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Clear Choices: Five Crucial Races With LGBTQ Allies

Dana Goldberg spotlights five key races where allies are running against homophobes in next week's election. 

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"This election is the most important of our lifetime," comedian and activist Dana Goldberg says of the November 6 midterms. She breaks down five key races to watch that have LGBTQ allies running against homophobes: Stacey Abrams versus Brian Kemp for Georgia governor; Andrew Gillum versus Ron DeSantis for Florida governor; Beto O'Rourke versus Ted Cruz for U.S. senator from Texas; Ammar Campa-Najjar against indicted incumbent Duncan Hunter for U.S. House from California's 50th District; and Jacky Rosen versus Dean Heller for U.S. senator from Nevada.

What races will you be watching? Who are you voting for? Tell us in the comments below.

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