The 2021 off-year election felt like a mini-replay of 2020's rainbow wave of LGBTQ+ candidates' victories, with some veteran lawmakers gaining new terms and others scoring first-time wins. As was the case last year, the triumphs came in races of all sorts, from an LGBTQ+ school board member in Ohio, to a non-binary city councilor in a Massachusetts town, to the reelection of LGBTQ+ state delegates in Virginia. Openly transgender Virginia State lawmaker Danica Roem beat an "anti-LGBTQ" opponent in order to secure a history-making second reelection bid, "ensuring she remains the longest-serving out trans state legislator in U.S. history," a Victory Fund news release noted. "Virginia Delegate Mark Sickles also won reelection, while Delegate Dawn Adams' race remains too close to call," the release detailed. Worcester, Massachusetts elected a non-binary city councilor in the process, making Thu Nguyen the first non-binary person to be elected in the state's history. "Currently, there are just nine out non-binary elected officials in the entire nation," the Victory Fund said in a news release. "Their victory proves voters look beyond gender identity and will elect leaders with the qualifications and drive to improve people's lives." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️?❤️?? ?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi ?: Danica Roem / Victory Fund
November 3, 2021
The 2021 off-year election felt like a mini-replay of 2020's rainbow wave of LGBTQ+ candidates' victories, with some veteran lawmakers gaining new terms and others scoring first-time wins. As was the case last year, the triumphs came in races of all sorts, from an LGBTQ+ school board member in Ohio, to a non-binary city councilor in a Massachusetts town, to the reelection of LGBTQ+ state delegates in Virginia.
Openly transgender Virginia State lawmaker Danica Roem beat an "anti-LGBTQ" opponent in order to secure a history-making second reelection bid, "ensuring she remains the longest-serving out trans state legislator in U.S. history," a Victory Fund news release noted. "Virginia Delegate Mark Sickles also won reelection, while Delegate Dawn Adams' race remains too close to call," the release detailed. Worcester, Massachusetts elected a non-binary city councilor in the process, making Thu Nguyen the first non-binary person to be elected in the state's history.
"Currently, there are just nine out non-binary elected officials in the entire nation," the Victory Fund said in a news release. "Their victory proves voters look beyond gender identity and will elect leaders with the qualifications and drive to improve people's lives."
Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️?❤️??
?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi
?: Danica Roem / Victory Fund
Openly transgender Virginia State lawmaker Danica Roem beat an "anti-LGBTQ" opponent in order to secure a history-making second reelection bid, "ensuring she remains the longest-serving out trans state legislator in U.S. history," a Victory Fund news release noted. "Virginia Delegate Mark Sickles also won reelection, while Delegate Dawn Adams' race remains too close to call," the release detailed. Worcester, Massachusetts elected a non-binary city councilor in the process, making Thu Nguyen the first non-binary person to be elected in the state's history.
"Currently, there are just nine out non-binary elected officials in the entire nation," the Victory Fund said in a news release. "Their victory proves voters look beyond gender identity and will elect leaders with the qualifications and drive to improve people's lives."
Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️?❤️??
?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi
?: Danica Roem / Victory Fund
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