California legislature is 10% LGBTQ+ in record-setting year nationwide At least 519 out LGBTQ+ candidates won election this year across US – but Colorado shooting is reminder of extremist threat The Guardian - US · Nov 22, 2022
What it means that a historic number of LGBTQ candidates won midterm elections The 2022 midterm election made history with the most wins for openly LGBTQ candidates. At least 340 candidates have won their races, beating the previous record of 336 in 2020. WEKU · Nov 14, 2022
These 13 midterm election winners just made history Among them: The nation’s first out lesbian governors, the first Gen Zer in Congress, and Pennsylvania’s first Black woman representative. Mic · Nov 9, 2022
James Roesener makes history as the first out trans man elected to state legislature in US The 26-year-old Democrat ran on a platform to reinvest in New Hampshire’s education and healthcare systems with a committment to protect reproductive rights in the state The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022
James Roesener is the first out trans man elected to a U.S. state legislature James Roesener, 26, is the first openly trans man elected to a state legislature in U.S. history, per the LGBTQ Victory Fund. It says a record number of trans candidates ran in the 2022 midterms. WEKU · Nov 9, 2022
Trailblazers: Gen Z, LGBTQ candidates secure wins in US midterms From the first openly lesbian governor to the first Generation Z member-elect of Congress, early results in the US midterms heralded a good night for diversity. France 24 · Nov 9, 2022