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The wave of anti-transgender bills is motivating trans people to run for office
A new study found that LGBTQ+ candidates are particularly motivated to run for office and also face unique obstacles.
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Mississippi just elected its first-ever out gay state legislator: Fabian Nelson
He said he’d like to repeal an infamous anti-LGBTQ+ law to lure businesses back to his home state.
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Sarah McBride is raking in campaign cash just days after announcing run for Congress
She said that her being transgender means she knows “what it’s like to feel like your government doesn’t have your back.”
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GOP lawmaker asks lesbian colleague the most offensive question ever
And he’s not apologizing.
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Chicago’s first Black & lesbian mayor Lori Lightfoot loses reelection bid
“I stand here with my head held high and a heart full of gratitude,” Lightfoot said in her concession speech.
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How to build Black LGBTQ+ power in 2023
Across the country, exceptional Black LGBTQ+ leaders are stepping up to run for public office. Here are some of the candidates running this year.
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Kyrsten Sinema shredded by fellow Democrats for blocking gun reform as kids are killed
“Please just stop.. unless you are willing to break the filibuster to actually pass sensible gun control measures you might as well just say ‘thoughts and prayers,'” one legislator wrote.
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Mississippi is the only state without an out LGBTQ elected official now
While it used to be rare for an elected official to be out, now the ranks are swelling around the nation.
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Caitlyn Jenner criticizes California for being “number one” in her latest campaign ad
Caitlyn also claims that Gavin Newsom is rolling back his “oppressive” policies because “I started running for Governor.”
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GOP House members starting “Anglo-Saxon” caucus receive relentless online clowning
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are condemning Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar’s Trump-worshipping group for “Anglo-Saxon political traditions.”