Last week, Queer News Tonight reported on the rising number of elected LGBTQ+ officials in the US as reported by the LGBTQ Victory Institute. Tonight, we discuss some of the specifics within our community in these new elected positions. The report found that LGBTQ elected officials are significantly more racially and ethnically diverse than the overall elected official population, but still remain less diverse than the U.S. population at large. LGBTQ people are serving in political office in 49 of 50 states, with only Mississippi lacking LGBTQ representation at any level of government. Twenty-three of 50 states have out transgender officeholders, and 29 states have non-cisgender elected officials serving in some capacity. Out LGBTQ elected officials are overwhelmingly Democratic, with 84%, or 721 in total, identifying as Democrats. By comparison, only 26 out Republican officials are currently serving, constituting 3% of all LGBTQ elected officials. A similar number of officials, 26, were elected as independents. That means that there are more out transgender elected officials than out LGBTQ Republican officials or out LGBTQ independent officials.
There are more transgender elected officials than LGBTQ Republican officials, says report
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