Georgia runoff: The ‘armed and gay’ Libertarian behind the rematch
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – If there is one person responsible for Tuesday’s midterms election runoff in the U.S.…
In California, 10% of Legislature now identifies as LGBTQ
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — While LGBTQ candidates and their supporters celebrated several milestone victories around the nation in this year’s…
‘Rainbow wave’ in U.S. midterms lifts LGBTQ+ hopes but battles ahead
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A “rainbow wave” that lifted record numbers of LGBTQ+ candidates…
Midterm milestones: 1st lesbian governor; MD’s Black gov
A Massachusetts Democrat is the country’s first openly lesbian candidate to be elected to the office of governor. In Maryland,…
In a first, two gay men contest same Congress seat in U.S. elections
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – History is in the making. For the first time, two openly gay…
Amid wave of opposition, some LGBTQ candidates eye epic wins
For LGBTQ activists, the home stretch of the midterm election campaign is a good news, bad news phenomenon.…