Новости за 28.12.2022

Anndel Taylor, 22, got stuck in the Buffalo blizzard on Friday, Dec. 23, and texted updates to her sisters in Charlotte, including a 16-second video of the snow piling up around her. The family found out on Christmas Eve night…

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Kristen Crowley made history in several ways when she was appointed as Fire Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, becoming the first woman, out LGBTQ+ person, and paramedic to hold the position. Crowley has spoken of her dedication to…

Anthony Bowens is the first openly gay wrestling champion in All Elite Wrestling, the second-largest pro wrestling league after the WWE. Bowens competes as a part of the wrestling duo The Acclaimed, but he used to be a serious baseball…

In June, Liz Bennett became the first openly LGBTQ+ person elected to Iowa's State Senate. Bennett, who formerly served in the State House, has a strong record of fighting for LGBTQ+ rights and co-authored a bill outlawing the use of…

Vermont elected Becca Balint, the state's first openly LGBTQ+ and first woman Congressional representative, during the 2022 midterm elections. Balint defeated Republican candidate and Iraq War veteran Liam Madden in a landslide on a platform centered on reproductive rights, universal…

2022 was a lavender ceiling-shattering year for LGBTQ+ politicians, athletes, artists, and actors.Queer pop stars topped the charts. LGBTQ+ candidates won their midterms races in record numbers. And historically large swaths of trans and nonbinary people graced the covers of…

In January, Amy Schneider made history as her 40-victory run on the game show "Jeopardy!" came to an end. She is the most successful woman and trans contestant in the show's history, ending her tenure on the show with the…

Travis Shumake became the first openly gay driver to compete in a National Hot Rod Association national racing event. Shumake's father was also a prominent racer in the NHRA in the 1970s and '80s, winning two Funny Car finals before…

"Pose" star Michaela Jaé Rodriguez made history in January as the first transgender winner of a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a drama series. Formerly known as MJ, Rodriguez's award-winning performance as Blanca had previously been nominated for an…

The season 14 victor of the award-winning reality television show "RuPaul's Drag Race" was Willow Pill, the first transgender and first disabled or chronically ill contestant to take home the title. They came out as transfemme on the show, alongside…

In October, pop singers Kim Petras and Sam Smith's collaborative earworm "Unholy" climbed to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making them the first out trans and nonbinary artists, respectively, to have a song claim the top spot. Smith's 2014…

Byron Perkins came out as gay in October, making him the first out gay Division 1 football player at a historically Black college or university. Perkins, who attends Hampton University, a historically Black private university in Virginia, came out publicly…

Alongside Maura Healey, Tina Kotek became the other first out lesbian governor in the U.S. Before her election as governor of Oregon, Kotek was the state's longest-serving state House speaker. She will replace current Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, who also…

In September, comedian and actor Molly Kearney became the first nonbinary cast member of "Saturday Night Live." Their casting came after several longtime cast members announced their departures from the show, including Kate McKinnon, one of the show's first out…

During the 2022 midterms, Patricia Contreras became one of the first out lesbian Latinas to be voted into the Arizona House of Representatives. Contreras, who came from a career in public service, advocates for public education, mitigating the effects of…

Swimmer Lia Thomas became the first out transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship in March. After swimming for the University of Pennsylvania's men's team for several seasons, she embarked on her transition and competed for the…

In March, Ty Penserga became the first LGBTQ+ mayor of Boynton Beach, Florida, and the first LGBTQ+ mayor-elect of Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage in Florida history. Philippine-born Penserga formerly served as city commissioner, easily defeating anti-vaccine candidate Cindy…

Karine Jean-Pierre was appointed White House press secretary by the Biden administration in May, making her the first out LGBTQ+ person and Black woman to hold the position. Born in Martinique, Jean-Pierre grew up in Queens, New York, and served…

Olympic gold medal-winning rugby player Ellia Green became the first Olympian to come out as a transgender man in August. After becoming an Australian rugby champion at the 2016 Olympics, he retired from the sport and began thinking seriously about…

Robert Garcia became the first out gay immigrant to be elected to Congress during the 2022 midterms. Raised in California, Garcia is currently the mayor of Long Beach, California, where he spearheaded the city's strong COVID-19 response, including making it…

Emma Corrin became the first nonbinary person to grace the cover of Vogue in July. Corrin is an actor whose most recent roles include playing Diana on "The Crown" and starring in the Netflix film "Lady Chatterley's Lover" and the…

At the Beijing Games, German speed skater Claudia Pechstein became the oldest woman to ever compete at a Winter Olympics at 49 years and 348 days old. Pechstein finished ninth in the Women's 3000m and 20th in the Women's Mass…

Connecticut Sun guard Alyssa Thomas notched four triple-doubles in 2022—no other WNBA player has more than three over their entire career. Two of Thomas' triple-doubles came in the WNBA Finals, which the Sun lost to the Las Vegas Aces.

High school football quarterback Arch Manning broke two notable high school records in one game. He passed his uncle Eli Manning in career passing yards and his uncle Peyton Manning in career passing touchdowns. Arch will play for Texas in…