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Evan Low LGBTQ+ Victory Fund New President and Chief Executive Officer
Politics

Evan Low is on a mission to get LGBTQ+ political candidates elected. Here's his plan

In today's hostile environment, we have to make sure our voices are impossible to ignore, Low says.

US Senator Tammy Baldwin speaks during Democratic National Convention official portrait Kentucky Representative Keturah Herron
Politics

​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.

Queer women LGBTQ politicians Andrea Jenkins Sharice Davids Tammy Baldwin
Politics

LGBTQ+ women face more challenges than men in running for office: report

Women from the LGBTQ+ community are often discouraged from running, find their qualifications questioned, and experience gender-based violence, according to Victory Institute.

Evan Low
Politics

Former Calif. legislator Evan Low is the new head of LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, which supports queer politicians

Low will succeed Annise Parker, who announced several months ago that she planned to step down.

San Francisco LGBTQ pride parade 2024
Election

How do LGBTQ+ groups feel about Kamala Harris' campaign? 'Re-energized' (exclusive)

LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, Drag PAC, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund, and Human Rights Campaign speak on Harris' "historic" campaign.

Leigh Finke, Tina Kotek, and Erick Russell
Politics

Number of LGBTQ+ Elected Officials at Record High — But Many More Needed

LGBTQ+ Americans are still far from equitable representation in public office, says a new report from the Victory Institute.

A woman stands in front of a group of people in the background holding signs. She is Black. She is holding a sign that reads "We want CHANGE."
Politicians

Number of Black LGBTQ+ Elected Leaders Surges in America: Report

Representation matters, and new data suggests that Black queer and trans elected officials are being voted into office in record numbers.

From left: Pete Buttigieg, Shawn Skelly, Karine Jean-Pierre, and Roger Nyhus
Politics

Biden administration had record level of LGBTQ+ representation

The administration truly looked like America.

inductees announced for LGBTQ Political Hall of Fame Danica Roem Claudia Lopez John Arrowood
Politics

Three more inductees announced for LGBTQ+ Political Hall of Fame

Judge John Arrowood of North Carolina, Virginia state Sen. Danica Roem, and Claudia López, former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, will be inducted in December.

Rep. Alicia 'Liish' Kozlowski of Minnesota; Mauree Turner of Oklahoma, and DeShanna Neal of Delaware
Politics

Nonbinary representation in government is on the rise with a record number of out elected officials

That's the latest data in the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's "Out For America" report.

Robert Garcia, Erick Russell, Alicia Kozlowski, and Becca Balint
Politics

U.S. Reaches All-Time High in Out Elected Officials, and They're Ready to Fight Back

“Not only are more LGBTQ+ people serving in office than ever before, they are more unified, determined and diverse than ever,” says a new report from the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute.