Analysis: Elected LGBTQ Officials Up 200% Since 2017

NBC News reports:

The number of out LGBTQ people who have won elected office has increased nearly 200% since 2017, according to research published Wednesday and first reported on by NBC News.

The LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, which works to increase queer and transgender representation in public service, found that there were 1,303 out LGBTQ elected officials as of May, a 10% increase from 1,185 officials last year and a 190.8% increase from the 448 out officials in 2017, according to the organization’s latest annual “Out for America” report.

For the first time, there is also at least one out LGBTQ elected official in every state and in Washington, D.C., the report found.

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Number of LGBTQ elected officials jumps nearly 200% since 2017, @VictoryInst report finds

However, in the last year, the number of out transgender officials decreased for the first time.

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