Democrat Sarah McBride is expected to make history as the first openly trans person elected to US Congress. In 2016, McBride became the first openly transgender person to address a major US political convention and in 2020 became the first to serve in a US state Senate. “The fact that the candidacy of someone like […]
30-year-old Sarah McBride has been sworn in as the senator of Delaware after winning the November 2020 elections, making her the highest ranking transgender official in US history.
The National Exit Polls found the 2020 US elections saw more LGBTQ+ voters than ever before, with 7-8% of voters saying they identified as LGBTQ+ compared to 3-5% in previous years.
On Thursday November 12, associate justice Samuel Alito of the US Supreme Court attacked LGBTQ+ marriage equality in a speech addressing the far-right Federalist Society group.
The 2020 US elections have seen a record number of victorious LGBTQ+ candidates as over 220 have now been elected, with that number expected to rise as counting continues.
The election of US president Joe Biden has reportedly concerned the Polish government after years of close ties with the Trump administration.
Democrat vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris has shared an open letter in solidarity with LGBTQ+ US citizens.
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is in the running to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the US Supreme Court, has apologised for her previous statements which many deemed anti-LGBTQ+.
