California is believed to be the first state to have approximately 1 in 10 of their state lawmakers who are members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Healey and her running mate, Kim Driscoll, were also one of the two all-women gubernatorial tickets that won election this year.

As a state senator, the GOP nominee for governor has consistently supported legislation that would roll back rights for LGBTQ people in the Keystone State.

Republican Washington U.S. Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley is a supporter of anti-LGBTQ evangelical leader Franklin Graham and groups such as Focus on the Family.

Don Bolduc is spreading anti-transgender conspiracy theories and lies about schools.

Republican Michigan gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon called for the resignation of Michigan’s top education official over videos intended to train school staff on how to support LGBTQ students who are struggling.

The New Hampshire GOP Senate nominee has repeatedly spoken out against same-sex marriage, trans people playing sports or receiving healthcare, and protections against discrimination.

Staff in Florida schools face legal jeopardy, attention from hate groups, and demonization from conservatives if they show support for LGBTQ children.

The Arizona Republican Senate nominee has a long history of bigotry.

Jarrin Jackson tweeted that Arizona GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake said, ‘RINOs & the Soros media attack him relentlessly because he’s over the target. Jarrin is a winner and a fighter we need in the state senate!’

‘I hope that we can organize enough people around the fact that we want our personal freedoms in this country,’ said Sykes, candidate for Ohio’s 13th Congressional District.

Arizona Republican Senate nominee Blake Masters calls LGBTQ-inclusive books ‘disgusting sex stuff’ and transgender women ‘men in women’s bathrooms.’

Experts say President Viktor Orban’s near-total control of Hungary makes him a pioneer of a new approach to anti-democratic rule.

The Florida Republican said he’s worried about LGBTQ rights groups becoming a ‘pro-abortion enterprise.’

‘The governor doesn’t make the law,’ said Shelly Skeen of Lambda Legal. ‘The family code in fact says that parents should be providing medically necessary care to their kids.’

‘We are seeing white nationalist groups use anti-LGBTQ bigotry to build political power,’ said an expert on white nationalism.

Anti-LGBTQ Republicans have turned their attention to falsely accusing drag performers of ‘grooming’ children for sexual abuse.

The Nevada Republican nominee, who once criticized ‘the homosexual lifestyle,’ is old friends with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, one of the most fervently anti-LGBTQ governors in the country.

‘Dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and rhetoric fuels physical harm against our community,’ one LGBTQ rights advocate said.

Conservatives continue to use so-called ‘parental rights’ bills as a weapon against LGTBQ people.

More lawmakers are introducing and passing legislation to protect LGBTQ people in their jurisdictions from the discriminatory laws of other states.

TransSOCIAL in Florida and the HiDad Project in Arizona are two of the groups providing assistance to LGBTQ people.

Charlie Crist demanded transparency about the Florida Department of Education’s reasons for banning of math textbooks.

Legislation banning LGBTQ content in schools harms teachers as well as students.

Republican Kevin Smith served as executive director of the anti-LGBTQ Cornerstone Policy Research for three years.

‘They’re ringing the alarms for us by saying the quiet part out loud,’ said Cathryn Oakley of the Human Rights Campaign.

Nevada Senate candidate Adam Laxalt has a long history of opposing the civil rights of LGBTQ people.

Suzette Baker, a librarian in Llano County, Texas, was fired from her job earlier this month after she refused to comply with her manager’s order to remove books that dealt with LGBTQ people’s life experiences.

Republicans are outraged that Judge Jackson is not a biologist.

Physicians say they’re worried political attacks will make it harder for patients to access gender-affirming care.