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News (USA)Police arrest out Black lawmaker for knocking on governor’s door
It’s illegal to arrest a sitting state representative when the legislature is in session, but the Governor didn’t want her to watch him sign racist legislation.
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PoliticsMalcolm Kenyatta announces Senate campaign. He would be the first gay male senator.
The Democratic rising star opened his announcement video showing his relationship with fiance Dr. Matt Miller.
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PoliticsAmerica’s first trans state senator was just sworn in & the ceremony was beautiful
Sarah McBride is now the highest-ranking transgender elected official in U.S. history.
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PoliticsMore LGBTQ candidates won elected office this year than ever before
They came from all over the country, from all genders, from all races… but mostly one party.
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News (USA)Out House candidates who faced vicious anti-LGBTQ attacks lose their races
There will be at least seven out LGBTQ members of the House, though.
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CommentaryA teacher refused to gender a student properly in his classroom. Then a state delegate spoke up.
Representation is power and power is influence. And at that moment, she had the power.
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Election 2020Out Senator Kyrsten Sinema endorses Joe Biden
She said Biden “is authentic, genuine, and has a track record of building bipartisan coalitions to achieve results.”
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PoliticsGray Ellis wants to be the first trans man to be a state senator in the U.S.
“If we don’t come out and let people know, then people’s hearts and minds are not likely to change.”
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Election 2020Over 1/3 of straight voters don’t want LGBTQ elected officials. But queer voters do.
LGBTQ people were also more likely to support black and Latinx candidates for high office.
