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LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About
Pride Month Primary Wins!
Excellent news from our Pride Month Primaries: Spotlight candidate RaShaun Kemp WON his runoff for the Georgia State Senate [[link removed]] and is virtually guaranteed to win this seat in November [[link removed]] . He will be the first out gay Black man elected to the Georgia state legislature [[link removed]] !
And the good news continues in Oklahoma, where Michelle McCane, our candidate for the Oklahoma State House, WON her primary with 73% of the vote [[link removed]] ! Read more about Michelle’s campaign here [[link removed]] .
In Virginia’s local races, incumbent candidate R. Kirk McPike advanced by winning one of four seats for the Alexandria City Council [[link removed]] !
In Florida, the candidate filing has now passed, and two candidates are advancing without opponents! In the State Senate [[link removed]] , Carlos Guillermo Smith is now the presumed winner for District 17 [[link removed]] ! David Richardson , running for Miami-Dade Tax Collector, is also opponent-free in the primaries [[link removed]] . He’s onward to the November ballot [[link removed]] !
Next week, LGBTQ+ candidates will be on the ballot in Colorado, New York and Utah. Meet them all here! [[link removed]]
Celebrating Juneteenth
On the 19th, LGBTQ+ candidates and elected officials around the country celebrated Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day. Texas was the last state to announce the Emancipation Proclamation, despite the Civil War ending in April of that year and over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. On June 19, 1865, the still enslaved African Americans in Texas finally heard the news that they were free [[link removed]] .
Check out updates and celebrations from Georgia State Senator Kim Jackson [[link removed]] , Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones [[link removed]] , Texas State Senator Molly Cook [[link removed]] (who also celebrated with candidate for the Texas State House, Lauren Ashley Simmons [[link removed]] ), Ann Arbor Mayor Pro Tem Travis Radina [[link removed]] , Georgia State Representative Park Cannon [[link removed]] , and California State Senate candidate Lisa Middleton [[link removed]] !
We are honored to stand in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ Black candidates and support them in times of trial and times of triumph. Stand with us – donate to Victory Fund’s Black Leaders Caucus and elect a new generation of Black LGBTQ+ candidates [[link removed]] !
QUICK HITS: The News in a Moment
NBC News spoke with LGBTQ+ students in North Carolina about their school year under the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law. Read about their experiences here [[link removed]] .
A piece of good news from the Supreme Court: they have rejected calls to restrict access to medical abortion pill mifepristone [[link removed]] . Still no ruling on whether doctors can perform emergency abortions – that case ruling is expected soon [[link removed]] . Read up on the state of abortion rights in the U.S. as we approach the anniversary of Roe ’s overturn next Monday [[link removed]] .
A federal judge has blocked protections for LGBTQ+ students and would have prohibited discrimination based on gender or sexuality [[link removed]] .
Meanwhile, a different federal judge has ruled that Florida’s ban on gender-affirming care is unconstitutional [[link removed]] !
Malcolm Kenyatta , our candidate for Pennsylvania State Auditor General, spoke with Gay City News about his historic campaign, plans for Pennsylvania and more [[link removed]] !
Sarah McBride , running for the U.S. Congress in Delaware, is virtually assured a historic victory in November [[link removed]] . She’s also racked up a huge slate of endorsements, including U.S. Senator Tom Carper [[link removed]] , Governor John Carney [[link removed]] , the leadership of the U.S. House Democratic Caucus [[link removed]] , Congresswoman Sara Jacobs [[link removed]] , Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley [[link removed]] , Speaker of the DE House Valerie Longhurst [[link removed]] , State Senator Marie Pinkney [[link removed]] , and former Delaware Senate Majority Leader Margaret Rose Henry [[link removed]] !
Exciting news for Kyra DeGruy Kennedy in her race for the Colorado State House: Jane Fonda is endorsing her campaign [[link removed]] !
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