LGBTQ+ digital creators urge Democrats to authentically ‘say the things others are too scared to say’
They urged politicians to be themselves in their online personas without being cringy.
December 8, 2025
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They urged politicians to be themselves in their online personas without being cringy.
The former president warned that the nation's move toward equality must be protected in the age of Trump.
The out ranking member of the House Oversight Committee and the ally who fought Donald Trump got rousing applause for their opening remarks.
He will receive the award at the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference, the largest gathering of LGBTQ+ elected leaders held in Washington, D.C. annually.
The LGBTQ+ Victory Institute is seeing its highest demand ever for political training among transgender candidates.
The news from Victory Institute also highlights the high-ranking LGBTQ+ officeholders around the nation.
“Being an out LGBTQ+ elected official in this climate takes a big toll on one’s mental health," says Victory Institute's Evan Low.
The group also celebrated 10 years of marriage equality.
“The lessons I’ve learned are really, really valuable,” Roem tells The Advocate. The Virginia state senator will be one of the people training participants at an LGBTQ+ Victory Institute program for queer candidates.
In today's hostile environment, we have to make sure our voices are impossible to ignore, Low says.
Low will succeed Annise Parker, who announced several months ago that she planned to step down.
The administration truly looked like America.
Judge John Arrowood of North Carolina, Virginia state Sen. Danica Roem, and Claudia López, former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, will be inducted in December.
The LGBTQ+ Victory Institute named Kentucky state Rep. Keturah Herron the 2024 Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award winner.
LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, Drag PAC, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund, and Human Rights Campaign speak on Harris' "historic" campaign.
That's the latest data in the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's "Out For America" report.
Women from the LGBTQ+ community are often discouraged from running, find their qualifications questioned, and experience gender-based violence, according to Victory Institute.
LGBTQ+ Americans are still far from equitable representation in public office, says a new report from the Victory Institute.
“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.
Representation matters, and new data suggests that Black queer and trans elected officials are being voted into office in record numbers.