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“Their work to defend civil rights and protect vulnerable communities shows what it means to lead boldly in the face of federal attacks,” the former White House Press Secretary told The Advocate.
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.
Gavin Newsom has been known as a champion of LGBTQ+ rights, but recent actions have some questioning his commitment to the transgender community.
“They want us to get stuck on pronouns. I want to get stuck on bringing grocery prices down,” Sarah Klimm said.
“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 prominent Democrats called for solidarity, courage, and unapologetic representation in rousing speeches.
The two were recognized as allies to the LGBTQ+ community.
One commission member described Evan Low's deliberate attempts to hide his payment to Baldwin for the actor's appearance at political fundraiser as "egregious."
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.
There were some bright spots.
There could be many firsts in this year's election.
Low, currently a member of the California Assembly, is running for a U.S. House seat from Silicon Valley.
The final vote count shows Low in a tie for second with Joe Simitian, so both will be on the general election ballot, along with Sam Liccardo. The primary was held March 5.
LGBTQ+ candidates are running to make history in California, Texas, North Carolina, and elsewhere.
California out Assemblymember Evan Low said he was inspired to introduce this bill by an 8-year-old girl who asked, “Why should a store tell me what a girl’s shirt or toy is?”
An amendment would remove language from the state constitution that states “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”
LGBTQ+ Americans are still far from equitable representation in public office, says a new report from the Victory Institute.
It would repeal the anti-marriage equality language of the infamous Proposition 8.
Despite being overturned, the proposition’s hateful language remains in the California Constitution.
