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David Mixner, LGBTQ+ activist and Bill Clinton campaign advisor, dies at 77
Read full article: David Mixner, LGBTQ+ activist and Bill Clinton campaign advisor, dies at 77David Mixner, a longtime LGBTQ+ activist who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during his presidential campaign and later called him out over the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy regarding gays in the military, has died.
Rainbow wave’: How LGBTQ+ politicians broke barriers in midterm election
Read full article: Rainbow wave’: How LGBTQ+ politicians broke barriers in midterm electionAcross the country, LGBTQ+ candidates broke barriers Tuesday as part of a new generation of politicians elected to office. In a historic first, LGBTQ+ Americans were on the ballot in all 50 states, a record 678 candidates.
In blue and red states, milestone wins for LGBTQ candidates
Read full article: In blue and red states, milestone wins for LGBTQ candidatesAccording to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, which recruits and supports LGBTQ candidates, that leaves only Alaska, Louisiana and Mississippi as states that have never elected an LGBTQ legislator. With the addition of Jones and Torres, there will be nine openly LGBTQ members of the House as of January. Two other Democrats became the first openly transgender people to win seats in their states’ Houses: Taylor Small in Vermont and Stephanie Byers in Kansas. And in New York, Jabari Brisport, a gay math teacher, became the first openly LGBTQ person of color elected to the legislature. And in southwestern Michigan’s 6th District, Jon Hoadley, seeking to become the state’s first openly gay congressman, lost to 17-term GOP Rep. Fred Upton.