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LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About
Big Wins in Washington & Tennessee!
Last week, it was too soon to call many of our races in Washington and Tennessee. But that’s no longer the case – we’re ready to share that most of our candidates won their campaigns!
In Washington, Corina Pfeil , running for the Kenmore City Council, Kevin Schilling [[link removed]] , running for the Burien City Council, Maren Costa [[link removed]] and Joy Hollingsworth [[link removed]] , both running for the Seattle City Council, Jamika Scott [[link removed]] , running for the Tacoma City Council and Dontae Payne [[link removed]] , running for the Mayor of Olympia, all received the most votes in their elections and are headed to the November ballot. Elizabeth Greninger [[link removed]] , our candidate for SeaTac City Council, took second and will advance as well!
In Tennessee, incumbent City Councilmember Emily Benedict [[link removed]] clinched a win, reclaiming her seat on the Council!
On the Verge of LGBTQ+ History in Mississippi
Did you see the good news? Spotlight candidate Fabian Nelson [[link removed]?] and Justin Lofton [[link removed]] both advanced to a runoff after the Mississippi primaries!
If Fabian wins his runoff, he’ll be one step closer to becoming the first out person elected to Mississippi’s state legislature, while Justin will be the first out LGBTQ+ county supervisor in the state of Mississippi!
Both candidates will be on the ballot again on August 29 – that’s only 18 days away ! Learn more about both their campaigns today [[link removed]] !
Ohio Fights Back for Democracy
Another big victory this week? Ohio voters soundly rejected Issue 1, dealing a huge blow to anti-trans and anti-choice forces [[link removed]] .
Quick catch up: Issue 1 would have required a supermajority of voters to amend the state constitution [[link removed]] . Why’s this matter? Later this year, Ohio will have a referendum on abortion rights, aimed at repealing the state’s outdated abortion ban [[link removed]] . If this amendment had passed, it would have made it harder to repeal the ban [[link removed]] .
Even more satisfying? Those pushing to pass Issue 1 leaned heavily into anti-trans ads [[link removed]] , spending over $2,000,000 on anti-trans ads in attempt to utilize horrific stereotypes and demonize trans people [[link removed]] . What a waste of money.
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