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Out LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Jump to Record Level in Past Year
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrom left, some of the out officials who have taken office this year: Alex Ruggiers, member of the...
How A 'Rainbow Wave' Of LGBTQ+ Officials Can Help Address Three Crucial Issues
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMaura Healey celebrates her historic win as Massachusetts' first female governor in the Grand...
President Biden leads charge to protect LGBTQ rights as GOP legislates culture wars ahead of 2024
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON – Two decades after Republicans stoked fears of gay marriage to drive conservative voters...
2023 Sees Record for LGBTQ+ Political Candidates in Odd-Numbered Year
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 7 months agoVoters in the states holding elections Tuesday have more out LGBTQ+ candidates to choose from than...
LGBTQ people urge Democrats to forcefully reject GOP attacks
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"The T stands for transgender,” a teacher explains in a video on a Maine Department of Education...
More openly LGBTQ+ candidates than ever are running for office this year
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance More than 1,000 openly LGBTQ+ candidates are running for public office this year,...
LGBTQ+ people account for less than one percent of school board members nationwide
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Openly LGBTQ+ people account for just 0.1 percent of all school board members in...
In a historic first, LGBTQ Americans will be on the ballot in all 50 states
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the first time in the nation's history, Americans from all 50 states and the District of...
New Hampshire's James Roesener is first trans man elected to a state legislature
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoJames Roesener of New Hampshire is the first transgender man elected to a state legislature in the...
Number of LGBTQ+ elected officials in the US hits record high
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance A record-breaking 1,043 elected officials in the U.S. openly identify as LGBTQ+,...