Pride 30: The Firsts

NBC Out is celebrating 30 LGBTQ firsts for Pride Month 2021.June is Pride Month, and this year, we're celebrating by honoring 30 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer firsts.

Charmaine McGuffey
First lesbian elected sheriff in Ohio
Ritchie Torres
First gay Afro Latino in Congress
Gottmik
First trans man to compete on 'Drag Race'
Quince Mountain
First trans dog musher to compete in the Iditarod
Sarah McBride
First transgender state senator in the U.S.
Punkie Johnson
First Black lesbian cast member on 'SNL'
Katie Sowers
First lesbian to coach in a Super Bowl
Owen Hurcum
First nonbinary mayor in the world
Javicia Leslie
First bisexual actress to play Batwoman
STEPHANIE BYERS
First trans Indigenous elected official in the U.S.
Pete Buttigieg
First gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet official
Elliot Page
First trans man on the cover of Time
Dawn Bennett
First queer woman Lutheran pastor in Nashville
Claire Murashima
First LGBTQ president of Calvin University
MAUREE TURNER
First nonbinary state legislator in the U.S.
Leyna Bloom
First trans woman of color in SI's swimsuit issue
Rachel Levine
First transgender federal official confirmed by U.S. Senate
Aaron Marcus
First LGBTQ history curator at History Colorado
Stella Keating
First transgender teen to testify before the U.S. Senate
Rachel Slawson
First bisexual Miss USA contestant
Nisha Rao
First transgender lawyer in Pakistan
Torrey Peters
First trans woman nominated for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
Ian Alexander
First transgender actor in trans 'Star Trek' role
Syd Sanders
First transgender valedictorian in Maine
Nicholas Yatromanolakis
First gay minister in Greece
Karine Jean-Pierre
First lesbian to serve as a VP candidate's chief of staff
Gina Chua
First transgender executive editor at Reuters
Martin J. Jenkins
First gay man to serve on California Supreme Court
Benson Churgai
First trans graduate of Philadelphia Police Academy
Mara Gomez
First trans woman to play pro soccer in Argentina

Editor's Note

Pride 30: The Firsts

Charmaine McGuffey

First lesbian elected sheriff in Ohio

Ritchie Torres

First gay Afro Latino in Congress

Gottmik

First trans man to compete on 'Drag Race'

Quince Mountain

First trans dog musher to compete in the Iditarod

Sarah McBride

First transgender state senator in the U.S.

Punkie Johnson

First Black lesbian cast member on 'SNL'

Katie Sowers

First lesbian to coach in a Super Bowl

Owen Hurcum

First nonbinary mayor in the world

Javicia Leslie

First bisexual actress to play Batwoman

STEPHANIE BYERS

First trans Indigenous elected official in the U.S.

Pete Buttigieg

First gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet official

Elliot Page

First trans man on the cover of Time

Dawn Bennett

First queer woman Lutheran pastor in Nashville

Claire Murashima

First LGBTQ president of Calvin University

MAUREE TURNER

First nonbinary state legislator in the U.S.

Leyna Bloom

First trans woman of color in SI's swimsuit issue

Rachel Levine

First transgender federal official confirmed by U.S. Senate

Aaron Marcus

First LGBTQ history curator at History Colorado

Stella Keating

First transgender teen to testify before the U.S. Senate

Rachel Slawson

First bisexual Miss USA contestant

Nisha Rao

First transgender lawyer in Pakistan

Torrey Peters

First trans woman nominated for the Women’s Prize for Fiction

Ian Alexander

First transgender actor in trans 'Star Trek' role

Syd Sanders

First transgender valedictorian in Maine

Nicholas Yatromanolakis

First gay minister in Greece

Karine Jean-Pierre

First lesbian to serve as a VP candidate's chief of staff

Gina Chua

First transgender executive editor at Reuters

Martin J. Jenkins

First gay man to serve on California Supreme Court

Benson Churgai

First trans graduate of Philadelphia Police Academy

Mara Gomez

First trans woman to play pro soccer in Argentina