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LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About
TOP STORIES: Honoring AAPI Heritage Month & Mental Health Awareness Month
May is both Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) and Mental Health Awareness Month!
To honor AAPIHM, we’ll be publishing Q&A’s with AAPI out LGBTQ+ elected officials and leaders. Thank you to Georgia state Representative Marvin Lim for contributing. Keep an eye out for more interviews!
Many LGBTQ+ elected officials have been spreading the word about mental health resources in their states, including U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, U.S. Congresswoman Sharice Davids and California state Assemblymember Evan Low!
U.S. Congresswoman Becca Balint introduced her first bill in the U.S. Congress addressing mental health concerns for kids. Congresswoman Balint’s personal article in The Hill highlights the importance of ensuring that mental health care is accessible for young Americans. This bill will also offer support to LGBTQ+ youth who have been struggling due to the increase in anti-LGBTQ+ bills across the country.
Urgent Program Deadlines: Grab Your Spot Today!
It’s your time to run! Join LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, Equality Florida and SAVE for the 2023 Orlando LGBTQ+ Candidate & Campaign Training on July 13-16. Our signature 4-day trainings provide comprehensive, non-partisan best practices to present and future LGBTQ candidates, campaign staff and community leaders. Trainees learn the necessary skills and strategies by engaging in tough, realistic campaign simulations and working with peers to develop a plan to run for office and win. To apply, visit: https://victoryinstitute.org/event/candidate-campaign-training-orlando-2023/
More LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About
On the Road: Training LGBTQ+ Leaders in South Dakota and Utah
Taking back states like South Dakota and Utah from anti-LGBTQ leaders starts now! Our team hit the road to host a Candidate & Campaign Training in Salt Lake City, UT and a Leadership Summit in Sioux Falls, SD. These states frequently see some of the worst anti-equality bills in the U.S., so building a lasting pipeline of LGBTQ+ leaders is an essential step in the right direction
Biden Administration Adds MORE Out LGBTQ+ Leaders
The Biden Administration shattered a rainbow ceiling by appointing the most out LGBTQ+ people in U.S. history. But they weren’t done yet: Sean Patrick Maloney was nominated to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with rank of Ambassador! We look forward to a swift confirmation in the U.S. Senate.
Former Utah state Senator Derek Kitchen was also announced as the acting senior vice president and deputy director of the Office of Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Congratulations, Derek!
Meet the Latest Bohnett Fellows!
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Did you see the announcement? Meet the 2023 David Bohnett Leaders Fellows: Wisconsin state Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer, Nebraska state Senator John Fredrickson, Secretary of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Mario Treto, Jr., Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari, Bloomington, Indiana City Clerk Nicole Bolden, former Florida State Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith and former Erie School Board Member Tyler Titus!
The David Bohnett Leaders Fellowship develops a strong cohort of LGBTQ+ public officials. LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, in collaboration with The David Bohnett Foundation, has sent over 150 outstanding LGBTQ+ leaders to the Harvard Kennedy School’s Senior Executives in State and Local Government program since 2002 and connects these alumni to opportunities for further leadership development. This intensive, three-week Executive Education program hones skills and furthers the leadership potential of accomplished individuals from across the United States.
Meet Us in Mexico: Preparing for the LGBTI Political Leaders in the Americas Conference this July!
Registration is now CLOSED for our biannual LGBTI Political Leaders in the Americas Conference!
Over 1,300 LGBTQ+ leaders, elected officials, activists and allies filled out the paperwork to attend, and our Global team is busy sorting through their applications. Only 500 will be chosen to attend the Conference!
While registration has closed, you can still check out the agenda and learn more about the Conference here.
Quick Calendar Updates (Mark these Dates)!
LGBTQ+ Victory Institute isn’t done training LGBTQ+ people to run for office – we have more dates on the calendar! Check out these events OR help us spread the word about these trainings.
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