For the LGBTQ community, the 2022 midterm elections proved a historic occasion as community members campaigned and finished triumphantly.

According to a recent tally, more than 340 LGBTQ candidates prevailed in their elections. It broke the previous high of 336 victories set in 2020. In addition, the most openly LGBTQ candidates have ever run for office in a general election in the United States, with over 678. Positive ripples spread around the nation due to the significant non-binary candidate turnout. A group that supports the LGBTQ community called Victory Fund expressed its happiness at the high level of political representation.

Victory Fund began in 1991. It has since given its backing to LGBTQ candidates running for public office. The group provides the candidates with campaigning training and networking opportunities through its resources.

This enables them to improve their public image and gain knowledge from elected LGBTQ candidates. Sean Meloy, the organization’s vice president of political programs, claims that the group supported and sponsored more than 500 candidates in the 2022 elections.

“People of color, trans people and nonbinary people. And in places where we need those voices, and the mere fact that an LGBTQ person steps forward to run – and then hopefully win – helps change hearts and minds,” Meloy adde...Read More

Source - US Reporter