1.0Funders for LGBTQ Issueshttps://lgbtfunders.orgFunders for LGBTQ Issues Staffhttps://lgbtfunders.org/author/staff/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hcduAEVZM4"><a href="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/our-statement-on-the-2020-election/">Our Statement on the 2020 Election</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lgbtfunders.org/newsposts/our-statement-on-the-2020-election/embed/#?secret=hcduAEVZM4" width="600" height="338" title="“Our Statement on the 2020 Election” — Funders for LGBTQ Issues" data-secret="hcduAEVZM4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lgbtfunders.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Elections.jpg1200628[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Funders for LGBTQ Issues celebrates the historic election turnout made possible by intersectional movements who mobilized to defend democracy. We also celebrate the openly LGBTQ candidates elected to public office around the nation, including the first openly non-binary person elected to a state legislature, the first Black gay members of Congress, and the first transgender state senator. While there is more work to be done and uncertainty ahead, we pause to embrace the collective joy from the painstaking work in communities and at the polls as we envision the possibilities of a democracy that centers the needs of all people. […]