Read the incredible stories of LGBTQ+ leaders advancing equality around the globe.
Deysi Johana Olarte Navarro and Blanca Durán Appointed to Administrative Positions in Botogá, Colombia
Earlier this year, citizens of Botogá elected Claudia López as their first female and openly LGBTQ mayor. Mayor López is,…
Black History Month Spotlight: Barbara Jordan
"My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total. And I am not going to…
Black History Month: Victory Institute Celebrates America’s Black LGBTQ Elected Officials
James Baldwin, the award-winning author, playwright and poet who was also openly gay, once was asked if he thought…
LGBTI candidates Alberto de Belaunde & Gahela Cari make historic progress in Peruvian elections
Alberto de Belaunde was recently reelected to Peru's Congress of the Republic, reclaiming his seat as one of the…
Victory Institute Presents at Creating Change in Texas
Team Victory Institute traveled to Dallas, Texas to participate in the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Creating Change Conference, an…
Victory Institute Hosts LGBTQ Mayors During the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Winter Meeting in DC
On Wednesday, January 22, Mayor Annise Parker, President and CEO of Victory Institute, welcomed LGBTQ mayors who had traveled…
Utah Becomes the Latest State to Ban Conversion Therapy: Reaction from Out State Senator Derek Kitchen
Anti-equality lawmakers wasted no time proposing anti-LGBTQ bills as the 2020 legislative session began in statehouses across the country.…
Laurie Jinkins Elected Washington’s First LGBTQ, Woman House Speaker
Washington state made history today with the swearing in of Rep. Laurie Jinkins as Speaker of the House. The…
LGBTQ Political Leadership Institute Alumni Bulelani Mzila to Join New South African LGBTI Desk
Bulelani Mzila Bulelani Mzila, an alumni of Victory Institute's LGBTIQ Political Leadership Institute in South Africa, will be a…
Polish Member of European Parliament Approved as First Openly LGBTQ+ Presidential Candidate
Three left-leaning Polish political parties announced their coalition's acceptance of Robert Biedron as their presidential candidate yesterday, making him…
Colombia triples LGBTQ representation in 2020 elections
Voters in Colombia elected 21 openly LGBTQ leaders during this year’s October elections, tripling the number of out elected officials in…
State of Victory 2019
Watch Mayor Annise Parker, LGBTQ Victory Institute President & CEO, address the 2019 International LGBTQ Leaders Conference in her…
