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  • LGBTQ Brazilian Congressman Jean Wyllys Resigns and Flees Country After Increasing Death Threats

    Photo: Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty ImagesBrazilian Congressman Jean Wyllys – who became the first openly LGBTQ person to serve in the National…

  • new lgbtq leaders 2019

    Historic Number of Out Legislators Elected to Leadership Positions in Statehouses Across the United States

    LGBTQ political representation in America took a gigantic leap forward after 2018’s Rainbow Wave, increasing the number of openly…

  • Mayor Pete Buttigieg

    Pete Buttigieg to Step Down as Mayor of South Bend Next Year

    This morning, the South Bend Tribune announced that Pete Buttigieg will not be seeking a third term as Mayor of South…

  • Two Wins in Mexico’s Fight to Extend LGBTQ Equality

    Despite the continuing fight for marriage equality, Mexico has been at the forefront of advancing rights for its LGBTQ…

  • Dispatches from Central America: Meet the ‘Escuela de Liderazgo Político LGBTI’ Trainees

    Last week we hosted our second module of our Escuela de Liderazgo Político LGBTI en Centroamérica –– School of LGBTQ Political Leadership…

  • Out with Reggie: Interview with Arizona State Representative Daniel Hernandez

    Progress in any society is never easy, and no one understands that better than public servants hoping to change…

  • Building the Pipeline: Victory Institute Trains 128 LGBTQ Leaders at Five Leadership Summits in 2018

    “All politics is local,” as the old American adage goes.To increase the number of openly LGBTQ elected officials in…

  • 2018 Elections in Brazil: Good News & Bad News

    On October 7th, close to 120 million people turned out to vote in Brazil. They voted for offices in…

  • Breakthrough Award

    Vote for the 2018 Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award Winner!

    More than 100 LGBTQ elected officials were nominated for the 2018 Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award – given to an…

  • Aliya Bean: 2018-2019 Victory Congressional Fellow, Reflecting on first few months on Capitol Hill

    The first time I traveled to Washington, DC, I gazed at the Capitol in awe. This was the place…

  • Issue at a Glance: LGBTQ Employment Discrimination

    Discrimination in the workplace and in hiring practices against LGBTQ people continues to be commonplace in the United States…

  • India Decriminalizes Homosexuality in Historic Ruling

    Featured image: LGBTQ activist celebrates after the Supreme Court's verdict to decriminalize gay sex per Section 377. Source: REUTERS/Abhishek…

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