LGBTQ politicians

A new study found that LGBTQ+ candidates are particularly motivated to run for office and also face unique obstacles.

He said he’d like to repeal an infamous anti-LGBTQ+ law to lure businesses back to his home state.

She said that her being transgender means she knows “what it’s like to feel like your government doesn’t have your back.”

And he’s not apologizing.

“I stand here with my head held high and a heart full of gratitude,” Lightfoot said in her concession speech.

Across the country, exceptional Black LGBTQ+ leaders are stepping up to run for public office. Here are some of the candidates running this year.

“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.

While it used to be rare for an elected official to be out, now the ranks are swelling around the nation.

Caitlyn also claims that Gavin Newsom is rolling back his “oppressive” policies because “I started running for Governor.”

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.”

“We are the antidote to broken politics,” the liberal firebrand said in a video announcing his 2022 run.

The world took to Donald Trump’s favorite platform, Twitter, to condemn him as his account got suspended.

Malcolm Kenyatta, Scott Wiener, and Mondaire Jones are among those you can expect to be at the forefront of politics in the new year.

Mayor Dean Trantalis had pink flags left around his home and slurs hurled at him. He’s not alone in being targeted.

LGBTQ candidates from Texas to Delaware are going to make big changes in state legislatures.

Pappas wins reelection in a Congressional seat that has had a revolving door for a decade.

The New York City Councilmember may have engineered a landslide victory despite facing anti-LGBTQ opposition.

The LGBTQ Nation Up & Coming Politician of the Year award honors the best representation of the LGBTQ community in a bid for public office.

“STFU and go back to the corner Jerry.”

It’s all about using Mitch McConnell to turn out Democratic voters.