"I am running because my neighbors want their elected representative to follow through. They want someone with energy & advocacy experience"
McBride made headlines in 2020 when she became the first openly transgender state senator in the nation’s history
Robert Garcia is an educator and was elected as not only the youngest mayor in Long Beach’s history, but also its first openly gay mayor
The legislation was all sponsored by the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization Equality California
I’m a lesbian, & I deliberately went to one of the most homophobic countries in the World- I cannot wait to go back
The outcome was a successful referendum on two “lunatics.” One made headlines last year after calling the police on a school librarian
"After Chasten & I saw your graduation speech earlier this year [...] I wanted to be sure to personally thank you for your voice & advocacy”
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is working towards, what appears to observers to be dedicated efforts, to completely erase LGBTQ+ people
"The most important thing we can do is to share our stories- Intellectual arguments rarely change minds – but empathy changes everything"
Tuesday's victory makes her likely to become the first woman and openly LGBTQ+ person to represent the heavily Democratic state in Congress
