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…
OutDiplomacy: Reflections on LGBTQ Service in the Diplomatic Bureaucracy
OutDiplomacy examines the impact of President Obama's appointment of six openly gay ambassadors and one special envoy – leading to unprecedented visibility of …
More Than Represent: LGBTQ State Lawmakers Influence Marriage Equality Laws
The third brief in the “More Than Represent” series examines the impact LGB representatives had on influencing straight lawmaker colleagues to vote in favor of…
More Than Represent: LGBTQ Elected Officials Stop Anti-Equality Bills in the States
The second brief in the “More Than Represent” series examines the impact openly LGBTQ state legislators have on thwarting anti-equality legislation opponents p…
More Than Represent: LGBTQ Elected Officials Drive Equality in the States
The first brief in the “More Than Represent” series examines the relationship between the current level of LGBTQ equality in the states and the number of openl…
