LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About

Celebrating Future Black History Makers

Today – and all year – we’ll be celebrating the amazing Black LGBTQ+ leaders who are on the ballot. Today, there are barely 140 out LGBTQ+ Black officials in the entire country. Black people and LGBTQ+ people continue to feel the consequences of this underrepresentation in policies and legislation that target our communities.

The current representation gap needs to be closed. That’s why Victory Fund’s Black Leaders Caucus is working to recruit more Black LGBTQ+ candidates – and ensure they have the resources and support to win. Learn more about the work of the Black Leaders Caucus here!

You can also learn more about our Black endorsed candidates here. Some of them – like Satana Deberry, who is running for North Carolina Attorney General, and Lauren Simmons, running for the Texas state House – are on the ballot on March 5th!

57 More Endorsements – 139 Total Candidates Endorsed for 2024!

Meet our latest endorsements! We’re standing with 57 more LGBTQ+ candidates – many of them vulnerable incumbents – running to win in 2024. Read the full list here!

As you can see, we're getting ready to pick up key seats in our state legislatures, increase representation in battleground states and elect another amazing slate of LGBTQ+ candidates at the local level. LGBTQ+ candidates are going to bring the 2024 rainbow wave to states like North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.

Malcolm Kenyatta Faces Down Anti-LGBTQ Opponent

Last week, it was revealed that Spotlight candidate Malcolm Kenyatta’s opponent, Democratic ward leader Lewis Nash Sr. was caught on tape making transphobic and anti-choice comments. Nash also went on to “expressed concern about teachers telling children “They got two mommies” and that people should not “vote for a president that’s going to [support] the mutilation of kids.”

Nash is attempting to run for Malcolm’s state house seat, while also running for Auditor General. As Malcolm stated, “Those hateful comments have no place in the Democratic Party.” We couldn’t agree with him more.

Coming Up: LGBTQ+ Candidates on the February Ballot

The 2024 elections are already here – LGBTQ+ candidates will be on the ballot this February! Down-ballot candidates in Oklahoma and Wisconsin have their primaries and general elections starting this month. Learn more about these candidates and their campaigns today!

And don’t forget: LGBTQ+ candidates will be on the ballot this March in Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Utah!

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