“Monterey voters elect gay mayor, out Latina sheriff” – The Bay Area Reporter
“In Monterey County voters elected as their first lesbian and first Latina sheriff Tina Nieto, who will also serve as the county coroner, in the November 8 general election. Meanwhile, in the coastal tourist mecca of Monterey, City Councilmember Tyller Williamson has become his city’s first gay and first Black mayor.
“Cupertino elects first gay councilmember” – San Jose Spotlight
“Cupertino is getting its first-ever LGBTQ councilmember, and advocates say it’s only the beginning…
Fruen said visibility for LGBTQ policymakers encourages other potential candidates to enter politics even if campaigns end in defeat. He previously ran for a city council seat in 2020.”
Cheers to a More Diverse Democratic Caucus!
House Democrats just elected our most diverse freshman class in history, making our incoming House Democratic Caucus over 70% women, persons of color and LGBTQ Americans.
With your support, we are ever closer to reflective Democracy — our heritage and our hope. Thank you! -NP
Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey has been elected governor of Massachusetts, making history as the nation’s first openly lesbian governor.
Audre Lorde (1934-1992) was a feminist, lesbian, poet, and civil rights activist. Initially a librarian for New York Public Schools in the 1960s, Lorde eventually carved her way into the academic world as a radical Black, queer woman, publishing her canonical essay, “The Master’s Tools Will Not Dismantle the Master’s House.” In the 1980s, along with Barbara Smith, she founded Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, dedicated to further the writing of Black feminists. She is most well known for her speech at the 1979 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Learn more about Audre Lorde here. (GLSEN)