REMEMBERING PULSE

Four years ago today, attendees of the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando were brutally attacked while celebrating Pride month – killing 49 of our community members, the majority of them LGBTQ people of color. While in past years, survivors and loved ones have gathered at the Pulse memorial, this year ceremonies will be held online.

To further honor the memories of those lost and wounded, flags will be flown at half mast and a moment of silence was held at 9am ET.

Florida state Rep. Shevrin Jones, running to be the first openly LGBTQ Florida state Senator, shared ways to #honorthemwithaction.

We continue to mourn. And we remember.

PRIDE PRIMARIES: VICTORY EDITION

Trans history made! Rosemary Ketchum won her race for the Wheeling City Council, officially becoming the first openly trans person ever elected in West Virginia. Her top priorities for her new post? Affordable housing and tackling homelessness, among others.

Results are still trickling in from our Georgia races. While we wait for official results, it looks like Spotlight candidate Kim Jackson has avoided a runoff and is one step closer to being the first openly LGBTQ state legislator in Georgia!

Good news for Marvin Lim in his race for the Georgia House: he’s won his primary and will be unopposed in November!

All these wins lead us to conclude that we're on the verge of another Rainbow Wave. NBC Out agrees! Read their latest here.

PRIDE PRIMARIES: NEXT UP

The countdown has begun for our New York candidates – there’s only 11 days until Election Day.

Recent polling shows Ritchie Torres is only two points behind one of the biggest bigots in New York in the race for the state's 15th Congressional District. His recent endorsement from Chris Cooper, a Black man who filmed Amy Cooper as she attempted to make a bogus 911 call against him, and The New York Times should help!

The COVID-19 pandemic threw Mondaire Jones' race for New York’s 17th Congressional District into pandemonium. Luckily, Mondaire and his team were able to quickly pivot. Learn more about Mondaire’s completely digital campaign here!

Ahead of her primary for New York’s 23rd Congressional district, Tracy Mitrano pledged that when she defeats Representative Tom Reed in November, she’ll support the U.S. House’s Justice in Policing Act.

Want to learn more about Spotlight candidate Kristen Browde's race to be the first openly trans person elected in New York? Read her latest profile here!

Another big endorsement for Jabari Brisport in his campaign to be New York’s first openly LGBTQ Black state Senator: U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez!

SUNDAY SOLIDARITY

Another huge thank you to Maryland state Senator Mary Washington, Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones for joining us last Sunday for Sunday Solidarity. If you missed their conversation live, you can watch their full conversation on Facebook or Youtube.

Update: thanks to generous supporters like yourself, we've raised over $10,000 for our openly LGBTQ Black candidates in competitive races! Head to VictoryFund.Org to learn more.

NATIONAL PRIDE INSIDE!

Please join Victory Fund at our first ever NATIONAL PRIDE INSIDE, our virtual event to celebrate Pride, our amazing elected officials, celebrities and more! Grab your ticket and learn more here!

CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT

#TAKEPRIDEIN

This month, we’re launching a special series of live videos with candidates and elected officials who make us so very proud. Check out the latest.

In our first edition of #TakePrideIn, hear from Iowa Rep. Liz Bennet, Florida Rep. Shevrin Jones and Virginia Sen. Adam Ebbin on the power of an LGBTQ legislator and the continued fight for equality. Watch their conversation here!

Bisexual people constitute over half of the larger LGBTQ community, yet there are only 62 openly bi or pan elected officials in the United States. Join Rhode Island state Sen. Sam Bell, Victory Fund Game Changer Candidate Jenna Wadsworth, Milwaukee Common Councilmember JoCasta Zamarripa, and Texas state Rep. Erin Zwiener for a conversation on bi identity and the power of pride.

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