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Applications Due: Apply to be a Victory Congressional Intern!
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Spring 2023 Victory Congressional Internship (VCI) applications are due September 24! [[link removed]] Victory Institute’s Victory Congressional Internship is developing the next generation of LGBTQ+ public leaders. Each semester, the VCI brings outstanding LGBTQ+ college students to Washington, D.C. for an intensive leadership program and an internship with an LGBTQ+-friendly member of Congress. Click here to apply! [[link removed]]
Join us in Detroit: our final 2023 Candidate & Campaign Training!
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It’s your time to run! Join LGBTQ+ Victory Institute for the 2023 Detroit LGBTQ+ Candidate & Campaign Training on October 12-15 [[link removed]] . 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.
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LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About
When We Run: the latest report from LGBTQ+ Victory Institute & Loyola Marymount University
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Victory Institute and Loyola Marymount University released When We Run [[link removed]] , the largest ever survey of LGBTQ+ candidates for public office in the U.S. This groundbreaking survey asked LGBTQ+ candidates to describe their motivations for running, the challenges they faced and how their identities affected their campaigns. One of the most notable findings? Anti-trans bills, which hit record highs this year [[link removed]] , have motivated trans people to hit the campaign trail [[link removed]] . Read the full report here [[link removed]] !
You can also read Victory Institute President & CEO Mayor Annise Parker's op-ed in USA Today [[link removed]] here or watch our launch video here [[link removed]] .
Victory Institute in North Macedonia: Building LGBTQ+ Political Power in the Balkans
Our Global team has been hard at work, traveling to boost and train LGBTQ+ leaders. Their latest stop: North Macedonia! In coordination with our local partner, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights [[link removed].] , we have been organizing the training program since January 2023 and traveled to North Macedonia to support in the implementation of the first Summer School for LGBTIQ+ Political Leadership and Social Change. Read up on the whole trip and check out pictures here [[link removed]] !
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12 Years Since ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repealed
Politicians and leaders of all stripes, including U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin [[link removed]] , Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey [[link removed]] , U.S. Congressman Mark Takano [[link removed]] , celebrated the 12 year anniversary of the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ this week. Repealed on September 20th, this harmful bill caused the discharges of many LGBTQ+ service people.
However, the work to right these wrongs has begun anew. The Department of Defense launched a new initiative to review and assist veterans who were dismissed under DADT [[link removed]] . Meanwhile, U.S. Congressman Chris Pappas is working to ease barriers for veterans and improve Veterans Affairs’ services, recently passing a bill in the U.S. House [[link removed]] .
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It's Bisexual+ Awareness Week!
Happy Bisexual+ Awareness Week to all the bi+ (bisexual, pansexual, fluid, no label, queer, etc.) folks [[link removed]] ! We know how we’re celebrating. It’s the same way we celebrate most things – by shining a light on some of the out bisexual elected officials serving around the US. Check out the Out for America Map to meet them all [[link removed]] !
Meet the 2023 Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough & Global Trailblazer Award Winners!
Huge congratulations are in order for New York City Councilmember Tiffany Cabán and Colombian Representative Carolina Giraldo [[link removed]] ! Representative Giraldo is our 2023 Global Trailblazer Award winner, while Councilmember Cabán claimed the Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award.
These two outstanding LGBTQ+ leaders both earned votes from around the globe for their outstanding work for the LGBTQ+ community. Both winners will receive their awards at the International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference on November 30 – December 2, 2023. Take advantage of our Fall Rate and save on your registration here! [[link removed]]
Pssssst – you can save $100 on your conference registration if you register before October 15 th . So don’t wait to register! [[link removed]]
You can also volunteer at the Conference! By contributing just 6 hours between November 30th and December 2nd, you'll receive free conference registration and the opportunity to connect with inspiring LGBTQ+ elected officials and advocates. To get involved, please reply to this email. Don't miss out on this chance to contribute, connect, and create change with us!
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