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'Rainbow wave' of LGBTQ candidates run and win in 2020 election

  • Written by Timothy R. Bussey, Associate Director for the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Kenyon College
imageLGBTQ candidates made strides on Tuesday.Marc Bruxelle / EyeEm

More LGBTQ candidates ran for office in the United States in 2020 than ever before – at least 1,006. That’s a 41% increase over the 2018 midterms, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund.

While an estimated 5% of the U.S. population identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual,...

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