CongressionalBadBoys.com | home | Gerry Studds Gerry E. Studds Democrat, Massachusetts (1973-1996) The Honorable Gerry Studds, the first openly gay Member of Congress had an affair with a 17-year-old male Page in 1983.  He never apologized and was censured by the House of Representatives. Studds stayed in Congress, and was re-elected time and again by his constituents in Massachusetts.  [Check out Jeff Jacoby's observations on What's With Massachusetts]