Powering Equality: Black LGBTQ+ Representation Over the Past Five Years
Published February 23, 2023 This analysis tracks Black LGBTQ+ representation at all levels of government over the past five years, from 2018-2023. The report …
Out for America 2022: A Census of Out LGBTQ+ Elected Officials Nationwide
Published August 18, 2022 First published in November 2017, Out for America is LGBTQ+ Victory Institute’s annual analysis of the state of LGBTQ+ representati…
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—…