History is being made in Philadelphia!

Pennsylvania winners, upcoming elections, and LGBTQ news [LGBTQ+ Victory Fund logo]( [The Agenda]( LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About Pennsylvania Election Results: Rue Won! [Spotlight candidate Rue Landau is set to make history as the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the Philadelphia City Council!]( Philadelphia has never elected an out LGBTQ+ person to city council and we’re proud that Rue will be shattering that rainbow ceiling. [Across the country and in Philadelpha, there have been more anti-LGBTQ bills than ever targeting the LGBTQ+ community.]( With [Rue]( in office, we’ll have another voice standing for equal rights. [ ]( More Pennsylvania winners include [Chesley Lightsey]( who will make history as one of the first out LGBTQ+ people to be elected to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, [Daniel Kolbe]( who will be a strong voice for equality on the State College Area School Board, [Tyler Titus]( who will be the first out trans person to ever serve on Erie City Council and [Jessica Rothchild]( who won reelection and was the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the Scranton City Council in 2020. Additional Wins in New York and Oregon In New York, [Cheryl Felice]( won her race for South Country Board of Education, At-Large. Cheryl is the only out LGBTQ+ person to serve on the South Country Board of Education! Seven Victory Fund candidates ran successful races in Oregon on Tuesday, including school board candidates [Danny Cage]( [Judah Largent]( and [Gabriela Saldana-Lopez]( and [Dana Stroud]( for the Mount Hood Community College Board seat. [DONATE BUTTON]( The Spotlight’s on Virginia Next! It’s almost time for the Virginia primaries: Election Day is one month away! Spotlight candidate [Rozia Henson]( will be the first out gay Black man elected to the Virginia legislature, [Adele McClure]( will be the first Black person and first Asian person elected to the legislature from Arlington County and [Danica Roem]( will be the first out trans person elected to a state senate in the South. These leaders will combat bigots like Governor Glenn Youngkin, who has targeted the LGBTQ+ community. [ ]( Of Victory Fund’s 15 endorsed candidates in Virginia, ten will be on the June 20th primary ballot, including Victory Fund’s own [Jonathan Dromgoole]( who will be the first out LGBTQ+ immigrant elected in Virginia! [Click here to meet the rest of our candidates in Virginia.]( Anti-LGBTQ Threats Rising Anti-LGBTQ legislation has horrific real-world consequences. Disturbingly, the Department of Homeland Security notes that as the number of anti-equality bills rise, so too does the number of threats against LGBTQ+ people and gatherings. [Read more here.]( As we begin Pride Month, we have so many reasons to celebrate – and to renew our fight for LGBTQ+ equality. No matter how you gather during Pride Month, we hope you do so safely. LGBTQ+ Victory Fund is the political arm of the LGBTQ+ community. Since our founding in 1991, we’ve supported and elected LGBTQ+ candidates like U.S. Senator Tammy {NAME}, Governors Maura Healey, Tina Kotek and Jared Polis and thousands of LGBTQ+ candidates around the country. We’re proud to be the only national organization endorsing pro-equality and pro-choice LGBTQ+ candidates in the United States. We’ve shattered rainbow ceilings in all 50 states and broken election records. [Meet our latest endorsements here!]( We’ve shattered rainbow ceilings in all 50 states and broken election records. [You can power our work and the next Rainbow Wave with a donation today!]( [DONATE TODAY]( [DONATE MONTHLY]( FOLLOW ALONG: [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [YouTube]( Paid for by LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. Your contribution may be used in connection with federal, state and local elections and be subject to federal, state and local laws. Contributions to LGBTQ+ Victory Fund are not tax deductible. Victory Fund members do not have governance participation rights. LGBTQ+ Victory Fund 1225 I Street NW, Suite 525 Washington, DC 20005 United States This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Don't unsubscribe just yet — you can change how many & what type of emails you receive by [by updating your account here](. Unsubscribing will remove you from ALL Victory Fund email contact. If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive ANY email from us, please [unsubscribe](.