Pete Buttigieg inducted into LGBTQ+ Political Hall of Fame at DNC
“We know what we’re up against, but the most important thing is what we’re for," he said at an event in his honor.
August 21, 2024
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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.
July 29, 2024
Black LGBTQ+ candidates still face bigotry — here's how they're fighting it
A new Victory Institute report details the racism, homophobia, transphobia, and other obstacles Black LGBTQ+ people encounter in politics.
February 27, 2024
17 Groundbreaking LGBTQ+ Politicians and Public Officials
Out and proud candidates have been winning elections for nearly 50 years.
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September 6, 2022
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.
July 11, 2024
Annise Parker Rejects Idea Black Voters Don't Vote for LGBTQ People
Parker, who was Houston's first lesbian mayor, addressed the harmful stereotype during the Victory Institute's "State of Victory" speech.
November 19, 2019
Number of LGBTQ+ elected officials continues to grow, but more needed for equitable representation
The news from Victory Institute also highlights the high-ranking LGBTQ+ officeholders around the nation.
July 1, 2025
Biden Campaign Names LGBTQ+ Vote Director
Reggie Greer, a veteran of the LGBTQ Victory Institute and the Obama administration, will seek to mobilize the community for Biden.
March 23, 2020
How LGBTQ+ people are stepping up to run for school board seats on the front lines of America’s culture wars
The LGBTQ+ Victory Institute is seeing its highest demand ever for political training among transgender candidates.
October 6, 2025
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.
October 8, 2024
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.
June 8, 2023
LGBTQ+ elected officials are facing mental health challenges. A new initiative wants to support them
“Being an out LGBTQ+ elected official in this climate takes a big toll on one’s mental health," says Victory Institute's Evan Low.
May 29, 2025
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.
March 27, 2024
LGBT Power Players Prep for Trumpland
Led by the Victory Institute's Aisha Moodie-Mills (pictured), politicians and officials like Senator Tammy Baldwin and Army Secretary Eric Fanning strategize ahead of January 20.
December 12, 2016
Trans and wanting to run for office? Danica Roem will help lead a training for transgender candidates
“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.
April 2, 2025
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.
April 3, 2023
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.
March 5, 2025
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.
February 24, 2023
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.
March 4, 2025
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.
November 26, 2024