The LGBTQ Victory Fund is launching a first-of-its-kind effort to lobby redistricting authorities in different states to consider gay populations as “communities of interest” in map-drawing
A photo of Harvey Milk, the murdered California politician and gay rights icon, is displayed on a sign for the GLBT Historical Society next to a rainbow flag in front of the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. | Jeff Chiu/AP PhotoA newly drawn San Francisco supervisor district anchored by the Castro, a famous gay neighborhood, helped Harvey Milk become
"It's about the awareness that these communities exist, and not to just ignore them and to dismiss them," said state Rep. Brianna Titone, the first trans legislator in Colorado, who signed onto a letter urging her state's redistricting commission to keep gay neighborhoods united. "We do have a collective voice that we want to be heard."
In Florida's state legislative map, the town of Wilton Manors, which in 2018 elected an all-gay city commission, is separated from most of Fort Lauderdale, which has also has a burgeoning gay population. There are currently 986 LGBTQ elected officials in the country, according to the Victory Fund’s data. That’s 0.19 percent of all elected officials, even though the LGBTQ community comprises at least 5.6 percent of the total population.
Christine Kehoe became San Diego’s first openly gay elected official that year, before later moving on to serve in the state legislature. That 3rd City Council District has been held by a member of the LGBTQ community ever since her election — and its occupants, including current San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and state Senate Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, have since ascended to the height of political power in California."We are proud of it," Gloria said in an interview.
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