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SEVEN LGBTQ STORIES WORTH KNOWING 1. LGBTQ Elected Officials Stand Up for Abortion Rights In the wake of the disastrous Supreme Court decision to overrule Roe v. Wade, LGBTQ elected officials across the country are using every tool in their toolbox to punch back and protect abortion access. 2. Codifying Marriage Equality After Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said the Court should reconsider Obergefell v. Hodges, which established marriage equality, many are wondering… what’s next? 3. Congressman Ritchie Torres Champions Mental Health by Telling His Own Story The LGBTQ community, especially LGBTQ youth, struggle with mental health issues at a higher rate than our non-LGBTQ peers. Congressman Ritchie Torres has used his position in Congress to increase mental health care and now he is speaking up about his own story. In a recent interview with U.S. News, he talked about his own mental health challenges, how he found help and how he’s addressing stigma around mental health head on. 4. New Report: Trans Women in Brazil Are in It to Win It Victory Institute recently partnered with VoteLGBT to survey over 210 LGBTQ Brazilian leaders about to run for public office. In 2020, 30% of candidates are trans women! There are also 8 trans men and 5 non-binary people ready to run. Click here to read their stories and access the full report! 5. Meet the 2022 Victory Empowerment Fellows  This month, Victory Institute announced our new cohort of Victory Empowerment Fellows! The Victory Empowerment Fellowship supports emerging LGBTQ leaders of color and/or trans leaders by providing the necessary resources for them to attend a Candidate & Campaign Training and the International LGBTQ Leaders Conference, as well as a year-long mentorship program. Click here to meet this year’s cohort! 6. David Bohnett Fellows Hit Campus The first cohort of the 2022 David Bohnett Leaders Fellowship made it to campus this month! The program is designed to support LGBTQ elected officials by sending them to an intensive Executive Education program at the Harvard Kennedy School. Since the beginning of the program in 2002, over 150 LGBTQ leaders have gone through the program, including our very own Mayor Parker! Click here to learn more about this year's fellows.  7. Wheels Up to Colombia and Peru This Friday, Victory Institute’s Global team is taking off to Colombia and Peru. In Colombia, Victory Institute and our in-country partner Caribe Afirmativo will host a two-day training for current and newly elected LGBTQ officials. We will also march with them in the Bogota pride parade! Our Global team will then travel to Peru to join our partner PROMSEX for our training program EMPODERA. Click here to learn more about our work in Colombia and click here to learn more about our work in Peru. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES Register now for the LGBTQ State Legislators Reception! On August 3, join LGBTQ Victory Institute, LGBTQ state legislators, community leaders and allies during the 2022 National Conference of State Legislatures’ Legislative Summit for our annual LGBTQ State Legislators Reception to celebrate the many accomplishments and dedicated service of America’s network of LGBTQ+ Legislators. Click here to register. |
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LGBTQ Victory Institute is a tax-exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; EIN 52-1835268. |
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