You've seen the headlines, John: state legislatures across the country have spent the last several years introducing - and passing! - anti-LGBTQ legislation. But here's the good news: on Election Day, we sent our LGBTQ+ leaders in states with hateful legislation much-needed reinforcements.

We're always focused on building a lasting pipeline of LGBTQ+ leadership, and this year was no different. Take a look to see how many candidates won in some of the toughest states for LGBTQ+ rights:

🌈 FLORIDA 🌈
Carlos Guillermo Smith -- Florida State Senate
Michele Rayner -- Florida House of Representatives
Mitch Rosenwald -- Florida House of Representatives
Dean Trantalis -- Mayor of Fort Lauderdale
Mary Alford -- Alachua County Commission
Mike Bracchi -- Wilton Manors City Commission
Chris Caputo -- Wilton Manors City Commission
Richard Chervony -- North Bay Island Commission
Steven Glassman -- Ft Lauderdale City Commission
MacDonald Kennedy -- Biscayne Park Village Commissioner
Claudia Thomas -- Sanford City Commissioner

🌈 GEORGIA 🌈
Kim Jackson -- Georgia State Senate
Rashaun Kemp -- Georgia State Senate
Imani Barnes -- Georgia House of Representatives
Park Cannon -- Georgia House of Representatives
Karla Drenner -- Georgia House of Representatives
Marvin Lim -- Georgia House of Representatives
Sam Park -- Georgia House of Representatives

🌈 IOWA 🌈
Elinor Levin -- Iowa House of Representatives
Aime Wichtendahl -- Iowa House of Representatives
Chris Schwartz -- Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors
Mandi Remington -- Johnson County Board of Supervisors

🌈 KENTUCKY 🌈
Keturah Herron -- Kentucky State Senate
Emma Curtis -- Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council
Liz Sheehan -- Lexington-Fayette County Council
Ian VanSteenbergh -- Midway City Council
Tom Haggard -- Covington Board of Education

🌈 MISSOURI 🌈
Jeremy Dean -- Missouri House of Representatives
Elizabeth Fuchs -- Missouri House of Representatives
Ian Mackey -- Missouri House of Representatives
Wick Thomas -- Missouri House Representatives

🌈 NORTH CAROLINA 🌈
Lisa Grafstein -- North Carolina State Senate
Vernetta Alston -- North Carolina House of Representatives
Allison Dahle -- North Carolina House of Representatives
Marcia Morey -- North Carolina House of Representatives
Whit Davis -- 31st District Court Judge
Stormie Forte -- Raleigh City Council
Brandon Gray-Hill -- Guilford County Commission
Jonathan Melton -- Raleigh City Council

🌈 NORTH DAKOTA 🌈
Josh Boschee -- North Dakota State Senate
Ryan Braunberger -- North Dakota State Senate
Austin Foss -- North Dakota House Representative
John Strand -- Fargo City Commission

🌈 NEBRASKA 🌈
Ashlei Spivey -- Nebraska State Senate

🌈 OHIO 🌈
Shawn Dingus -- Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals
Taylor Sappington -- Athens County Treasurer
Robert Schleper -- Cuyaghoga County Council

🌈 OKLAHOMA 🌈
Jared Deck -- Oklahoma House of Representatives
Michelle McCane -- Oklahoma House of Representatives
Annie Menz -- Oklahoma House of Representatives

🌈 PENNSYLVANIA 🌈
Jessica Benham -- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Andre Carroll -- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
La'Tasha D. Mayes -- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Abigail Salisbury -- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Greg Scott -- Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Izzy Smith-Wade-El -- Pennsylvania House of Representatives

🌈 SOUTH DAKOTA 🌈
Nicole Uhre-Balk -- South Dakota House of Representatives

🌈 TENNESSEE 🌈
Torrey Harris -- Tennessee House of Representatives
Gabby Salinas -- Tennessee House of Representatives

🌈 TEXAS 🌈
Julie Johnson -- U.S. House of Representatives
Molly Cook -- Texas State Senate
Josey Garcia -- Texas House of Representatives
Ann Johnson -- Texas House of Representatives
Jolanda Jones -- Texas House of Representatives
Venton Jones -- Texas House of Representatives
Lauren Ashley Simmons -- Texas House of Representatives
Erin Zwiener -- Texas House of Representatives
Selena Alvarenga -- 460th District Court
Patricia Baca -- 346th District Court Judge
Maggie Ellis -- Court of Appeals
Kelli Johnson -- 178th Criminal District Court
Fransheneka "Fran" Watson -- Harris County Probate Court
Celia Israel -- Travis County Tax Assessor & Collector
Amanda Rodriguez -- San Marcos City Council
Darius Provost-Evans -- Sheldon ISD Board of Trustees

🌈 UTAH 🌈
Sahara Hayes -- Utah House of Representatives
Jackson Lewis -- Canyons School District School Board

And these wins are just the start. We're going to keep fighting - and take back the states from bigoted leaders who would rollback our rights. If you can make a donation to celebrate these wins and keep building, we appreciate it!

Thanks for having their back, John.

LGBTQ+ Victory Fund