#HERstory #Queer #Lesbian #LGBTQ+ #History #KathyKozachenko Kathy Kozachenko became the first openly gay person elected to political office in the United States on April 2, 1974 in Ann Arbor, MI at the age of 21. Often overlooked by history, this honor is often misattributed to Harvey Milk. Less than a year after Kozachenko, Elaine Noble (also an out lesbian) was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.