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  Mayor Annise Parker, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 12:00 PM

To Justice Thomas, if you’re listening: we are not going back.

The far-right’s best chance is if we allow ourselves to be divided. John, I'm going to get personal with you. In 1956, my mom dropped out of her Texas high school during her senior year because she was pregnant with me. There were no alternative schools available for pregnant s…
  Eliza Fox, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 29, 2023 at 2:15 PM

🌈 month endorsements 🌈

Meet our Pride Month endorsements! John, Meet our Pride Month endorsements! This June, we're announcing our endorsements for a phenomenal group of LGBTQ+ candidates running during the 2023 and 2024 campaign cycles. We're ready to expand representation, from the U.S. Congress all…
  Sean Meloy, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 26, 2023 at 9:01 PM

Lawrence, Windsor & Obergefell

Secure the future. John, Today is the anniversary of three momentus Supreme Court cases that codified LGBTQ+ rights: Lawrence v. Texas, Windsor v. United States and Obergefell v. Hodges. This is a day to celebrate and to remember the brave people who tirelessly fought to ensure …
  Sarah LeDonne, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 26, 2023 at 2:30 PM

20 states

the candidates who win this year will decide. If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Express Donate: $5 Express Donate: $15 Express Donate: $35 Or, donate another amount John, Since the Supreme Court overtur…
  Mayor Annise Parker · [email protected]
June 24, 2023 at 4:35 PM

Since Roe fell.

We can never forget what Justice Clarence Thomas wrote. John, Today is the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. One year since trigger laws across the country went into effect, banning abortion. One year since the Supreme Court chose …
  THE AGENDA · [email protected]
June 23, 2023 at 10:02 PM

8 for 8 in VA, new Congressional Endorsements and more!

Celebrate Pride! LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About The 2023 Out for America Report is Live! We are so excited to share the 2023 Out for America report! Every year, LGBTQ+ Victory Institute publishes a look at the number and demographics of out LGBTQ+ elected officials in th…
  Pita Juarez, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 23, 2023 at 1:37 PM

Angie🌈Sharice🌈Chris🌈Eric🌈

our first Frontline Congressional endorsements! What have anti-choice, anti-equality bigots in the U.S. House done with their slim majority, John? They've passed a national 'Don't Say Gay' bill and a bill banning trans kids from playing sports. They even tried to ban Pride flags!…
  Sean Meloy, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 2:39 PM

8 for 8

HUGE Pride Month wins! John, Last night, Victory Fund had eight endorsed candidates on the ballot for state legislative seats in Virginia. And guess what - all eight of them won! This is a huge victory - and sends a message to the bigots that our community is ready to win. We h…
  Michelle Atwood, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 3:52 AM

BREAKING: MORE 🌈 victories in Virginia!

HUGE Pride Month wins! John, more good news from Virginia: EIGHT state legislative candidates won their primaries! We already told you that Danica Roem, Adele McClure, Adam Ebbin, Josh Cole and Mark Sickles advanced in their primaries. Now, we're ready to share that Rozia Henson…
  Michelle Atwood, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 20, 2023 at 11:05 PM

BREAKING: 🌈 victories in Virginia!

HUGE Pride Month wins! Breaking news from our Virginia primaries, John: Danica Roem, Adele McClure, Adam Ebbin, Josh Cole and Mark Sickles have OFFICIALLY advanced in! They're headed to the general election, and we've got their backs. Pitch in to celebrate these wins and keep …
  Eliza Fox, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 16, 2023 at 1:31 AM

kick hate off the ballot

Over 530 anti-LGBTQ bills this year! John: I’ll be quick – I know you get a LOT of emails. But this is urgent: we are only six days away from Primary Day in Virginia, and the clock is ticking on LGBTQ+ history. Will you make a rush donation to elect LGBTQ+ candidates in Virginia…
  Michelle Atwood, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 13, 2023 at 1:01 PM

a "bellwether" state

Next week DAILY KOS: Winning in 2024 starts with getting back Virginia’s legislature this year. We have one week to win pro-equality primaries in Virginia and launch the next rainbow. Donate today to ensure LGBTQ+ candidates win next week! DONATE John: It's of…
  Sean Meloy, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 10, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Upcoming 🏳️‍🌈Pride Month🏳️‍🌈 Primaries

They're ready to defend the right to choose and LGBTQ+ rights. John: Victory Fund has 21 more LGBTQ+ candidates on the ballot this June. If we win these Pride Month Primaries, we're one step closer to another rainbow wave in Virginia and New York. Pitch in to make history and win…
  THE AGENDA · [email protected]
June 9, 2023 at 8:03 PM

Victories in Colorado, Pride Festivities, Protecting Trans Kids & More

Celebrate Pride! LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About Tuesday’s Election Results in Colorado Victory Fund candidate Shontel Lewis won the election for Denver City Council, District 9 on Tuesday! Shontel will strengthen LGBTQ+ representation on Denver City Council and brings pr…
  Sarah LeDonne, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 7, 2023 at 6:31 PM

DEADLINE: Mike Pence on stage in...

Help our LGBTQ+ candidates win in DC! John, Mega-bigot Mike Pence is taking the stage tonight for his town hall (and his birthday) – and we’re closing in on our fundraising goal! Will you make one more generous gift to help our LGBTQ+ candidates win in DC and drown out bigots li…
  Albert Fujii, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 5, 2023 at 1:39 PM

Help ruin Mike Pence's birthday

AND his CNN town hall! John, Two things are happening this Wednesday: it's Mike Pence's birthday, AND he'll be a star of a CNN town hall. Pence has done everything in his power to harm the LGBTQ+ community over the course of his career, and there's no doubt he'll say something h…
  THE AGENDA · [email protected]
June 2, 2023 at 9:25 PM

Happy Pride Month!

Are you ready to celebrate? LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About Happy Pride Month! It’s the best time of the year: Pride Month! We have 28 endorsed candidates on the ballot this June. We’re excited to support these LGBTQ+ leaders that will keep pushing back against bigots acr…
  LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
June 1, 2023 at 3:51 PM

Your 🏳️‍🌈Pride Month🏳️‍🌈 election calendar!

They're ready to defend the right to choose and LGBTQ+ rights. John, 🌈Happy Pride Month!🌈 Are you ready for a Pride Month unlike any other? We have 27 LGBTQ+ candidates on the ballot this June and enormous opportunities to make history in states like Colorado, Virginia, New Jers…
  Sarah LeDonne, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 1:46 PM

their "grassroots movement" is fake

just a handful of extremist groups AP: Many transgender health bills came from a handful of far-right interest groups Extremists are spreading anti-LGBTQ hate through our state legislaures. We have to push back! Pitch in today to ensure LGBTQ+ candidates beat the bigots: …
  Albert Fujii, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
May 30, 2023 at 1:01 PM

So sick of these headlines

Repeal these horrific bills! John, This was yet another month of headlines about bigots hammering away at LGBTQ+ equality. Anti-LGBTQ bills were signed into law, drag shows and trans kids are being targeted by horrific bills, the list goes on. We're facing an all-out assault on …
  THE AGENDA · [email protected]
May 26, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Upcoming Virginia races, DeSantis Presidential Launch (yuck), and Pride Month

Here’s all the LGBTQ+ political news from last week. LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About 17 New Victory Fund Endorsements! We are excited to announce that we have 17 new endorsees! Victory Fund has now endorsed 146 candidates running in the 2023 cycle and three candidates ru…
  Michelle & Eliza, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
May 25, 2023 at 4:31 PM

Check it out: our latest endorsements...

They're ready to defend the right to choose and LGBTQ+ rights. John, It's true: we've just announced our new slate of endorsed candidates! We know these LGBTQ+ candidates have a path to victory - and they'll work hard to win. And once they're elected, they're ready to defend the…
  Pita Juarez, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
May 23, 2023 at 1:01 PM

They didn't get the memo, John

The anti-LGBTQ, anti-choice election deniers just didn’t get the memo in 2022. John, It’s hard to believe, but the 2024 campaign cycle has already started. You probably heard we’ve already announced U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin for her reelection campaign! The fight to hold this…
  THE AGENDA · [email protected]
May 19, 2023 at 9:12 PM

History is being made in Philadelphia!

Pennsylvania winners, upcoming elections, and LGBTQ news LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About Pennsylvania Election Results: Rue Won! Spotlight candidate Rue Landau is set to make history as the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the Philadelphia City Council! Philadelphia ha…
  THE AGENDA · [email protected]
May 12, 2023 at 9:07 PM

Rue Landau is going to make history

New Victory Fund endorsements for April, Texas canvassing, and so much more this week LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About Victory Fund’s Newest Endorsements! We’re announcing two new endorsements and their elections are coming up quick! Gabriela Saldaña-Lopez is an incumbent …
  Marty Rouse, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
May 8, 2023 at 4:41 PM

Weekend Winners in Texas

Help us congratulate our winning candidates! John, I was in Texas to canvass with Jonathan Estrada, who won his reelection to the Pasadena City Council, Bryan Martinez, who secured a seat on the Brownsville City Commission and Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, who won reelection to the …
  THE AGENDA · [email protected]
May 5, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Every year is an election year – learn more about your local Victory Fund candidates!

Spotlight candidates in April, Texas canvassing, and so much more this week LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About Knocking Doors in the Lone Star State: Out on the Texas Campaign Trail Vice President of Outreach and Engagement Marty Rouse recently hit the campaign trail for GOT…
  Sarah LeDonne, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
May 3, 2023 at 3:28 PM

YUCK: Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Announces 2024 Campaign for NC Governor

Stand with us against bigots like Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Anti-LGBTQ+ AND anti-choice. Yes, folks, you heard that right. North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, who just launched his campaign for governor, is an extremist legislator and dangerous to LGBTQ+ folks. At a …
  Sean Meloy, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
May 1, 2023 at 2:02 PM

Across the Aisle, Folks Agree: WAY TOO MUCH Transphobia

New Poll Alert: Majority of Americans Agree Anti-LGBTQ bills are Going Too Far John, Bigots have continued to double down on more than 400 horrific anti-LGBTQ bills. But a new poll from Data for Progress reveals that MOST Americans believe there are too many bills attacking the …
  Sarah LeDonne, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
April 29, 2023 at 4:46 PM

Get Your Tammy Baldwin Sticker ASAP

They’re going fast! John: time's almost out to grab our brand new sticker ‘In Tammy We Trust’ sticker – and help LGBTQ+ Victory Fund to hit our end of month goal! Show your pride in America’s first out LGBTQ+ U.S. Senator and help elect LGBTQ+ candidates everywhere. Donate here! …
  THE AGENDA · [email protected]
April 28, 2023 at 9:41 PM

32 new endorsements for April, Zooey’s fight for trans youth, and so much more this week

We’re standing with Zooey Zephyr LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About New April Endorsement Slate Victory Fund is proud to announce that we’ve added 32 more LGBTQ+ candidates to this month’s endorsement slate, bringing us to 132 LGBTQ+ candidates total in 2023! We’ve endorsed …
  Michelle & Eliza, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
April 27, 2023 at 3:47 PM

Our New April Endorsements!

Take a look: John, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund has announced our latest slate of endorsements for April 2023 – we’ve added 32 more LGBTQ+ candidates! We’re proud to say that we’ve officially endorsed 132 pro-choice, pro-equality candidates for office in 2023 and one candidate running in…
  Pita Juarez, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
April 25, 2023 at 4:35 PM

Anti-Equality Legislation in 46 States

Florida Don’t Say Gay Bill EXPANDED Bad news, John. LGBTQ+ and abortion rights are under fire, and in 46 states, there are bills heading through the legislature to control our basic human rights.  Abortion bans and anti-LGBTQ bills overlap in more ways than one. The same Supreme …
  LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
April 24, 2023 at 1:46 PM

STICKER ALERT: In Tammy We Trust

Show your support for Tammy Baldwin & Victory Fund with our new sticker! John: Tammy Baldwin announced her reelection campaign and now it’s your turn to show your support! It was an exciting weekend for LGBTQ+ Victory Fund: we’re standing with U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin! We a…
  Mayor Annise Parker, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
April 23, 2023 at 5:06 PM

We’re with her: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin endorsed!

We know she’ll keep working to ensure LGBTQ+ rights are protected. I wanted you to be among the first to know, John, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund is endorsing U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s reelection campaign for the U.S. Senate! This is our first endorsement for the 2024 cycle, and we…
  THE AGENDA · [email protected]
April 21, 2023 at 9:13 PM

Updates from Congress, Spotlight candidates, and more!

Our Spotlight candidates are making headlines, all eyes on Montana, and some good news. LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About Breaking News from the U.S. House Unsurprisingly, bigots continue to target trans kids – this time at the national level. The U.S. House just passed a n…
  Sarah LeDonne · [email protected]
April 17, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Florida’s bigot (transphobic language)

Trans kids shouldn’t have to hear things like this. DONATE TODAY John, we’ll make this quick. A Florida lawmaker recently went on an horrific homophobic and transphobic rant, where he blames trans people for America’s alleged decay, claiming: “I’m looking at society to…
  THE AGENDA · [email protected]
April 14, 2023 at 10:07 PM

Tammy's running, new endorsements and more!

Election Night recap from Chicago, Madison and Kansas City. LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About Meet Some Winning LGBTQ+ Leaders! Election Night Recap: In Wisconsin, Juliana Bennett, John W. Duncan, Derek Field, Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford and Mike Verveer all won seats on …
  Sean Meloy, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
April 13, 2023 at 2:10 PM

7 candidates who must win in 2023:

Danica - Rozia - Adele - Mario - Nick - Rue - Andy John, this will only take three minutes of your time. These are seven historic candidates who can win tough races in 2023 - but without your support right now, we won't be making history on Election Day. Will you donate $7, $20.2…
  Albert Fujii, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
April 11, 2023 at 1:43 PM

We did this, John.

Did you see this headline? U.S. Reaches All-Time High in Out Elected Officials, and They're Ready to Fight Back -- The Advocate As the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ+ candidates, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund and our amazing supporters made history happen, John. We …
  Sarah LeDonne, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
April 5, 2023 at 1:42 PM

You kiss your mother with that mouth? (language warning)

Yep, John, this is an actual email that Victory Fund received. "Opposing radical leftist ideologies, false narratives, and political indoctrination excused as 'education' does not constitute 'hate'. Homosexuality is not anything a person should be condemned for, nor is it anythin…
  LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Last chance to grab our new stickers!

🥁 roll please... John: time's almost to grab our brand new sticker - and help LGBTQ+ Victory Fund to hit our End of Quarter goal! We're officially placing the order on April 1st, so make sure to get your sticker by midnight tonight! DONATE $10 OR MORE MAKE IT MONTHLY …
  THE AGENDA · [email protected]
March 31, 2023 at 11:01 AM

Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility!

Find a pro-trans march near you. LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility! Every March 31st, we celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility to honor the many contributions of trans people and celebrate trans lives. This year, we urg…
  Albert Fujii, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Florida, Tennessee, Texas

headline after headline John, This month, we saw headline after headline about bigots doubling down and hammering at equality. Anti-LGBTQ bills were signed into law, drag shows and trans kids are being targeted by horrific bills, the list goes on. We're facing an all-out assault…
  Michelle & Eliza, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
March 29, 2023 at 1:31 PM

"The Bible does declare homosexuality a sin."

We can’t let these bigots take pro-equality seats in Virginia, Texas or anywhere else. One thing we know for certain, John: bigots absolutely hate it when an LGBTQ+ candidate wins. Last cycle, anti-equality groups did their best to smear our candidates. Bigots attacked our candid…
  Seth Schermer, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
March 28, 2023 at 1:54 PM

We went all out

And we’re still fighting John, If you know me, you know I'm the numbers guy - it's my job to make sure Victory Fund has the financial resources it needs to keep winning! And right now, our first End of Quarter deadline is almost here, but we're still short of our midnight goal. …
  LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
March 27, 2023 at 1:45 PM

Anti-equality? ✔️ QAnon candidates? ✔️✔️ Spreading misinformation? ✔️✔️✔️

And we’re still fighting John, Anti-equality bigots. Election deniers. Anti-mask warriors spreading COVID-19 disinformation. QAnon conspiracy theorists. These are the candidates we defeated last year - and now, many like them are on the ballot once again. We have to keep the mo…
  Sarah LeDonne, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
March 25, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Show off your pride (with our new stickers!)

🥁 roll please... John: there's still time to donate and grab our brand new VOTE sticker - but time is running out. We're officially placing the order on April 1st, so make sure to get your sticker today! DONATE $10 OR MORE MAKE IT MONTHLY To get your brand new …
  THE AGENDA · [email protected]
March 24, 2023 at 10:01 PM

U.S. House passes 'parental rights' bill, our latest endorsement announcement, fighting for Black history in VA and more

The hottest news in LGBTQ+ politics. LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About Anti-equality majority in U.S. House Passes "Parental Rights" Bill This afternoon, a slim anti-equality majority in the U.S. House passed a 'Parental Rights' bill. Despite the name, however, the bill se…
  Cesar Toledo, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund · [email protected]
March 23, 2023 at 2:41 PM

No march madness, just LGBTQ+ candidates

Meet the lastest endorsement slate! John, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund just announced our latest slate of endorsements. And there’s better news – we’ve officially endorsed 101 pro-choice LGBTQ+ candidates for the 2023 campaign cycle! As you can see below, we're getting ready to increase…