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  • I do belong. – Alejandro Rodriguez

    OUT ON THE HILL is the official blog of the Victory Congressional Interns. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect those…

  • Honoring Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’s Repeal: LGBTQ Status in the Military Ten Years Later

    On September 20, 2011, the campaign to end the military’s discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy, which precluded…

  • Alheli World Pride Panel

    Victory Institute at World Pride (with pictures!)

    My colleague Mario Enríquez and I are back from Copenhagen, where we represented LGBTQ Victory Institute at World Pride and served…

  • Meet the Fall 2021 Victory Congressional Interns

    We are proud to announce the congressional placements of four interns for the Fall 2021 Victory Congressional Internship cohort!The Victory…

  • Our Perspective: Interning and Volunteering at LGBTQ Victory Institute

    Hi everyone! My name is Karolina Viera (she/her), and I am the 2021 summer Leadership Programs Intern. I have managed several projects for the Victory team, in…

  • Victory Institute names Benjamin Hong Starr as the 2021-2022 Victory Congressional Fellow

    Benjamin Hong Starr is the newest Victory Congressional Fellow named by LGBTQ Victory Institute.This competitive fellowship brings one outstanding…

  • Victory Congressional Internship: Alumni Spotlight

    We sat down with Vanessa Alva (She/They), a Victory Congressional Internship (VCI) alumna from the 2018 cohort to learn…

  • Remembering Trailblazing Ambassador Jim Hormel

    Today, we're mourning the loss of a close friend and LGBTQ advocate, Ambassador James Hormel.In 1999, despite fierce homophobic…

  • Meet the 2021 Victory Empowerment Fellows!

    LGBTQ Victory Institute is proud to announce the 2021 Victory Empowerment Fellows — our program designed for LGBTQ leaders…

  • Exclusive Coverage: 2021 Out for America

    LGBTQ Victory Institute recently released the 2021 Out for America report, our annual look at the numbers and demographics…

  • Under the Rainbow Archways: A Look into the White House Pride Exhibit

    Last month, lights on the arches lining the Ground Floor of the White House illuminated its hallways with rainbow hues…

  • In Nicaragua Persecution is ‘the Order of the Day’

    The U.S. has over 987 openly LGBTQ elected officials, and we’ve made the case for why representation matters time and time…

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