LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About

Endorsed: Mondaire Jones for the U.S. House!

Mondaire Jones is once again running for the U.S. House – and we’re endorsing him! Mondaire previously made history in 2020 when he and U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres became the nation’s first Black out LGBTQ+ members of Congress.

We know Mondaire is ready to win again and be a strong voice for equality from New York’s 17th district.

Mondaire Jones Tweet: I’ve never been Washington's choice. It's because I stand up to corruption. I battle with Republicans trying to overthrow our democracy & ban abortion, even as I push my party to fight harder for working people. I'm running to finish the work I began. Chip in

Money Makes Campaigns Go ‘Round

The fight to hold U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s essential pro-equality seat has already begun. And Tammy is off to a fantastic start: she raised a whopping $3.2 million in the second quarter! According to Spectrum News, that’s the highest dollar amount ever raised in a Wisconsin Senate race in one quarter during an off-year.

Sarah McBride, running to be the first out trans person elected to the U.S. Congress, also announced a substantial fundraising haul after just five days on the campaign trail. As Mayor Annise Parker told The Washington Post, “Sarah McBride is ready for prime time.”

Sarah McBride tweet: Thanks to your support, we're already building a grassroots campaign that's breaking records. In just the first five days of this campaign, we raised more than $414,000, including the generous support of almost 550 Delaware donors from every corner of this state.

Growing LGBTQ+ Political Power in Mississippi

Political Manager Eliza Fox recently returned from a trip to the Magnolia State, where she met with two of our endorsed candidates! Spotlight candidate Fabian Nelson, running to be the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the state legislature, knocked doors with Eliza and discussed campaign strategy. Eliza also met with our candidate for the Pike County Board of Supervisors, Justin Lofton.

Read all about Eliza’s work to bring historic levels of LGBTQ+ representation to Mississippi here!

Supporters, Fabian, and Eliza holding LGBTQ+ Victory Fund signs and Fabian Nelson signs

We Couldn’t Have Said It Better Ourselves

Still angry about last week's SCOTUS decision rolling back LGBTQ+ equality? Us too. But like Will here, we have a solution...