Jim Kolbe, Republican Congressman Who Came Out as Gay, Dies at 80

Jim Kolbe and colleague

Kolbe came out in the wake of outrage over his vote for the Defense of Marriage Act, a vote he later said he regretted, and was reelected five times afterward.

(SOURCE) https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/12/05/jim-kolbe-republican-congressman-who-came-out-gay-dies-80

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