I could sit in my numbness regarding what happened last night, But, instead, I want to take a minute to focus on good news that came out of the 2024 elections including some history-making wins for LGBTQ candidates. I really don’t want these important victories to pass without acknowledging them. Feel your pain. Grieving is important. And the anger I’m feeling is part of that. Then remember – there are challenges ahead. We have work to do. • Sarah McBride overwhelmingly won her race for Delaware’s lone seat in the House of Representatives which means she will become the first out transgender member of Congress.
Thank you, Delaware! Because of your votes and your values, I am proud to be your next member of Congress.
Delaware has sent the message loud and clear that we must be a country that protects reproductive freedom, that guarantees paid leave and affordable child care for all our… pic.twitter.com/QgwRkpUlbD — Sen. Sarah McBride (@SarahEMcBride) November 6, 2024
• Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) – the first out lesbian elected to the U.S. Senate and the only queer senator currently serving – fought off a stiff challenge from Republican opponent Eric Hovde to win a third term. • State Sen. Emily Randall won her race for Washington’s 6th Congressional District making her the first ever queer Latina member of Congress. • Texas state Rep. Julie Johnson (D) won the race to fill the Texas House District 32 seat left open by Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas). She will be the first openly LGBTQ person to represent Texas and the South in Congress.
New: State Rep. Julie Johnson was elected to be the next member of Congress for the 32nd Congressional District, according to @AP results.
Johnson will be the first openly LGBTQ member of Congress from the South. https://t.co/WPy5XZNQYf — Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) November 6, 2024
• And all nine of the LGBTQ members of the current House won their reelection bids. • State Rep. Keturah Herron Keturah became the first out LGBTQ woman and first queer person of color ever elected to the Kentucky state Senate. • Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr — the first openly trans lawmaker in the state — has won her bid for reelection to the Montana House of Representatives. • Colorado and California approved ballot measures that will remove anti-marriage equality language from the states’ respective constitutions.
Colorado Voters Repeal Ban On Same-Sex Marriage https://t.co/LyAS8yL4P9 pic.twitter.com/jLLweuTlZQ
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) November 6, 2024
BREAKING: #California votes to remove #Prop8 same-sex marriage ban from the state’s constitution
The @NOH8Campaign was created in response to Prop 8—and today, after 16 years, we celebrate the power of never giving up and the victory of love over hate. #LoveWins #NOH8 pic.twitter.com/PcmmY7nzyc — NOH8 Campaign (@NOH8Campaign) November 6, 2024
• LGBTQ people shifted even more into the Democratic camp this year, with Harris pulling in 86% of the queer vote compared to Trump’s 12%. That’s a 15-point change from 2020. • Colorado, Missouri, Maryland, Nevada, Montana, New York, and Arizona all passed abortion rights referendums guaranteeing women’s rights to make their own choices about their bodies. • Democrat Josh Stein has been elected as the next governor of North Carolina defeating self-professed “Black Nazi” and anti-LGBTQ Republican Mark Robinson.
North Carolina voters turned out for LGBTQ+ equality today ️
NC decisively rejected Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s hateful anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and voted to elect NC AG Josh Stein, a friend to LGBTQ+ communities. #election2024 pic.twitter.com/mX0uJw4sZo — Southern Equality (@SouthernEqual) November 6, 2024
#Forward
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