon Simpson at the Old Cadet Chapel in West Point's cemetery. Kate McKinnon became the first openly lesbian cast member of Saturday Night Live; previous SNL cast member Danitra Vance never disclosed her sexual orientation publicly, but was revealed to be a lesbian when she died.Danitra Vance's sexual orientation was not revealed until her death in 1994. The first same-sex marriage at the U.S. Military Academy's Cadet Chapel at West Point (not to be confused with the Old Cadet Chapel) was held for Brenda Sue Fulton and Penelope Dara Gnesin. Fulton was a veteran and the communications director of an organization called Outserve, which represents actively serving gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender military personnel. The first same-sex couple became engaged in the White House (Ben Schock and Matthew Phelps). The Right Reverend Doctor Gary Paterson, Elected Moderator of the United Church of Canada, became the first openly gay leader of a major Christian denomination.