​Kentucky’s first out state representative Keturah Herron receives LGBTQ+ trailblazer award
The LGBTQ+ Victory Institute named Kentucky state Rep. Keturah Herron the 2024 Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award winner.
October 8, 2024
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The LGBTQ+ Victory Institute named Kentucky state Rep. Keturah Herron the 2024 Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award winner.
Herron, a social justice activist who is Black, queer, and genderqueer, won a special election Tuesday.
Lesbian minister and activist Jasmine Beach-Ferrara won the Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat from North Carolina, among several other LGBTQ+ victories Tuesday.
There are at least 1,043 out LGBTQ+ people in elected office around the nation, up 5.8 percent from a year ago.