Read the incredible stories of LGBTQ+ leaders advancing equality across the U.S. and globe, as well as the recent work of Victory Institute.
New Report: 559 LGBTQ Elected Officials Nationwide
There are 559 known openly LGBTQ elected officials in the United States – and America needs to elect 22,837…
Victory Fellow in India Appointed to Lower court
Kommuri Priyanka was recently appointed to the Lok Adalat, a lower court, the first transgender person to hold such a position in India. This is an important g…
Latinas Represent: Meet Mary E. González of Texas
Mary E. González became the first openly pansexual elected official to serve in any capacity of the U.S. government…
Victory Institute names Aliya Bean as the 2018-2019 David Bohnett Victory Congressional Fellow
Victory Institute has named Aliya Bean the 2018-19 David Bohnett Victory Congressional Fellow.This competitive fellowship brings one outstanding young…
Many LGBTQ Candidates Running in Upcoming Brazilian Election
Jean Wyllys, Brazilian Member of Parliament, speaks at the LGBTQ International Leaders Conference in 2017.Brazil’s general election to elect…
Meet the 2018 David Bohnett Leaders Fellows
Today Victory Institute announced it selected seven LGBTQ elected and public officials for its David Bohnett Leaders Fellowship, a…
Long Beach Hosts Victory Institute’s Second Candidate & Campaign Training of 2018
During the second weekend in May, Victory Institute hosted its second candidate & campaign training of 2018 in Long…
Colombia’s New National LGBTQ Public Policy Framework
On May 7, 2018, the Ministry of the Interior in Colombia, led by Guillermo Rivera, presented Decree 762 which…
Central America leadership training applications are open!
Rihanna Ferrera participated in the 2016 Leadership Academy and was the first openly trans woman to run for Honduran Congress…
2018: Another Year of the Trans Candidate?
In 2017, multiple trans men and trans women ran for office across the country. Many media outlets deemed it the year…
Meet the 2018 Victory Congressional Interns
Twelve outstanding LGBTQ undergraduates nationwide have been selected for this summer’s Victory Congressional Internship.The Victory Congressional Internship p…
Issue at a Glance: LGBTQ Housing Discrimination
One of the earliest and easiest ways society discriminated against LGBTQ people is via housing. The emerging gay liberation…
