Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.

Tammy Baldwin

American politician and lawyer (born 1962)

Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin is an American politician and lawyer serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Wisconsin. A member of the Democratic Party, she has also served as the secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus since 2017. Baldwin has been the dean of…

Coming out

Process of revealing one's sexual orientation or other attributes

Coming out of the closet, often shortened to coming out, is a metaphor used to describe LGBTQ people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.

2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

The 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 6, 2012, alongside a U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Herb…

November 6

Day of the year

November 6 is the 310th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 55 days remain until the end of the year.