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Three Stories You Should Know About
1. IT'S BISEXUAL AWARENESS WEEK!
How are you celebrating bisexual leaders during Bisexual Awareness Week [[link removed]] ? Consider learning more and helping elect more bisexual [[link removed]] , pansexual [[link removed]] and queer [[link removed]] leaders!
According to LGBTQ Victory Institute’s 2021 Out for America report [[link removed]] , bisexual elected officials make up only 7.1% of all currently-serving elected officials, while pansexual and queer elected officials make up 1.42% and 7.61%, respectively. While that’s a 37% increase from last year’s report, we still have a long way to go before bisexual people achieve parity among out elected officials.
And with parity comes greater acceptance. While bisexual people still face ostracization inside and outside the LGBTQ community ( read up on the biphobic attacks on current candidate Christy Holstege’s campaign last year [[link removed]] ), the number of young people who identity as bisexual has been rising over the last several years [[link removed]] .
[link removed] [[link removed]]2. BIG VICTORIES ON SEPTEMBER SUPER TUESDAY
We saw excellent results from our September Super Tuesday races this week!
Becca Miller , our candidate for the Somerville (MA) City Council, Ward 7, took second place in her primary. Becca and the top vote getter, who received only 32 more votes than Becca [[link removed]] , will both advance to the November ballot [[link removed]] .
Rebecca Maurer , running for Cleveland City Council, Ward 12, placed second in her primary with 42% of the vote. Rebecca’s opponent was the only "no" vote on a 2019 piece of legislation that Rebecca championed to protect Cleveland's children from lead poisoning [[link removed]] . Notably, Cleveland’s lead poisoning rates are three times higher than Flint, Michigan's – and Rebecca is fighting to right this wrong [[link removed]] .
In Boston, incumbent candidate Liz Breadon won her City Council primary with over 71% of the vote [[link removed]] , all but ensuring another victory in November.
Victory Fund-endorsed incumbent candidate Kerry McCormack won his primary for the Cleveland City Council, Ward 3, with over 74% of the vote [[link removed]] !
3. HISTORY-MAKING PRIMARY NEXT TUESDAY
Our next set of primaries will take place on September 21 – including Keanuú Smith-Brown ’s primary for the Annapolis City Council. When he wins, Keanuú will make history as the first out LGBTQ elected official in the city [[link removed]] !
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CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT
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TWEET OF THE WEEK
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Nashville Reception Toast
Nashville, we’re back on the road and ready to celebrate LGBTQ political power in Music City! Join us to honor the historic advances made in 2020, Nashville’s first LGBTQ Caucus on the Davidson County Metropolitan Council and give a toast to ensuring more out leaders are elected in 2021 and beyond! Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 7, 2021, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm CT and register here. [[link removed]]
San Diego Brunch
We've missed the San Diego sunshine, and the even-sunnier disposition of California's proud LGBTQ community. Join Victory Fund on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 11:00 am PT to celebrate San Diego's many historic firsts and lasting legacy of LGBTQ political power. Register here [[link removed]] !
30th Anniversary Gala
For the last 30 years, Victory Fund has powered rainbow wave after rainbow wave, electing LGBTQ candidates up and down the ballot who have gone on to make huge changes in their community. Come celebrate LGBTQ political power and raise a glass to progress at Victory Fund’s 30th Anniversary Gala, Saturday, December 4, 2021 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET [[link removed]] !
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LGBTQ Victory Fund is the political arm of the LGBTQ community. Since our founding in 1991, we’ve supported and elected LGBTQ candidates like U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Governors Jared Polis and Kate Brown and all nine LGBTQ members of U.S. Congress. We've boosted out candidates running for state and local government, including California Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins, Florida Senator Shevrin Jones, Virginia Delegate Danica Roem, Colorado state Representative Leslie Herod, Pennsylvania state Representative Brian Sims, Hawaii state Representative Adrian Tam, Oklahoma Representative Mauree Turner, and so many more ( meet all of our current candidates here [[link removed]] )! We’ve shattered rainbow ceilings in all 50 states and broken election year records. You can power our work and the next Rainbow Wave with a donation today [[link removed]] !
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