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LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About
SCOTUS Anti-LGBTQ Ruling
News broke this morning that the Supreme Court had ruled in favor of a web designer who refused to design LGBTQ+ wedding websites [[link removed]] , despite the recent revelation the request that sparked the case might not have existed [[link removed]] . The bigoted Justices have once again chosen to overturn the Court’s own precedent.
We have said it before, and we will say it again: We MUST elect leaders who will take action to stop anti-equality leaders and the assault on LGBTQ+ rights. We cannot count on this Supreme Court to protect our hard-won rights.
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New Pride Month Endorsements!
This week, we announced twenty new endorsements [[link removed]] , including Will Rollins in California, Sarah McBride in Delaware and Julie Johnson in Texas! Will is running against incumbent U.S. Congressman Ken Calvert who has consistently voted against LGBTQ+ rights [[link removed]] . Sarah is running for the At-Large House seat and made national headlines this week when she announced her campaign as she’d be the first out trans person ever elected to Congress [[link removed]] . Victory Fund was proud to stand with Sarah on day one of her campaign. [[link removed]]
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Sarah, Will and our other Congressional candidates are critical to restoring a pro-equality, pro-choice majority in the U.S. House [[link removed]] . Click here to meet all our endorsed candidates! [[link removed]]
The Fight for Reproductive Justice is the Fight for LGBTQ+ Equality
On June 24, the one-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade , Victory Fund President & CEO Mayor Annise Parker penned a powerful op-ed about the importance of protecting bodily autonomy [[link removed]] .
“Whether you are a woman, a member of a queer or interracial couple, a trans person, a parent, or an ally, we all have a stake in safeguarding privacy and bodily autonomy… Not only are these rights sacred to the fabric of who we are as a nation, but they are also winning issues. In 2022, voters elected a record number of pro-choice LGBTQ+ candidates [[link removed]] for a reason: they are fed up with fear-mongering and bans on essentials like books and health care.”
Read Mayor Parker’s full op-ed in LGBTQ Nation here. [[link removed]]
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Honoring Lawrence, Windsor and Obergefell
On Monday, we honored the anniversary of three momentous Supreme Court cases that codified LGBTQ+ rights [[link removed]] : Lawrence v. Texas , Windsor v. United States and Obergefell v. Hodges . It was a day to celebrate and remember the brave people who tirelessly fought to ensure bigoted sodomy laws were overturned and marriage equality became the law of the land, as well as get motivated about the work still before us. 35 states ban marriage equality in their state constitutions, state law or in both [[link removed]] . Over the last three years, we've seen an all-out assault on LGBTQ+ rights, with hundreds of bills targeting everything from trans kids and gender-affirming care to drag shows and marriage equality itself.
“To stop these bills, our best defense is LGBTQ lawmakers and that’s what we’re working on. We’re already recruiting and training folks across the country getting ready for the election.” [[link removed]]
Victory in New York
Ahead of Tuesday’s election in New York, Victory Fund Vice President of Outreach and Engagement Marty Rouse hit the campaign trail with LGBTQ+ candidates. Our candidates’ hard work paid off – City Council candidates Tiffany Cabán and Lynn Schulman brought in key wins [[link removed]] !
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All Politics is Local
Down ballot races are Victory Fund’s bread and butter and while we have a long way to go, we are seeing a steady increase in LGBTQ+ representation [[link removed]] in communities across the country. This week, Axios highlighted our work to increase representation in Tennessee and Georgia in its Nashville newsletter [[link removed]] and Atlanta newsletter [[link removed]] , including an interview with Nashville Councilmember Nancy VanReece.
Catch up quick: just 0.23% of elected officials in the U.S. are LGBTQ+. [[link removed]]
Weekend Plans?
Tune in to Inside with Jen Psaki on Sunday [[link removed]] and hear from Victory Fund candidate Danica Roem about her work to increase LGBTQ+ equality in Virginia and across the country, and what’s next for the equality movement.
ICYMI: Danica landed the coveted Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia endorsement earlier this week. [[link removed]]
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LGBTQ+ Victory Fund is the political arm of the LGBTQ+ community. Since our founding in 1991, we’ve supported and elected LGBTQ+ candidates like U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Governors Maura Healey, Tina Kotek and Jared Polis and thousands of LGBTQ+ candidates around the country. We’re proud to be the only national organization endorsing pro-equality and pro-choice LGBTQ+ candidates in the United States. We’ve shattered rainbow ceilings in all 50 states and broken election records. Meet our latest endorsements here! [[link removed]] We’ve shattered rainbow ceilings in all 50 states and broken election records. You can power our work and the next Rainbow Wave with a donation today! [[link removed]]

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