This election cycle brought historic victories for LGBTQ+ representation and meaningful progress for LGBTQ+ young people across the country. We know there’s a lot of noise in the news cycle, so here’s a digestible list of positive highlights from the midterm elections:
- Virginia voted to protect marriage equality by repealing the state’s previous ban.
- Missouri voted to protect healthcare for trans youth by enshrining it in it’s state constitution.
- Vermont voted to protect LGBTQ+ residents from discrimination by passing explicit protections.
- New Hampshire elected the first out gay man to the U.S. Senate.
- Washington elected the country’s first out Black trans state lawmaker.
Alabama elected the state’s first out transgender lawmaker.
