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LGBTQ+ State Legislators

Only two states have never elected an out LGBTQ+ state legislator – Louisiana and Mississippi – and four states currently have zero out LGBTQ+ state legislators: Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi and West Virginia.

LGBTQ+ state legislators currently serving

increase in LGBTQ+ state legislators since last year

of LGBTQ+ state legislators are people of color

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