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 · NYPD's first female commissioner Keechant Sewell is officially introduced by Mayor-elect Eric Adams in front of mural depicting black revolutionaries Malcolm X, Nat Turner and cop killer Assata Shakur. Famous people who are simply rumored to be gay, lesbian or bisexual, are not listed. The historical concept and definition of sexual orientation varies and has changed greatly over time; for example the word "gay" wasn't used to describe sexual orientation until the mid 20th century. First openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital: David Cicilline, Providence, Rhode Island () First directly elected openly gay mayor in the U.S.: Gene Ulrich, Bunceton, Missouri () Largest city (in the country) with an openly lesbian mayor: Lori Lightfoot, Chicago, Illinois () (Formerly held by Annise Parker, Houston, Texas ()).

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By Harriet Alexander For Dailymail. The first female commissioner of the New York Police Department was officially named on Wednesday at a ceremony held in front of a mural depicting celebrated black revolutionaries. Keechant Sewell, 49, is only the third black NYPD commissioner in the force's year history, and ends a year line of white men leading the force. Sewell, currently chief of detectives in Nassau County, was formally declared the next commissioner - ahead of officially taking over on January 1 - at the Queens housing project where she grew up. Keechant Sewell, 49, is seen on Wednesday with Eric Adams, the mayor-elect, behind her.