Record number of LGBTQ Candidates on November 2020 Ballot!!
Gina Ortiz Jones, Mondaire Jones, and Sarah McBride. AP; Mondaire For Congress This is amazing! More and more LGBT candidates are running for office. So important that we get more and more representation!!! Via NBC News: More lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer candidates will appear on ballots across the country this November than ever before, according to a new report from the LGBTQ Victory Fund, a group that trains, supports and advocates for queer candidates. These candidates are also more racially diverse than in past election cycles, according to the findings. “A historic number of openly LGBTQ people are running for office this year and we have the opportunity to elect an unprecedented number on Election Day,” former Houston Mayor Annise Parker, president and CEO of the LGBTQ Victory Fund, said in a statement. “While LGBTQ candidates are significantly more diverse than U.S. candidates overall, we must continue to break down the barriers LGBTQ people of color, wome...