Few & Under Fire: LGBTQ+ School Board Members in the U.S.
Published July 6, 2022 This analysis uncovers the state of LGBTQ+ representation on school boards across the country and the attacks LGBTQ+ school board membe…
Out for America 2021: A Census of Out LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Nationwide
Published July 14, 2021 LGBTQ+ Victory Institute’s Out for America report is an annual snapshot of the number of known out LGBTQ+ elected officials in the Unit…
Five-Year Analysis: Electoral Success of LGBTQ+ Candidates by Gender Identity
Published July 8, 2021This LGBTQ+ Victory Institute report shows queer* cisgender women run for office at significantly lower rates than queer cisgender men, b…
The Decision to Run: Uncovering the Barriers and Motivators for LGBTQ+ Women Running for Office
Published April 7, 2021 LGBTQ+ Victory Institute's The Decision to Run Report set out to uncover the barriers and motivators for LGBTQ+ women who want to run …
Out for America 2020: A Census of Out LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Nationwide
While the number of known openly LGBTQ+ elected officials has grown by 88 percent since our first Out for America report in November 2017, LGBTQ+ people remain…
Out for America 2019: A Census of Out LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Nationwide
In 2018, the nation experienced the “Rainbow Wave,” an unprecedented number of LGBTQ+ candidates who won elected office. The 2019 Out for America report—the th…
Out for America 2018: A Census of Out LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Nationwide
The Out for America report is an annual analysis of LGBTQ+ elected representation in government based on Victory Institute’s LGBTQ+ elected officials database—…
Out for America: Why We Must Elect More LGBTQ Elected Officials
This report documents the current landscape of LGBTQ elected officials in America, based on Victory Institute’s LGBTQ elected officials database—the largest an…
Analysis: LGBTQ Women Candidates Win Elections at Higher Rates
An analysis of Victory Fund electoral data from 2007 – 2016 finds LGBTQ women candidates endorsed by Victory Fund won their elections at significantly higher r…
