Bartlett’s announcement Tuesday was greeted as historic by the National Black Justice Coalition, a Washington, D.C., gay rights group that says Bartlett is the first openly gay black legislator in the United States.
 
							
			
								
			            
            
				
			
            
            Bartlett’s announcement Tuesday was greeted as historic by the National Black Justice Coalition, a Washington, D.C., gay rights group that says Bartlett is the first openly gay black legislator in the United States.