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John,
I am so excited to share Victory Fund's latest report, Out on the Trail [[link removed]] , with you! This exclusive report details the number and demographics of LGBTQ+ candidates who ran or are running for office during the 2023 election cycle. You can read about the report in USA Today [[link removed]] or you can read the full report here [[link removed]] .
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Over the last three years, a record number of anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced in state legislatures - most of them targeting gender-affirming healthcare or trans kids. But LGBTQ+ people weren't cowed: they bravely stepped up to run, shattering previous records. LGBTQ+ candidates running in 41 states and the District of Columbia. Many are running for local offices, including school board seats, ensuring we'll have essential representation at every level of government. When bigots try to roll back our rights, they'll be there to fight back.
Here's some of the key findings from the report [[link removed]] :
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The
number
of
genderqueer
and
nonbinary
candidates
has
grown
dramatically
–
from
five
in
2019
to
37
in
2023;
*
Transgender
women
candidates
increased
by
15.4
percent
between
2021
and
2023;
*
32.9
percent
of
LGBTQ+
candidates
who
ran
or
are
running
in
2023
are
people
of
color;
*
Latinx
LGBTQ+
candidates
grew
by
40
percent
from
2021
(from
40
to
56)
,
while
the
number
of
Black
LGBTQ+
candidates
and
Asian/Pacific
Islander
LGBTQ+
candidates
decreased
slightly;
*
Bisexual
candidates
more
than
tripled
from
2019
to
2023
(from
24
to
74)
and
increased
by
76.2
percent
compared
to
2021;
*
Lesbian
candidates
increased
by
18.3
percent
from
the
2021
to
2023
election
cycle
(from
60
to
71),
after
seeing
an
overall
decline
between
2019
and
2021;
*
The
number
of
out
LGBTQ+
state
legislative
candidates
more
than
doubled
between
2021
and
2023
(from
19
to
40);
*
LGBTQ+
candidates
ran
or
are
running
in
41
states
and
the
District
of
Columbia.
It's inspiring to know that so many LGBTQ+ people have stepped up to run. They do it knowing that they could face all manner of attacks, that their gender, sexual orientation or race will be put under a microscope and cross-examined for imagined flaws. And despite that, they choose to run and make our political process more equal. That's something we should all celebrate. And if you can power our work to elect all these amazing candidates, please chip in here! [[link removed]]
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Thank you for reading,
Mayor Annise Parker
Pronouns: she|her|hers
President & CEO, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
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