The number of LGBTQ elected officials in the US is up 25% since 2018, new report finds
Sharice Davids at a victory party in Olathe, Kansas, on Nov. 6, 2018. Davids defeated Republican incumbent Kevin Yoder to win the 3rd Congressional District seat in Kansas.After a string of successful general and special elections, the number of LGBTQ elected officials in the U.S.
Some of the most well-known LGBTQ officials to take office this year are Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. All are Democrats. “Some of it is that more out people are running, some of it is that more out people are getting elected, and then more people who are in office are coming out,” Victory Institute President and CEO Annise Parker, the former mayor of Houston, told NBC News. “So it’s becoming much more acceptable, so the numbers are going up every day.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
8 Times Beyoncé Proved She Is a Fierce LGBTQ AllyBeyoncé has proven to be an ally for the LGBTQ community -- not only is her discography inescapable at gay bars around the world, the superstar has made her love and advocacy for the LGBTQ community abundantly clear. From her support of LGBTQ artists to her passion for transgender rights, here are eight times Beyoncé was an active ally for the LGBTQ community.
Read more »
50 Years After Stonewall, Here's Where We Stand On LGBTQ+ RightsIt’s been 50 years since the Stonewall Riots marked the beginning of the modern LGBTQ+ fight for equal rights — and we still have a lot of work to do.
Read more »
LGBTQ Acceptance Among Young Adults Drops, Says GLAAD: 'Nothing Today Should Be Taken for Granted'LGBTQ Acceptance Drops Among Young Adults: GLAAD
Read more »
53% of LGBTQ employees have faced or witnessed verbal discrimination at workGlassdoor's 2019 LGBTQ Workplace Survey of 6,104 U.S. adults found that 43% of LGBTQ employees are not fully out at work and nearly half (47%) of LGBTQ employees believe that being out at work could hurt their career including losing a job, not getting a promotion or not getting selected for a project.
Read more »
‘Erosion in acceptance’ of LGBTQ people among young Americans, survey findsGLAAD survey finds that people ages 18-34 are increasingly uncomfortable in “personal scenarios” with LGBTQ people — like learning that a family member, doctor or child’s teacher is lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
Read more »